# 1952 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 6 May 1952, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 36 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.
The election saw a large swing in favour of Labour, ending with a majority of 5 on the council. All seats were up for election as ward boundaries were redrawn and previously elected councilors' terms were cut short. This resulted in three seats being contested in each of the 12 wards. The 37th seat was that of the Dean of Guild, a member of the council appointed by the guilds of the city, who affiliated with the Progressives.

## Ward Results

Cairncry 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. S. Lennox (incumbent) | 3,328 | |
| | Labour | J. Robertson (incumbent) | 3,230 | |
| | Labour | J. Watt | 3,060 | |
| | Progressives | R. Lobban | 1,061 | |
| | Progressives | Mrs. Georgina Sutherland | 931 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,999 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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Ferryhill 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | C. G. E. M'Iver (incumbent) | 2,627 | |
| | Progressives | I. G. M'Pherson (incumbent) | 2,607 | |
| | Progressives | A. M'Robb | 2,419 | |
| | Labour | Rev. J. P. Crosgrove | 2,397 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) |
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Holburn 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | G. Roberts (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| | Progressives | W. D. Reid (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| | Progressives | J. Collins (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) |
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Rosemount 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | J. Patrick Jeffrey (incumbent) | 2,940 | |
| | Progressives | G. A. Anderson (incumbent) | 2,868 | |
| | Progressives | W. D. Swinney (incumbent) | 2,823 | |
| | Labour | H. Hepburn | 1,384 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,439 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) |
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Rubislaw 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | A. T. Morrison (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| | Progressives | J. F. Hall (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| | Progressives | J. A. Mackie (incumbent) | Unopposed | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) |
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Ruthrieston 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | F. Magee (incumbent) | 3,538 | |
| | Progressives | T. F. Aggett | 3,402 | |
| | Progressives | T. Scott Sutherland | 3,382 | |
| | Labour | K. Milton | 2,218 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,164 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) | Progressives win (new boundaries) |
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St. Andrews 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. MacIver (incumbent) | 3,735 | |
| | Labour | G. Stephen (incumbent) | 3,682 | |
| | Labour | R. Bruce (incumbent) | 3,661 | |
| | Progressives | G. H. Henderson | 985 | |
| | Progressives | A. E. Buxton | 869 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,676 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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St. Clements 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dr. May Baird (incumbent) | 4,009 | |
| | Labour | A. C. Collie (incumbent) | 3,941 | |
| | Labour | W. K. Park (incumbent) | 3,804 | |
| | Communist | R. H. Cooney | 836 | |
| | Progressives | Mrs. B. E. Jeffrey | 814 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,968 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
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St. Machar 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rev. Professor J. M. Graham (incumbent) | 3,478 | |
| | Labour | R. A. Raffen (incumbent) | 3,440 | |
| | Labour | J. D. Burgoyne | 3,292 | |
| | Progressives | J. Kelly | 1,531 | |
| | Progressives | J. T. L. Parkinson | 1,451 | |
| | Progressives | D. J. P. Neave | 1,426 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,761 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
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St. Nicholas 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. R. M'Intosh (incumbent) | 3,788 | |
| | Labour | Mrs Violet L. A. Loutit | 3,778 | |
| | Labour | R. M'Intyre | 3,702 | |
| | Progressives | D. Henderson (incumbent) | 2,609 | |
| | Progressives | J. S. G. Munro (incumbent) | 2,525 | |
| | Progressives | F. M. Donald | 2,337 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,093 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
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Torry 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. Hogg (incumbent) | 3,128 | |
| | Labour | G. Fraser (incumbent) | 3,066 | |
| | Labour | A. C. Ritchie (incumbent) | 3,041 | |
| | Progressives | E. J. Gordon | 1,032 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,009 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
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Woodside 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Yuill (incumbent) | 2,771 | |
| | Labour | C. M. Ross | 2,746 | |
| | Labour | A. Morrice | 2,628 | |
| | Progressives | L. T. Mutch (incumbent) | 2,502 | |
| | Progressives | P. Mitchell (incumbent) | 2,427 | |
| | Progressives | R. M. Eyres | 2,212 | |
| | Scottish Self-Government | P. Hadden | 602 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
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