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%.[1][2][3]
Ward Results
Ferryhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressives | Gordon McIver | 2,433 | 72.8 |
| Labour | R. A. McIntyre | 908 | 27.2 |
Majority | 1,525 | |
Turnout | | 37.8 |
| Progressives hold |
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 |
Greyfriars Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressives | J. S. G. Munro | 2,025 | 55.8 |
| Labour | Robert A. Raffan (incumbent) | 1,605 | 44.2 |
Majority | 420 | |
Turnout | | 31.0 |
| Progressives gain from Labour |
Holburn Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressives | W. D. Reid (incumbent) | 1,753 | 66.9 |
| Labour | A. M. Morrice | 869 | 33.1 |
Majority | 884 | |
Turnout | | 38.3 |
| Progressives hold |
Rosemount Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressives | W. D. Swinney (incumbent) | 3,143 | 77.1 |
| Labour | J. D. Burgoyne | 931 | 22.9 |
Majority | 2,212 | |
Turnout | | 43.4 |
| Progressives hold |
Rubislaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressives | John F. Hall (incumbent) | 4,165 | 87.8 |
| Labour | Charles G. Gribble | 581 | 12.2 |
Majority | 3,584 | |
Turnout | | 52.8 |
| Progressives hold |
Ruthrieston Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressives | T. Scott Sutherland (incumbent) | 4,636 | 79.9 |
| Labour | Frank Brand | 1,165 | 20.1 |
Majority | 3,471 | |
Turnout | | 42.1 |
| Progressives 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 |
St. Nicholas Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | John M. Graham (incumbent) | 1,355 | 58.4 |
| Progressives | R. M. Eyres | 965 | 41.6 |
Majority | 390 | |
Turnout | | 39.9 |
| Labour hold |
Torry Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | A. C. Ritchie (incumbent) | 2,289 | 59.7 |
| Progressives | A. M. Burns | 1,545 | 40.3 |
Majority | 744 | |
Turnout | | 35.3 |
| Labour hold |
Woodside Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressives | Patrick Mitchell | 3,630 | 49.0 |
| Labour | Norman Hogg | 3,280 | 44.3 |
| Communist | Archibald Lennox | 493 | 6.7 |
Majority | 350 | |
Turnout | | 38.6 |
| Progressives hold |
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References
- ^ a b "Socialists Lose Control in Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. 3 May 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Aberdeen Moderates Regain Control". The Herald (Glasgow). 3 May 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b 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.