# 1951 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1951, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 14 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.
The election saw the Progressives make a one-seat gain on Labour, increasing their majority to 3. This election was the first that the Scottish National Party ran a candidate in Aberdeen local elections, doing so in the Woodside ward where the candidate placed last.

## Ward results

Ferryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | D. J. R. Macpherson | 2,563 | 71.4 |
| | Labour | Mrs. Margaret Rose | 1,026 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,537 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Gilcomston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | David Henderson (incumbent) | 1,925 | 53.4 |
| | Labour | R. B. Ferguson | 1,680 | 46.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.9 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Greyfriars 2 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Stephen (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| | Labour | R. Bruce | Unopposed | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Holburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | G. Roberts (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Rosemount :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Lt. Col. J. Patrick Jeffrey | 3,218 | 74.5 |
| | Labour | William Craig | 1,102 | 25.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,116 | 49.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,320 | 37.8 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Rubislaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | A. T. Morrison (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Ruthrieston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | F. Magee (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Clements :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alexander Collie (incumbent) | 1,606 | 87.2 |
| | Communist | Robert Cooney | 236 | 12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Machar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert A. Rafan | 2,679 | 51.1 |
| | Progressives | Joseph Kelly | 2,319 | 44.3 |
| | Communist | Stanley Simpson | 242 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. R. M'Intosh (incumbent) | 1,083 | 55.5 |
| | Progressives | Forbes M. M. Donald | 867 | 44.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Torry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Fraser (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Woodside 2 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. S. Lennox (incumbent) | 3,660 | |
| | Progressives | L. T. Mutch | 3,363 | |
| | Progressives | R. M. Eyres | 3,298 | |
| | Labour | John Watt | 3,069 | |
| | SNP | H. Wilson | 988 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |