12 out of 37 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
46%
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Progressives
Communist
Seats won
7
5
0
Seats after
19[a]
18
0
Seat change
0
1
0
Popular vote
25,846
29,235
1,862
Percentage
44.8%
50.7%
3.2%
Fourth party
Party
Independent
Seats won
0
Seats after
0
Seat change
1
Popular vote
691
Percentage
1.2%
Composition of Corporation after the election
An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 3 May 1949, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 37 seats were up for election.
The election saw Labour retain their control over the corporation, although tenuously. Leading up to the election, Labour councillor Robert S. Lennox had the whip withdrawn, and was sitting as an independent. Despite this, Lennox still voted with Labour, allowing the party to keep control. The overall turnout for the election was 46%.[1][2][3]
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^"Labour Retain Their Odd Vote Lead in Aberdeen". The Herald (Glasgow). 4 May 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^Ware, L.; Rallings, C.; Thrasher, M. (2006). "British Local Election Database, 1889-2003". beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk. doi:10.5255/ukda-sn-5319-1. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^"How They Voted at Aberdeen". The Press and Journal. 4 May 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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