1919 Edinburgh Corporation election

An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 3 November 1919, alongside municipal elections across Scotland.^[1]

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1919^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes
Liberal	7
Unionist	5
Labour	1
EWCA	1	1	0	1	2,396
Independent	0
B.S.I.S.L.P.	0

Ward Results

Canongate

Canongate^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unionist	R. Bathgate*	2,338
	Liberal	Peter Harvey Allan	1,638
	Labour	J. Campbell	1509
	Liberal	J. Stewart	1334
	Independent Socialist	G. Milne	155
Majority
Turnout				40.3
	Unionist hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Merchiston

Merchiston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	EWCA	Mrs Euphemia Somerville	2396
	Unionist	A. B. Stewart	1241
Majority			1155
Turnout				31.2
	WCA gain from

References

^ ^a ^b "RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: Edinburgh". The Glasgow Herald. 4 November 1919. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b Edinburgh Evening News - Wednesday 05 November 1919

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