# 1953 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 5 May 1953, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election, although only 9 were contested.
Only minor changes occurred compared to the previous year, with the overall composition of the council staying the same. The Scottish Self-Government Party contested four seats this election, and the Communist Party contested one. The Dean of Guild continued to affiliate with the Progressives.

## Ward results

Cairncry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. M'M. Watt (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Ferryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Andrew M'Robb (incumbent) | 2,611 | 60.09 |
| | Labour | James M. Aberdein | 1,734 | 39.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,345 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Holburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | W. D. Reid (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Rosemount :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Patrick Mitchell | 2,487 | 79.92 |
| | Scottish Self-Government | June A. L. Murray | 625 | 20.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,862 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,112 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Rubislaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Harry J. Rae (incumbent) | 3,470 | 79.28 |
| | Labour | Isabel M. Sellar | 907 | 20.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,563 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,377 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Ruthrieston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | T. Scott Sutherland (incumbent) | 2,794 | 63.51 |
| | Labour | Clifford K. Milton | 1,605 | 36.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,189 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,399 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. M'G. Bruce (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Clements :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William K. Park (incumbent) | 2,271 | 74.75 |
| | Communist | James M. Aberdein | 506 | 16.66 |
| | Scottish Self-Government | William Sinclair | 261 | 8.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,765 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Machar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John D. Burgoyne (incumbent) | 2,158 | 64.82 |
| | Progressives | John T. L. Parkinson | 1,171 | 35.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 987 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,329 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert A. M'Intyre (incumbent) | 2,335 | 62.52 |
| | Progressives | Belle E. Jeffrey | 1,400 | 37.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,735 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Torry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Sinclair Hay | 1,886 | 81.93 |
| | Scottish Self-Government | George F. Watt | 416 | 18.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,470 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan M'I Morrice (Incumbent) | 2,225 | 51.16 |
| | Progressives | Leonard T. Mutch | 1,718 | 39.50 |
| | Scottish Self-Government | William C. Inglis | 406 | 9.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,349 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |