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1895 Edinburgh Corporation election

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1141: 503: 27:. Contests took place in 2 of the cities 13 wards, with candidates in the remaining 11 being returned unopposed. The election was relatively quiet, with no particularly important issues being raised. 1124: 1102: 1117: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 491: 1737: 1448: 1110: 1483: 1443: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1742: 1463: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 1288: 1716: 1308: 1149: 1134: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 756: 676: 671: 561: 556: 546: 455: 1358: 1313: 1158: 1593: 1638: 484: 1543: 1328: 1603: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1478: 1338: 1268: 1243: 1178: 1553: 1438: 1433: 1408: 1333: 1298: 1183: 1653: 1643: 1588: 1548: 1508: 1473: 1368: 1278: 1258: 1253: 1663: 1648: 1633: 1618: 1528: 1453: 1388: 1378: 1323: 1228: 1168: 469: 1598: 1568: 1513: 1488: 1398: 1393: 1383: 1343: 1273: 1233: 1223: 1658: 1623: 1613: 1608: 1558: 1523: 1458: 1353: 1293: 1203: 1198: 1538: 1533: 1468: 1403: 1248: 1173: 1518: 1428: 1363: 1193: 1188: 1747: 1668: 1498: 1348: 1318: 1303: 1263: 1037: 1628: 1373: 1218: 1213: 1145: 871: 866: 861: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 541: 536: 531: 526: 521: 1687: 1238: 1208: 477: 1702: 1563: 1283: 1692: 1091: 369: 137: 1418: 994: 250: 166: 295: 227: 75: 951: 513: 414: 346: 108: 1678: 422: 303: 1140: 1731: 398: 279: 337: 218: 24: 20: 19:
was held on 5 November 1895, alongside municipal elections across
1106: 473: 1677: 1497: 1417: 1157: 1084: 1036: 993: 950: 512: 450: 448: 446: 444: 1118: 485: 8: 1125: 1111: 1103: 492: 478: 470: 314: 197: 34: 17:An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation 440: 397: 324: 278: 205: 7: 456:"The Municipal Elections: Edinburgh" 36:Edinburgh Corporation election, 1895 1738:City of Edinburgh Council elections 1146:1895 United Kingdom local elections 952:City of Edinburgh District Council 14: 1139: 501: 365: 342: 246: 223: 23:, and the wider British local 1: 1743:1895 Scottish local elections 462:. 6 November 1895. p. 8. 1764: 1711: 1038:City of Edinburgh Council 413: 385: 336: 333: 330: 327: 294: 266: 217: 214: 211: 208: 42: 995:Lothian Regional Council 233:Councillor John Jamieson 507:Elections in Edinburgh 514:Edinburgh Corporation 1748:November 1895 events 1359:Soke of Peterborough 1717:UK General election 321: 202: 39: 1679:Counties of Cities 1594:Kirkcudbrightshire 460:The Glasgow Herald 315: 201:Spoiled votes: 11 198: 38:(Contested seats) 35: 1725: 1724: 1639:Ross and Cromarty 1100: 1099: 432: 431: 370:Irish Nationalist 320:Spoiled votes: 7 313: 312: 251:Ind. Labour Party 191: 190: 167:Ind. Labour Party 138:Irish Nationalist 31:Aggregate results 1755: 1544:Clackmannanshire 1329:Northamptonshire 1144: 1143: 1127: 1120: 1113: 1104: 506: 505: 504: 494: 487: 480: 471: 464: 463: 452: 339: 322: 220: 203: 40: 1763: 1762: 1758: 1757: 1756: 1754: 1753: 1752: 1728: 1727: 1726: 1721: 1707: 1673: 1604:Linlithgowshire 1584:Kincardineshire 1579:Inverness-shire 1574:Haddingtonshire 1501: 1499:County councils 1493: 1479:Montgomeryshire 1449:Carmarthenshire 1421: 1419:County councils 1413: 1339:Nottinghamshire 1269:Huntingdonshire 1244:Gloucestershire 1179:Buckinghamshire 1161: 1159:County councils 1153: 1138: 1131: 1101: 1096: 1080: 1032: 989: 946: 508: 502: 500: 498: 468: 467: 454: 453: 442: 437: 319: 317: 200: 196: 37: 33: 12: 11: 5: 1761: 1759: 1751: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1730: 1729: 1723: 1722: 1720: 1719: 1712: 1709: 1708: 1706: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1684: 1682: 1675: 1674: 1672: 1671: 1666: 1661: 1656: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1636: 1631: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1561: 1556: 1554:Dunbartonshire 1551: 1546: 1541: 1536: 1531: 1526: 1521: 1516: 1511: 1505: 1503: 1495: 1494: 1492: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1476: 1471: 1469:Merionethshire 1466: 1464:Glamorganshire 1461: 1456: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1439:Carnarvonshire 1436: 1434:Brecknockshire 1431: 1425: 1423: 1415: 1414: 1412: 1411: 