# 1973 Dundee Corporation election

An election to the Dundee Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside 1312 municipal elections across Scotland. 13 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.
The election saw Labour manage to hold on to its slim majority over the Progressives on the corporation, with 18 of the council's 36 seats. No seats changed hands, with the Progressives remaining on 17, and 1 Independent. Two Labour Councillors, William Millar and ex-Baillie John Stewart in Lochee and Douglas wards respectively, were deselected by Labour as candidates and ran as independents instead. Neither were re-elected.

## Aggregate results

1973 Dundee Corporation election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 0 | | 25,549 |
| Progressives | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 18,528 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,213 |
| Labour Party of Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,279 |
| Dundee Citizens Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 998 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 962 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 600 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 344 |

## Ward results

Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | L. D. Johnston | 1,815 | |
| | Labour | J. McAulay | 870 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | G. Scott | 85 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | L. MacQueen | 81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | W. J. Fitzgerald | 1,996 | |
| | Labour | K. McRae | 962 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | M. Leslie | 117 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Lochee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Martin | 2,906 | |
| | Independent | W. Millar | 1,029 | |
| | Progressives | A. P. Brodie Steel | 655 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | D. McTaggart | 112 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | J. Clark | 64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Craigie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | H. Murray | 2,343 | |
| | Labour | J. Barton | 2,005 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | G. McKenzie | 209 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Caird :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Doig | 2,591 | |
| | Progressives | J. Barnett | 1,007 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | J. Fairweather | 134 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | J. Campbell | 81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Law :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | J. Whyte | 2,604 | |
| | Labour | W. McKelvey | 1,736 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | J. Carroll | 133 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Downfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. McManus | 2,848 | |
| | Progressives | T. Dailly | 692 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | G. McLean | 242 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | T. Black | 91 | |
| | Communist | P. L. Docherty | 69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Camperdown 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Vigtow | 2,909 | |
| | Labour | F. Fagan | 2,850 | |
| | Independent Labour | I. Gardiner | 962 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | N. Maiden | 235 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | I. M. Donaldson | 227 | |
| | Communist | H. McLevey | 196 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | D. McGarry | 123 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Balgay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | W. Malcolm | 2,247 | |
| | Labour | J. Cameron | 1,132 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Douglas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Welsh | 2,532 | |
| | Independent | J. Stewart | 1,184 | |
| | Progressives | Janet W. Allen | 789 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | H. Dunning | 94 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | D. White | 83 | |
| | Communist | R. Mennie | 79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Broughty Ferry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | G. M. Gillies | 3,963 | |
| | Liberal | C. Brodie | 600 | |
| | Labour | J. Boland | 560 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | R. Devlin | 70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Hilltown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Dickson | 1,648 | |
| | Progressives | Mary Barrowman | 417 | |
| | Labour Party of Scotland | J. Alexander | 57 | |
| | Dundee Citizens Union | S. Khan | 39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |