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    Holyrood, Edinburgh Corporation

    At the most recent election (2 May 1972), O. Hand (The Labour Party) won Holyrood, with a majority of 858 votes on a turnout of 34.4%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Edinburgh Corporation
    Elections recorded
    24
    Recorded results
    72
    Holyrood: Local elections 2 May 1972Turnout 34.4%, electorate 6,500
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. HandThe Labour Party1,54669.2%Yes
    P. JonesConservative Party68830.8%No
    Holyrood: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1971Turnout 34.9%, electorate 6,825
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. CookThe Labour Party1,59967.2%Yes
    D. ChristisonConservative Party48920.5%No
    A. McCallumScottish National Party2359.9%No
    A. HopkinsonCommunist582.4%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 5 May 1970Turnout 35.2%, electorate 7,095
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. RoganThe Labour Party1,35954.4%Yes
    N. LaurieScottish National Party55022%No
    D. ChristisonConservative Party49719.9%No
    A. HopkinsonCommunist481.9%No
    J. SheppardIndependent461.8%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 6 May 1969electorate 7,389
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. HandThe Labour Party96049.2%Yes
    J. HendersonScottish National Party81841.9%No
    C. SwanCommunist1738.9%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 7 May 1968Turnout 41.6%, electorate 7,683
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. McCallumScottish National Party1,23637.9%Yes
    J. BoyackThe Labour Party1,20637%No
    D. BrothertonConservative Party60018.4%No
    G. AverillThe Liberal Party2156.6%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 2 May 1967Turnout 32%, electorate 7,978
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. RoganThe Labour Party1,30751.3%Yes
    A. LesterConservative Party70227.5%No
    R. BellThe Liberal Party54021.2%No
    Holyrood: Scottish burgh elections 3 May 1966Turnout 34%, electorate 8,074
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. HandThe Labour Party1,62959.4%Yes
    R. BellThe Liberal Party56720.7%No
    J. WallsConservative Party50118.3%No
    M. CurrieCommunist441.6%No
    Holyrood: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1965Turnout 16.7%, electorate 8,422
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    N. McQueenThe Labour Party1,41489.9%Yes
    J. AshtonCommunist15910.1%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 5 May 1964Turnout 27.9%, electorate 8,731
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. RoganThe Labour Party2,27293.4%Yes
    J. AshtonCommunist1616.6%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 7 May 1963Turnout 31.4%, electorate 8,864
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. HandThe Labour Party1,81465.1%Yes
    A. FiddlerThe Liberal Party90032.3%No
    J. AshtonCommunist712.5%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 1 May 1962electorate 9,367
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    N. McQueenThe Labour Party1,98790.2%Yes
    J. AshtonCommunist2159.8%No
    Holyrood: Local elections 2 May 1961Turnout 22.2%, electorate 10,670
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. RoganThe Labour Party2,19492.2%Yes
    J. AshtonCommunist1857.8%No

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