# 1965 Edinburgh Corporation election

An election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 4 May 1965, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 23 were up for election.
After the election Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 35 Progressives, 33 Labour councillors, and 2 Liberal. The Progressives gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

## Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1965 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Progressives | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56.5 | 57.5 | 55,018 |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | | 39.1 | 27.9 | 31,214 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 12.9 | 13,030 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,025 |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 677 |

## Ward Results

Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Gottleb A. Theurer | 2,718 | |
| | Liberal | Violet MacInnes | 1,590 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,128 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.82 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Calton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James S. Cook | 2,393 | |
| | Progressives | Victor J. Symes | 2,241 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Central Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ewen G. Bethuse | 2,391 | |
| | Communist | Theodore C. Taylor | 157 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,234 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Colinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Herbert A. Brechin | 4,655 | |
| | Labour | Robert W. Irvine | 2,707 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,948 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,362 | 40.97 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Corstorphine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Fred Ford | 3,979 | |
| | Liberal | Thomas M. Frew | 3,158 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.1 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Craigentinny :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Drummond | 3,171 | |
| | Progressives | Douglas B. Harvey | 2,178 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Craigmillar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald F. Remon | 1,813 | |
| | Communist | Michael D'Arcy | 175 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,638 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.67 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
George Square :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | William Simpson-Bell | 2,303 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth D. A. Johnston | 1,123 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,171 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.01 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Gorgie-Dalry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Florence A. R. Strachan | 2,355 | |
| | Liberal | George F. Smith | 1,195 | |
| | Communist | Charles Cumming | 275 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.27 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman F. McQueen | 1,414 | |
| | Communist | John Ashton | 159 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,255 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.68 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Liberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Murdo R. M. Mackenzie | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Merchiston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert L. Smith | 2,696 | |
| | Progressives | Clive F. Murphy | 2,422 | |
| | Labour | Sylvia D. Renilson | 845 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.99 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Morningside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | John Fitzpatrick | 4,217 | |
| | SNP | Harrison M. Robertson | 677 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,540 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.73 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Murrayfield-Cramond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Robert M. Knox | 5,334 | |
| | Labour | James H, Renilson | 1,936 | |
| | Liberal | Marion M. Ritchie | 901 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,398 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.76 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Newington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Eric M. Kean | 4,134 | |
| | Liberal | Margaret J, Workman | 2,367 | |
| | Labour | Eva Gibbons | 1,169 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,767 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.94 |
| | Progressives gain from Liberal | Progressives gain from Liberal | Progressives gain from Liberal | Progressives gain from Liberal |
Pilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherina T. Nealon | 3,010 | |
| | Communist | Charles McManus | 259 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,751 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.62 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Portobello :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Alfred W. Hunt | 5,119 | |
| | Labour | Phyllis Herriot | 3,437 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,682 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.51 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Sighthill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Ross | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
South Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Walter S. Dalgleish | 2,941 | |
| | Progressives | Thomas S. Ramage | 2,780 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Lawrence S. Miller | 2,857 | |
| | Labour | Christina S. Guest | 704 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,353 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.00 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Bernards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Winifred E. Donaldson | 4,258 | |
| | Labour | David Millar | 1,527 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,731 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.80 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret B. Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
West Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | John Scott | 3,468 | |
| | Labour | Shelia K. Murray | 1,756 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.32 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |