1972 Aberdeen Corporation election

An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 2 May 1972, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.^[1][2]

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1972 Aberdeen Corporation election

← 1971 May 2, 1972 (1972-05-02) 1973 →
12 out of 36 seats of City of Aberdeen Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Seats won 8 4 0 Seats after 24 11 1 Seat change 0 0 0 Popular vote 26,864 17,603 0 Percentage 56.7% 37.2% 0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Liberal Communist SNP Seats won 0 0 0 Seats after 0 0 0 Seat change 0 0 0 Popular vote 1,912 501 477 Percentage 4% 1.1% 1%

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The election saw no change in the seat composition of the corporation, with all incumbents winning reelection, and Labour candidate George Whyte replacing Dr. Norman Hogg as a councilor from Torry.^[1]