Riverside, Dundee Corporation
At the most recent election (2 May 1972), G. Soutar (Prog) won Riverside, with a majority of 992 votes on a turnout of 37.8%.
- Area type
- ward
- Within
- Dundee Corporation
- Elections recorded
- 9
- Recorded results
- 35
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Soutar | Prog | 2,210 | 60.5% | Yes |
| J. Gray | The Labour Party | 1,218 | 33.4% | No |
| S. McGinnis | DCU | 164 | 4.5% | No |
| W. Grant | Communist | 60 | 1.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Wallace | Prog | 2,491 | 62.3% | Yes |
| J. Cameron | The Labour Party | 1,446 | 36.2% | No |
| W. Grant | Communist | 60 | 1.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Fitzgerald | Prog | 2,452 | 57.7% | Yes |
| J. Cameron | The Labour Party | 1,345 | 31.6% | No |
| A. Ramsey | Scottish National Party | 414 | 9.7% | No |
| A. Williamson | Communist | 42 | 1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Soutar | Prog | 2,787 | 66.7% | Yes |
| J. Entwistle | The Labour Party | 730 | 17.5% | No |
| A. Ramsay | Scottish National Party | 659 | 15.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Wallace | Prog | 3,055 | 58.2% | Yes |
| J. Roberts | Scottish National Party | 1,068 | 20.4% | No |
| C. Hynd | The Labour Party | 1,049 | 20% | No |
| W. Grant | Communist | 74 | 1.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Fitzgerald | Prog | 3,874 | 66.5% | Yes |
| C. Hynd | The Labour Party | 1,350 | 23.2% | No |
| T. Cook | Scottish National Party | 473 | 8.1% | No |
| W. Grant | Communist | 126 | 2.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Soutar | Prog | 3,583 | 71.3% | Yes |
| J. Cameron | The Labour Party | 1,262 | 25.1% | No |
| W. Grant | Communist | 178 | 3.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Wallace | Prog | 3,648 | 69.6% | Yes |
| M. Fenwick | The Labour Party | 1,432 | 27.3% | No |
| W. Grant | Communist | 158 | 3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Fitzgerald | Prog | 4,394 | 21.3% | Yes |
| G. Soutar | Prog | 4,306 | 20.8% | Yes |
| A. Wallace | Prog | 4,302 | 20.8% | Yes |
| J. Cameron | The Labour Party | 2,478 | 12% | No |
| N. Ross | The Labour Party | 2,421 | 11.7% | No |
| J. Koppell | The Labour Party | 2,383 | 11.5% | No |
| W. Grant | Communist | 380 | 1.8% | No |
