An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.[1][2]
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12 out of 36 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 27.4%  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election saw Labour remain in control of the corporation, winning 6 seats, giving them a total of 23. The Conservatives won 5 seats, including one gained from 89-year-old Independent councillor George Roberts, contributing to a total of 12 after the election. Nigel Lindsay caused a major upset when he became the first ever Liberal to be elected to the corporation, unseating the Labour group's leader Thomas Paine in St Machar ward.[1]
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cecil H. Clevitt | 2,782 | 63.5 | |
| Conservative | John Watt | 1,602 | 36.5 | |
| Majority | 1,108 | |||
| Turnout | 30.8 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Gallagher | 1,538 | 49.7 | |
| Labour | Dr. Alexander F. McDonald | 1,090 | 35.2 | |
| Independent | George Roberts | 265 | 8.6 | |
| SNP | George Rodger | 203 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | 448 | |||
| Turnout | 35.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert S. Lennox | 2,705 | 81.1 | |
| Conservative | Sheila M. Walker | 474 | 14.2 | |
| Communist | William R. Henderson | 131 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | 2,231 | |||
| Turnout | 21.3 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Farquhar | 1,577 | 85.8 | |
| Conservative | Alexander Stewart Kidd | 164 | 8.9 | |
| Communist | Andrew L. Smith | 97 | 5.3 | |
| Majority | 1,413 | |||
| Turnout | 15.6 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John C. Anderson | 1,990 | 53.1 | |
| Labour | June Lamond | 1,344 | 35.9 | |
| Liberal | Louise Windebank | 413 | 11.0 | |
| Majority | 646 | |||
| Turnout | 33.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald M. Muir | 2,633 | 77.1 | |
| Labour | Jean M. Mackintosh | 784 | 22.9 | |
| Majority | 1849 | |||
| Turnout | 31.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Bremner | 2,483 | 61.6 | |
| Labour | Howard G. Lovell | 1,547 | 38.4 | |
| Majority | 936 | |||
| Turnout | 32.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alexander C. Collie (incumbent) | 1,263 | 82.0 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Watmough | 222 | 14.4 | |
| Communist | George C. Thomson | 56 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | 1041 | |||
| Turnout | 21.4 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Nigel Lindsay | 2,204 | 47.8 | |
| Labour | Thomas Paine | 2,114 | 45.9 | |
| Conservative | Hugh S. Birse | 211 | 4.6 | |
| Communist | Christopher Ramsey | 79 | 1.7 | |
| Majority | 90 | |||
| Turnout | 32.3 | |||
| Liberal gain from Labour | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William P. Craig | 1,097 | 67.3 | |
| Conservative | Bernard Morrison | 533 | 32.7 | |
| Majority | 564 | |||
| Turnout | 23.6 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Labour | Ellen Williamson | 2,052 | 83.7 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Adams | 400 | 16.3 | |
| Majority | 1652 | |||
| Turnout | 22.4 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold Selbie | 1,762 | 62.5 | |
| Conservative | Robert Anderson | 1,007 | 35.7 | |
| Communist | Norman Williamson | 52 | 1.8 | |
| Majority | 755 | |||
| Turnout | 29.8 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Liberals win first seat at Aberdeen". The Herald (Glasgow). 2 May 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b Ware, L.; Rallings, C.; Thrasher, M. (2006). "British Local Election Database, 1889-2003". beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk. doi:10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Liberal Lindsay Wins in St Machar". The Press and Journal. 2 May 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 6 December 2023.