1907 Aberdeen Corporation election

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1907 Aberdeen Corporation election

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11 out of 34 seats of
City of Aberdeen Council

17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Labour Repr. Cmte.
Seats won 11 0
Seats after 34 0
Seat change 0 0
Popular vote 2,242 341
Percentage 86.8% 13.2%

Composition of Corporation after the election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 5 November 1907, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 11 of the corporation's 34 seats were up for election, although only 2 were contested.

This election saw the first municipal contests in Aberdeen with a candidate supported by the Aberdeen

Aberdeen United Trades Council, the local branches of the Social Democratic Federation and the Independent Labour Party, and the Working Women's Political Association, a local women's suffrage group which later folded into a branch of the Women's Social and Political Union. The group was originally formed to contest the 1907 Aberdeen South by-election.[1]

Ward results

Rosemount
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent
John Newton (incumbent) 492 59.1
Labour Repr. Cmte. John Croll 341 40.9
Majority 151
Turnout
Independent
hold
St. Clement
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent
Charles G. Esson 943 53.9
Independent
Alexander Thomson 807 46.1
Majority 136
Turnout
Independent
hold

[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "The Representation of South Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. 28 December 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The Elections: Results of the Polls". The Press and Journal. 6 November 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Municipal Elections". The Herald (Glasgow). 6 November 1907. p. 11. Retrieved 10 December 2023.