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    Central Leith, Edinburgh Corporation

    At the most recent election (2 May 1972), J. Hastie (The Labour Party) won Central Leith, with a majority of 1,705 votes on a turnout of 34%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Edinburgh Corporation
    Elections recorded
    24
    Recorded results
    75
    Central Leith: Local elections 2 May 1972Turnout 34%, electorate 10,794
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. HastieThe Labour Party2,49667.9%Yes
    M. HoustonConservative Party79121.5%No
    J. GeddesScottish National Party3549.6%No
    I. FarquharCommunist330.9%No
    Central Leith: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1971Turnout 32.8%, electorate 11,055
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. BrownThe Labour Party2,21060.9%Yes
    F. ChalmersScottish National Party71419.7%No
    J. WhyteConservative Party67718.7%No
    J. FarquharCommunist260.7%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 5 May 1970Turnout 29.7%, electorate 11,225
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    T. McGregorThe Labour Party2,23266.8%Yes
    J. GeddesScottish National Party1,00029.9%No
    A. McLarenCommunist1103.3%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 6 May 1969electorate 11,204
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. CrichtonThe Labour Party1,74550.6%Yes
    A. StodartScottish National Party93827.2%No
    M. DoyleConservative Party71820.8%No
    T. TaylorCommunist461.3%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 7 May 1968Turnout 36.5%, electorate 11,183
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. ChalmersScottish National Party1,89846.5%Yes
    T. GreigThe Labour Party1,39334.1%No
    D. ValentineProg70617.3%No
    T. TaylorCommunist862.1%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 2 May 1967Turnout 27.2%, electorate 11,055
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. WoodburnThe Labour Party1,47249%Yes
    M. ThomsonScottish National Party1,37745.9%No
    T. TaylorCommunist1535.1%No
    Central Leith: Scottish burgh elections 3 May 1966Turnout 28.1%, electorate 11,026
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. CrichtonThe Labour Party2,18271%Yes
    V. SymesProg59119.2%No
    M. ThomsonScottish National Party2628.5%No
    T. TaylorCommunist401.3%No
    Central Leith: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1965Turnout 22.2%, electorate 11,475
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. BethunaThe Labour Party2,39193.8%Yes
    T. TaylorCommunist1576.2%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 5 May 1964Turnout 35.3%, electorate 11,482
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. WoodburnThe Labour Party3,05675.4%Yes
    M. DoyleProg85521.1%No
    T. TaylorCommunist1413.5%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 7 May 1963Turnout 33.9%, electorate 12,012
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. ChrichtonThe Labour Party3,03274.5%Yes
    A. BuchananThe Liberal Party91522.5%No
    T. TaylorCommunist1253.1%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 1 May 1962Turnout 34.7%, electorate 12,544
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. BethuneThe Labour Party2,97068.3%Yes
    L. WilkieProg1,18527.3%No
    T. TaylorCommunist1934.4%No
    Central Leith: Local elections 2 May 1961Turnout 38%, electorate 12,909
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. WoodburnThe Labour Party2,57471.3%Yes
    J. TaitProg93225.8%No
    T. TaylorCommunist1052.9%No

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