# 1960 Edinburgh Corporation election

Elections to Edinburgh Corporation were held on 3 May 1960, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election, including two seats in Murrayfield-Cramond ward. However only 15 wards in 14 seats were contested, as councillors were returned unopposed in nine wards.
No seats changed hands, and Edinburgh Corporation remained composed of 39 Progressives, 28 Labour councillors, 1 Liberal, and 1 Protestant Action. The Progressives retained overall control of the council.
Turnout in the 14 contested wards was 67,270 or 32.1%.

## Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1960 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Progressives | 14 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 52.9 | 35,568 |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 38.9 | 26,154 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 5,292 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 256 |

## Ward Results

Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Melville Dinwiddle | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Calton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Josephine Dickson | 2,117 | |
| | Labour | J. S. Cook | 1,798 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.51 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Central Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. A. Crichton | 2,521 | |
| | Progressives | J. Tait | 990 | |
| | Communist | T. C. Taylor | 49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,531 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.06 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Colinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | G. H. Menzies | 3,289 | |
| | Labour | O. Hand | 1,326 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,963 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.89 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Corstorphine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Mary R. Murray | 2,913 | |
| | Liberal | Rev. G. Carse | 1,078 | |
| | Labour | W. Glass | 831 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1835 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.37 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Craigentinny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Sutherland | 3,816 | |
| | Progressives | A. Hunt | 2,451 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.06 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Craigmillar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Fox | 2,090 | |
| | Communist | J. A. Young | 207 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,883 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
George Square :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | F. Stewart | 2,010 | |
| | Labour | J. Henderson | 793 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,217 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.76 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Gorgie-Dalry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. McGregor | 2,540 | |
| | Progressives | D. Buchanan | 1,870 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.94 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Owen Hand | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Liberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. W. Kerr | 3,475 | 50.2 |
| | Progressives | Nicholas H. Fairburn | 3,445 | 49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,920 | 36.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Merchiston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Thomas Morgan | Unopposed | Unopposed |
Morningside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Arthur G. Ingham | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Murrayfield-Cramond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | H. Macpherson | 3,290 | |
| | Progressives | R. M. Knox | 3,190 | |
| | Labour | J. Keddie | 998 | |
| | Labour | H. Hauxwell | 859 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.65 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Newington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Lady Hilda Morton | 3,309 | |
| | Progressives | J. F. Wood | 3,157 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.06 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Pilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James M. R. Durkin | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Portobello :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Elsie Matthews | 3,583 | |
| | Labour | G. Drummond | 1,871 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.36 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Sighthill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Wallace | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
South Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Peter Heatly | 3,361 | 55.4 |
| | Labour | P. S. Wood | 2,706 | 44.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,067 | 43.13 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Robert McLaughlin | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Bernard's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | D. A. Adamson | 3,092 | |
| | Labour | J. Brunton | 1,389 | |
| | Liberal | Margaret Cameron | 905 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.16 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James McInally | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
West Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | John Scott | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |