# 1954 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 4 May 1954, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 13 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election, although only 8 were contested.
This election marked a general disinterest from local voters, as turnout fell to the lowest amount that had ever been recorded in Aberdeen council elections. The Aberdeen Evening Express noted that less individuals voted in this election than had traveled to see Aberdeen F.C. play in the 1954 Scottish Cup Final in Glasgow a week prior. The Aberdeen Municipal Unionist Party was a new entrance this year.

## Ward results

Cairncry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clifford K. Milton | 2,252 | 89.19 |
| | Communist | John D. Brown | 273 | 10.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,979 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,525 | 17.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Ferryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Ian G. M'Pherson (incumbent) | 2,261 | 53.58 |
| | Labour | James Gill | 1,959 | 46.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,220 | 41.7 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Holburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | George Roberts (incumbent) | 1,954 | 64 |
| | Labour | Christopher L. Kinnaird | 1,099 | 36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,053 | 29.8 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Rosemount 2 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | Major H. F. Workman | 1,891 | |
| | Progressives | George A. Anderson (incumbent) | 1,785 | |
| | Aberdeen Municipal Unionist Party | R. M. Eyres | 868 | |
| | Scottish Self-Government | William Crockett | 534 | |
| | Scottish Self-Government | William Sinclair | 499 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9 |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Rubislaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | W. Balfour Robb | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
Ruthrieston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressives | T. F. Aggett (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold | Progressives hold |
St. Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Stephen (incumbent) | 2,134 | 90.12 |
| | Communist | Andrew Smith | 234 | 9.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,900 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,368 | 23.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Clements :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alexander C. Collie (incumbent) | 2,178 | 84.71 |
| | Communist | James M. Aberdein | 393 | 15.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,785 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,571 | 24.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Machar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. A. Raffan (incumbent) | 2,215 | 70.81 |
| | Progressives | J. Cormack Watt | 913 | 29.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,302 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,128 | 32.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St. Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Anderson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Torry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. T. M. Allan | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Woodside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. M. Ross (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |