Election
1950 Aberdeen Corporation election 12 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 39.4%
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Progressives
Labour
Communist
Seats won
1
0
0
Seats after
19
18
0
Seat change
1
1
0
Popular vote
26,652
19,509
1,874
Percentage
55.5%
40.6%
3.9%
Composition of Corporation after the election
An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 2 May 1950, alongside municipal elections across Scotland . 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.
The election saw the Progressives regain one seat from Labour in the Gilcomston Ward and hold a one-seat majority on the council. The overall turnout for the election was 39.4%.
Ward Results
Gilcomston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
A. Fraser Macintosh (incumbent)
1,754
72.4
Communist
Robert Cooney
667
27.6
Majority
1,087
Turnout
51.2
Labour hold
St. Clements
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
W. K. Park (incumbent)
1,745
81.5
Communist
James Dick
396
18.5
Majority
1,350
Turnout
27.9
Labour hold
St. Machar
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Herbert G. Brechin (incumbent)
3,027
53.1
Progressives
Dr. Gilbert Hamilton
2,357
41.3
Communist
Stanley Simpson
318
5.6
Majority
670
Turnout
35.0
Labour hold
References
^ "Socialists Lose Control in Aberdeen" . The Press and Journal . 3 May 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Aberdeen Moderates Regain Control" . The Herald (Glasgow) . 3 May 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ Ware, L.; Rallings, C.; Thrasher, M. (2006). "British Local Election Database, 1889-2003" . beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk . doi :10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1 . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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