1973 Dundee Corporation election

An election to the Dundee Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 13 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.[1]

The election saw Labour manage to hold on to its slim majority over the Progressives on the corporation, with 18 of the council's 36 seats. No seats changed hands, with the Progressives remaining on 17, and 1 Independent. Two Labour Councillors, William Millar and ex-Baillie John Stewart in Lochee and Douglas wards respectively, were deselected by Labour as candidates and ran as independents instead. Neither were re-elected.[1]

Aggregate results
1973 Dundee Corporation election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 0 0 Steady 25,549
  Progressives 6 0 0 Steady 18,528
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2,213
  Labour Party of Scotland 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1,279
  Dundee Citizens Union 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 998
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 962
  Liberal 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 600
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 344

Ward results
Harbour
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives L. D. Johnston 1,815
Labour J. McAulay 870
Dundee Citizens Union G. Scott 85
Labour Party of Scotland L. MacQueen 81
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Riverside
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives W. J. Fitzgerald 1,996
Labour K. McRae 962
Dundee Citizens Union M. Leslie 117
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Lochee
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Martin 2,906
Independent W. Millar 1,029
Progressives A. P. Brodie Steel 655
Labour Party of Scotland D. McTaggart 112
Dundee Citizens Union J. Clark 64
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Craigie
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives H. Murray 2,343
Labour J. Barton 2,005
Labour Party of Scotland G. McKenzie 209
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Caird
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Doig 2,591
Progressives J. Barnett 1,007
Labour Party of Scotland J. Fairweather 134
Dundee Citizens Union J. Campbell 81
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Law
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives J. Whyte 2,604
Labour W. McKelvey 1,736
Dundee Citizens Union J. Carroll 133
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Downfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. McManus 2,848
Progressives T. Dailly 692
Labour Party of Scotland G. McLean 242
Dundee Citizens Union T. Black 91
Communist P. L. Docherty 69
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Camperdown
2 seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Vigtow 2,909
Labour F. Fagan 2,850
Independent Labour I. Gardiner 962
Dundee Citizens Union N. Maiden 235
Labour Party of Scotland I. M. Donaldson 227
Communist H. McLevey 196
Labour Party of Scotland D. McGarry 123
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold
Balgay
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives W. Malcolm 2,247
Labour J. Cameron 1,132
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Douglas
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour F. Welsh 2,532
Independent J. Stewart 1,184
Progressives Janet W. Allen 789
Labour Party of Scotland H. Dunning 94
Dundee Citizens Union D. White 83
Communist R. Mennie 79
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold
Broughty Ferry
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressives G. M. Gillies 3,963
Liberal C. Brodie 600
Labour J. Boland 560
Dundee Citizens Union R. Devlin 70
Majority
Turnout
Progressives hold
Hilltown
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour H. Dickson 1,648
Progressives Mary Barrowman 417
Labour Party of Scotland J. Alexander 57
Dundee Citizens Union S. Khan 39
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold

References
  1. "Labour on top in day of record low polling". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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