An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 2 May 1967, alongside municipal elections across Scotland . Of the councils 69 seats, 24 were up for election; two in Liberton and St. Andrew's wards, and one in every other ward.
After the election, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 37 Progressives , 29 Labour councillors, 2 Conservatives , and 1 Liberal . The Progressives increased their majority to five seats.
Aggregate results
Edinburgh Corporation election, 1967[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Progressives
14
2
1
1
56.0
44.4
50,655
Labour
9
0
3
28.1
32,084
Conservative
2
2
0
0.0
6.7
7,588
Liberal
0
0
0
10.3
11,772
SNP
0
0
0
0.0
7.8
8,870
Communist
0
0
0
0.0
2.7
3,045
Ward Results
Location of Broughton ward Location of Calton ward Location of Central Leith ward Location of Colinton ward Location of Corstorphine ward Location of Craigentinny ward Location of Craigmillar ward Location of George Square ward Location of Gorgie-Dalry ward Location of Holyrood ward Location of Liberton ward Location of Merchiston ward Location of Morningside ward Location of Murrayfield-Cramond ward Location of Newington ward Location of Pilton ward Location of Portobello ward Location of Sighthill ward Location of South Leith Location of St Andrews ward Location of St Bernards ward Location of St Giles ward Location of West Leith ward
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