Who won the most seats in the Local elections 1 May 1962?

The Labour Party won the most seats in the Local elections 1 May 1962, with 63 of 111 seats filled.

When was the Local elections 1 May 1962?

The Local elections 1 May 1962 was held on 1 May 1962.

Local elections 1 May 1962

Name: Local elections 1 May 1962 results
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Local elections 1 May 1962 was held on 1 May 1962. 111 seats were filled across 107 wards and divisions in 5 councils, from 290 candidates. The Labour Party won 63, Prog won 32 and Progressives (Scotland) won 10.

Date: 1 May 1962
Seats filled: 111
Candidates: 290
Councils: 5

Local elections 1 May 1962: seats and votes by party
Party	Candidates	Seats won	Votes	Vote share
The Labour Party	99	63	290,564	46.9%
Prog	80	32	188,858	30.5%
Progressives (Scotland)	19	10	48,552	7.8%
The Liberal Party	30	6	60,670	9.8%
Communist	36	0	12,939	2.1%
Socialist Candidate	15	0	5,101	0.8%
Scottish National Party	5	0	4,233	0.7%
Conservative Party	1	0	3,281	0.5%
Un	1	0	3,281	0.5%
M.Lab	1	0	1,098	0.2%
Union Movement	1	0	280	0.0%
Union Movement	1	0	280	0.0%
I.Soc	1	0	76	0.0%

Local elections 1 May 1962: results by council
Council	Wards / divisions	Seats filled	Largest party	Its seats
Aberdeen Corporation	12	13	Labour	9
Dundee Corporation	12	13	Labour	7
Edinburgh Corporation	23	24	Labour	11
Edinburgh Town Council (Corporation of Edinburgh)	23	24	Labour	11
Glasgow Corporation	37	37	Labour	25