# 1962 Edinburgh Corporation election

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 1 May 1962, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.
After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Progressives, 30 Labour councillors, and 5 Liberals. The Progressives lost their overall majority on the council.

## Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1962 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47.8 | 38.5 | 47,559 |
| Progressives | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37.5 | 36.3 | 44,757 |
| Liberal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.0 | 21.5 | 26,579 |
| Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3,281 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 929 |
| Union Movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 929 |

## Ward Results

Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Gottleb A. Theurer | 1,839 | |
| | Liberal | Violet MacInnes | 1,833 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.94 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Calton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James S. Cook | 2,135 | |
| | Progressives | Josephine M. Dickson | 2,120 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.80 |
| | Labour gain from Progressives | Labour gain from Progressives | Labour gain from Progressives | Labour gain from Progressives |
Central Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ewen G. Bethune | 2,970 | |
| | Progressives | Lindsay Wilkie | 1,185 | |
| | Communist | Theodore C. Taylor | 193 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,785 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.66 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Colinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Herbert A. Brechin | 4,089 | |
| | Progressives | Maurice F. Ferry | 3,795 | |
| | Labour | Harold Fauxwell | 2,409 | |
| | Labour | Sylvia Dorothy Renilson | 2,297 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.99 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Corstorphine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ronald S. Grant | 3,658 | |
| | Progressives | David Kyles | 3,361 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.16 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives |
Craigentinny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Drummond | 3,992 | |
| | Progressives | Henry Dundas | 1,946 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,046 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.93 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Craigmillar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald F. Renton | 2,619 | |
| | Communist | Michael D'Arcy | 175 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,444 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
George Square :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | William Simpson-Bell | 1,859 | |
| | Liberal | John G. Gray | 1,744 | |
| | Labour | Owen Hand | 832 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Gorgie-Dalry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Florence A. R. Strachan | 3,038 | |
| | Progressives | William W. Gilmour | 1,463 | |
| | Communist | Irene Swan | 176 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,575 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.65 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman F. McQueen | 1,987 | |
| | Communist | John Ashton | 215 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,772 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Liberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Mackenzie | 4,849 | |
| | Progressives | Enid Fraser | 3,237 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,612 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.69 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Merchiston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert L. Smith | 2,939 | |
| | Progressives | Vera M. Carmichael | 2,222 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.50 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives |
Morningside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | John Fitzpatrick | 3,439 | |
| | Liberal | James B. Crossland | 2,010 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.05 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Murrayfield-Cramond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Robert M. Knox | 3,176 | |
| | Liberal | Melville MacIntyre | 2,364 | |
| | Labour | John Keddie | 1,399 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 812 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.60 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Newington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William G. Henderson | 3,363 | |
| | Unionist | D. Drummond-Young | 3,281 | |
| | Labour | John M. Simpson | 1,140 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.85 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives | Liberal gain from Progressives |
Pilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherina T. Nealon | 5,219 | |
| | Liberal | Desmond V. S. Williams | 1,506 | |
| | Communist | Charlie McManus | 170 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,713 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.58 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Portobello :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Alfred H. Hunt | 2,928 | |
| | Labour | Robert G. Blanche | 2,414 | |
| | Liberal | John M. Farquhar | 2,058 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.58 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Sighthill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Ross | 3,927 | |
| | Liberal | John Lisman | 1,929 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,998 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
South Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Walter S. Dalgleish | 3,859 | |
| | Progressives | Eric Walker Hall | 3,153 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 706 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Lawrence S. Miller | 1,907 | |
| | Labour | Anna F. Flockhart | 930 | |
| | Union Movement | Stanley E. Wallace | 280 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.56 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Bernards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Rhoda E. Paul | 3,362 | |
| | Liberal | Marion M. Ritchie | 1,931 | |
| | Labour | Ian McLauchlan | 1,788 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,431 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.19 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret B. Smith | 2,052 | |
| | Progressives | Brenda A. W. Pope | 959 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,093 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.74 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
West Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Duncan M. Weatherstone | 2,512 | |
| | Liberal | Peter E. Taylor | 1,244 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,268 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,756 | 31.66 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |