# 1966 Edinburgh Corporation election

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 3 May 1966, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.
After the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 36 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 1 Liberal. The Progressives increased their majority to three seats.

## Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1966 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Progressives | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60.9 | 43.6 | 42,397 |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | | 39.1 | 41.7 | 40,581 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 9,751 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3,363 |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 661 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 515 |

## Ward Results

Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Melville Dinwiddie | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Calton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Josephine M. Dickson | 2,571 | |
| | Labour | Charles R. Stuart | 2,489 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Central Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John A. Crichton | 2,182 | |
| | Progressives | Victor J. Syme | 591 | |
| | SNP | Mary G. Thomson | 262 | |
| | Communist | Theodore C. Taylor | 40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,591 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Colinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Maurice F. Ferry | 4,911 | |
| | Labour | Eva Gibbons | 2,301 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,610 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Corstorphine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Mary Robertson Murray | 4,280 | |
| | Liberal | Margaret K. Taylor | 2,788 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Craigentinny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alexander Sutherland | 3,396 | |
| | Progressives | Rupert Spoyer | 1,924 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,472 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Craigmillar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Russell A. Fer | 2,723 | |
| | Communist | Michael d'Arcy | 298 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,425 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
George Square :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Clive F. Murphy | 2,266 | |
| | Labour | George Foulkes | 1,084 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,182 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Gorgie-Dalry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas McGregor | 2,596 | |
| | Liberal | George F. Smith | 1,139 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,457 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Owen Hand | 1,629 | |
| | Liberal | Roberts E. Bell | 567 | |
| | Conservative | James L. Walls | 501 | |
| | Communist | Martin E. Currie | 44 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Liberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frederick M. Lawson | 4,453 | |
| | Conservative | James S. Gordon | 2,862 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,591 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Merchiston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Thomas Morgan | 3,171 | |
| | Liberal | Bethia L. Howden | 2,025 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,146 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Morningside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | John Bateman | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Murrayfield-Cramond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Hugh Macpherson | 5,294 | |
| | Labour | David Millar | 2,040 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,254 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Newington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | John D. Kidd | 3,605 | |
| | Liberal | Hilda S. Morton | 3,232 | |
| | Labour | Donald E. S. Truman | 1,405 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | |
| | Progressives gain from Liberal | Progressives gain from Liberal | Progressives gain from Liberal | Progressives gain from Liberal |
Pilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert W. Irvine | 2,977 | |
| | Progressives | Anthony H. Lester | 643 | |
| | SNP | George B. Stewart | 399 | |
| | Communist | Charles McManus | 133 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,334 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Portobello :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Kenneth W. Borthwick | 3,776 | |
| | Labour | Ronald D. M. Brown | 1,897 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,879 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Sighthill :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | William Wallace | 3,922 | |
| Progressives | Richard K. Aitken | 1,172 | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
South Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shelia King Murray | 3,077 | |
| | Progressives | Thomas S. Ramage | 2,719 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Robert McLaughlin | 1,664 | |
| | Labour | Phyllis Herriot | 772 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 892 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Bernards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David A. Adamson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour 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 | William R. W. Lyle | 3,810 | |
| | Labour | Henry D. Crawford | 1,638 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,177 | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |