An Election to Edinburgh Corporation was held on the 5 May 1970. 23 seats were up for election.[1]
Following the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 31 Progressives, 21 Labour councillors, 7 SNP councillors, 6 Conservatives, 2 Liberals, and 2 independents. The SNP saw its vote collapse, failing to win a single ward and losing the only ward it was defending.[1]
Following the election, the Progressives and Conservative coalition retained control of the council with a majority of five seats.
A total of 135,188 residents voted.
Aggregate results Edinburgh Corporation election, 1970[1] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 11 2 0 47.8 34.9 47,147 Progressives 10 3 1 43.5 30.3 40,969 Conservative 1 0 1 4.3 10.2 13,822 Liberal 1 0 0 4.3 9.5 12,837 SNP 0 0 1 0.0 14.4 19,447 Communist 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 662 Special Branch for Special Action 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 258 Independent 0 0 2 0.0 0.0 46
Ward Results Location of Broughton ward Broughton[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives A. Bailey 3,199 Labour R. Cairns 1,302 SNP G. C. MacDougall 703 Liberal R. J. Rickard 691 Majority 1,897 Turnout 47.71% Progressives hold
Location of Calton ward Calton[1] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Cook 2,119 Progressives W. S. Stone 1,833 Majority 286 Turnout 38.31% Labour hold
Location of Central Leith ward Location of Colinton ward Colinton[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives Catherine Filsell 4,630 Labour T.J. Davies 2,593 SNP Joan Crawford 1,247 Liberal Joan Gallacher 1,145 Majority 2,037 Turnout 43.03% Progressives hold
Location of Corstorphine ward Corstorphine[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives R. C. Simpson 4,264 Liberal Vera Heggie 1,967 Labour D. M. Henderson 1,352 SNP G. W. Telford 872 Majority 2,297 Turnout 48.94% Progressives gain from Independent
Location of Craigentinny ward Location of Craigmillar ward Location of George Square ward George Square[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives J. Slack 1,469 Labour Mary Hutchison 828 SNP W. K. Archibald 719 Special Branch for Special Action R. Tait 258 Majority 641 Turnout 32.02% Progressives hold
Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Location of Holyrood ward Location of Liberton ward Location of Merchiston ward Location of Morningside ward Morningside[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives Nansi Mansbridge 3,519 Liberal G. Duke 1,575 SNP D. Kelbie 612 Majority 1,944 Turnout 42.26% Progressives hold
Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Murrayfield-Cramond[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives R. M. Knox 5,158 Labour L. M. Christie 2,067 Liberal C. Dow 989 SNP D. Purves 958 Majority 3,091 Turnout 42.33% Progressives hold
Location of Newington ward Newington[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives G. Hedderwick 3,715 Labour J. C. Campbell 1,652 Liberal W. McLeod 1,265 SNP R. J. D. Scott 819 Majority 2,063 Turnout 45.13% Progressives gain from Independent
Location of Pilton ward Location of Portobello ward Portobello[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives S. Cavaye 3,393 SNP W. T. Telford 1,769 Labour J. Anderson 1,310 Communist D. Cameron 78 Majority 1,624 Turnout 45.22% Progressives gain from SNP
Location of St Andrews ward Location of St Bernards ward St. Bernard's[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives J. Millar 3,289 Labour Johan Buchanan 1,689 Liberal C. S. Waterman 1,165 SNP G. M. Macintyre 624 Majority 1,600 Turnout 37.44% Progressives hold
Location of St Giles ward Location of Sighthill ward Location of South Leith South Leith[1] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. E. Boyack 2,336 Progressives T. S. Ramage 2,077 SNP J. S. Marshall 1,255 Majority 259 Turnout 43.40% Labour gain from Progressives
Location of West Leith ward West Leith[1] Party Candidate Votes % Progressives Margaret Ross 3,357 Labour Sonja Godfrey 1,158 SNP G. Osborne 762 Majority 2,199 Turnout 5,277 46.72% Progressives hold
References ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Results in the Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald . 6 May 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 16 January 2020 .
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