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    Pilton, Edinburgh Corporation

    At the most recent election (2 May 1972), R. Irvine (The Labour Party) won Pilton, with a majority of 4,095 votes on a turnout of 33.8%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Edinburgh Corporation
    Elections recorded
    24
    Recorded results
    57
    Pilton: Local elections 2 May 1972Turnout 33.8%, electorate 19,310
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. IrvineThe Labour Party5,24480.4%Yes
    S. PringleConservative Party1,14917.6%No
    C. McManusCommunist1312%No
    Pilton: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1971Turnout 29.2%, electorate 19,913
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. NealonThe Labour Party4,60982.2%Yes
    R. BeattieConservative Party1,00117.8%No
    Pilton: Local elections 5 May 1970Turnout 29%, electorate 20,161
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. WilliamsonThe Labour Party3,65262.3%Yes
    R. BeattieConservative Party1,06618.2%No
    W. PlattScottish National Party99417%No
    C. McManusCommunist1482.5%No
    Pilton: Local elections 6 May 1969electorate 19,662
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. IrvineThe Labour Party1,63937.6%Yes
    W. ThomsonScottish National Party1,54235.4%No
    R. BeattieConservative Party1,01223.2%No
    C. McManusCommunist1633.7%No
    Pilton: Local elections 7 May 1968Turnout 34%, electorate 19,164
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. NealonThe Labour Party2,93044.4%Yes
    W. ThomsonScottish National Party2,72441.3%No
    R. BeattieConservative Party79512.1%No
    C. McManusCommunist1472.2%No
    Pilton: Local elections 2 May 1967Turnout 21.4%, electorate 17,934
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. WilliamsonThe Labour Party1,97551.4%Yes
    W. ThomsonScottish National Party1,50939.3%No
    C. McManusCommunist3589.3%No
    Pilton: Scottish burgh elections 3 May 1966Turnout 23.2%, electorate 17,872
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. IrvineThe Labour Party2,97771.7%Yes
    A. LesterProg64315.5%No
    G. StewartScottish National Party3999.6%No
    C. MaManusCommunist1333.2%No
    Pilton: Scottish burgh elections 4 May 1965Turnout 18.6%, electorate 17,558
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. NealonThe Labour Party3,01092.1%Yes
    C. McManusCommunist2597.9%No
    Pilton: Local elections 5 May 1964Turnout 32.2%, electorate 17,291
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. WilliamsonThe Labour Party4,93788.6%Yes
    C. McManusCommunist63811.4%No
    Pilton: Local elections 7 May 1963Turnout 33%, electorate 17,382
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. DurkinThe Labour Party4,12972%Yes
    C. HuxtableThe Liberal Party1,41924.7%No
    C. McManusCommunist1903.3%No
    Pilton: Local elections 1 May 1962Turnout 39.6%, electorate 17,443
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. NealonThe Labour Party5,21975.6%Yes
    D. WilliamsThe Liberal Party1,50621.8%No
    C. McManusCommunist1792.6%No
    Pilton: Local elections 2 May 1961electorate 16,945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. WilliamsonThe Labour Party0—Yes

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