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    Newington, Edinburgh Corporation

    At the most recent election (2 May 1972), J. Kidd (Independent) won Newington, with a majority of 2,488 votes on a turnout of 38.7%.

    Area type
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    Within
    Edinburgh Corporation
    Elections recorded
    24
    Recorded results
    65
    Newington: Local elections 2 May 1972Turnout 38.7%, electorate 16,973
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. KiddIndependent4,28654.4%Yes
    B. RutherfordThe Labour Party1,79822.8%No
    J. GrahamslawThe Liberal Party1,29816.5%No
    C. MacWhirterScottish National Party4135.2%No
    M. GunnCommunist781%No
    Newington: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1971Turnout 40%, electorate 17,592
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. KeanProg3,46349.2%Yes
    D. RentonThe Labour Party1,91327.2%No
    J. GrahamslawThe Liberal Party1,14416.3%No
    C. MacWhirterScottish National Party5187.4%No
    Newington: Local elections 5 May 1970Turnout 44.5%, electorate 16,511
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. HedderwickProg3,71549.9%Yes
    J. CampbellThe Labour Party1,65222.2%No
    W. McLeodThe Liberal Party1,26517%No
    R. ScottScottish National Party81911%No
    Newington: Local elections 6 May 1969electorate 16,125
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. KiddIndependent3,12445.9%Yes
    G. TelfordScottish National Party1,81926.7%No
    W. McLeodThe Liberal Party1,08816%No
    J. CampbellThe Labour Party77811.4%No
    Newington: Local elections 7 May 1968Turnout 53.4%, electorate 15,740
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. KeanProg3,76144.8%Yes
    G. TelfordScottish National Party2,74532.7%No
    J. CampbellThe Labour Party98511.7%No
    J. GrahamslawThe Liberal Party90910.8%No
    Newington: Local elections 2 May 1967Turnout 44.4%, electorate 15,666
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. HedderwickProg4,49864.7%Yes
    J. GrahamslawThe Liberal Party1,28318.4%No
    D. TrumanThe Labour Party1,17516.9%No
    Newington: Scottish burgh elections 3 May 1966Turnout 52%, electorate 15,959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. KiddProg3,60543.3%Yes
    H. MortonThe Liberal Party3,23238.8%No
    D. TrumanThe Labour Party1,49517.9%No
    Newington: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1965Turnout 46.9%, electorate 16,338
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. KeanProg4,13453.9%Yes
    M. WorkmanThe Liberal Party2,36730.9%No
    E. GibbonsThe Labour Party1,16915.2%No
    Newington: Local elections 5 May 1964Turnout 49.6%, electorate 16,107
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. HedderwickProg4,16252.1%Yes
    M. WorkmanThe Liberal Party2,05225.7%No
    C. GuestThe Labour Party1,77022.2%No
    Newington: Local elections 7 May 1963Turnout 50%, electorate 16,095
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. MortonThe Liberal Party3,54944.1%Yes
    G. MenziesUn3,02337.6%No
    J. McEwanThe Labour Party1,46918.3%No
    Newington: Local elections 1 May 1962Turnout 47.9%, electorate 16,267
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. HendersonThe Liberal Party3,36343.2%Yes
    D. Drummond-YoungUn3,28142.2%No
    J. SimpsonThe Labour Party1,14014.6%No
    Newington: Local elections 2 May 1961Turnout 43.3%, electorate 16,410
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. HedderwickProg3,18644.9%Yes
    W. HendersonThe Liberal Party2,81739.7%No
    F. WhiteThe Labour Party1,09815.5%No

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