1409:Worcestershire 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1334:Northumberland 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1299:Leicestershire 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1184:Cambridgeshire 1181: 1176: 1171: 1165: 1163: 1155: 1154: 1132: 1130: 1129: 1122: 1115: 1107: 1098: 1097: 1095: 1094: 1088: 1086: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1042: 1040: 1034: 1033: 1031: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 999: 997: 991: 990: 988: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 956: 954: 948: 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143: 140: 135: 131: 130: 128: 125: 122: 120: 118: 116: 114: 111: 106: 102: 101: 99: 94: 89: 87: 85: 83: 81: 78: 73: 69: 68: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55:Net gain/loss 53: 50: 47: 44: 32: 29: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1760: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1739: 1736: 1735: 1733: 1718: 1714: 1713: 1710: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1686: 1685: 1683: 1680: 1676: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1662: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1654:Stirlingshire 1652: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1644:Roxburghshire 1642: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1597: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1589:Kinross-shire 1587: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1560: 1557: 1555: 1552: 1550: 1549:Dumfriesshire 1547: 1545: 1542: 1540: 1537: 1535: 1532: 1530: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1520: 1517: 1515: 1512: 1510: 1509:Aberdeenshire 1507: 1506: 1504: 1500: 1496: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1484:Pembrokeshire 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1474:Monmouthshire 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1460: 1457: 1455: 1452: 1450: 1447: 1445: 1444:Cardiganshire 1442: 1440: 1437: 1435: 1432: 1430: 1427: 1426: 1424: 1420: 1416: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1369:Staffordshire 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1279:Isle of Wight 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1259:Hertfordshire 1257: 1255: 1254:Herefordshire 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1166: 1164: 1160: 1156: 1151: 1147: 1142: 1136: 1128: 1123: 1121: 1116: 1114: 1109: 1108: 1105: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1087: 1083: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1041: 1039: 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1229:East Suffolk 1169:Bedfordshire 1150:→ 1896 1135:1894 ← 551: 459: 417: 374:P. Cavanagh 356: 351: 298: 237: 232: 194:Ward Results 96: 91: 16: 15: 1599:Lanarkshire 1569:Forfarshire 1514:Argyllshire 1489:Radnorshire 1399:Westmorland 1394:West Sussex 1384:West Riding 1344:Oxfordshire 1274:Isle of Ely 1234:East Sussex 1224:East Riding 1085:Referendums 1732:Categories 1715:See also: 1681:(Scotland) 1659:Sutherland 1624:Perthshire 1614:Nairnshire 1609:Midlothian 1559:Elginshire 1524:Banffshire 1502:(Scotland) 1459:Flintshire 1354:Shropshire 1294:Lancashire 1204:Derbyshire 1199:Cumberland 435:References 328:Candidate 209:Candidate 1698:Edinburgh 1539:Caithness 1534:Buteshire 1404:Wiltshire 1314:Middlesex 1249:Hampshire 1174:Berkshire 1162:(England) 386:Majority 316:St. Giles 267:Majority 25:elections 1688:Aberdeen 1519:Ayrshire 1429:Anglesey 1364:Somerset 1289:Kesteven 1194:Cornwall 1189:Cheshire 415:Unionist 347:Unionist 109:Unionist 21:Scotland 1703:Glasgow 1669:Zetland 1422:(Wales) 1349:Rutland 1319:Norfolk 1304:Lindsey 1264:Holland 399:Turnout 296:Liberal 280:Turnout 228:Liberal 163:  134:  105:  76:Liberal 72:  52:Losses 1693:Dundee 1629:Orkney 1374:Surrey 1309:London 1219:Durham 1214:Dorset 403:1,752 331:Votes 325:Party 318:1 seat 284:1,590 212:Votes 206:Party 182:14.36 153:25.73 124:26.69 64:Votes 49:Gains 46:Seats 43:Party 1239:Essex 1209:Devon 423:Swing 304:Swing 238:1,110 97:1,110 92:33.21 1564:Fife 1284:Kent 1092:2005 1076:2022 1071:2017 1066:2012 1061:2007 1056:2003 1051:1999 1046:1995 1028:1994 1023:1990 1018:1986 1013:1982 1008:1978 1003:1974 985:1992 980:1988 975:1984 970:1980 965:1977 960:1974 942:1973 937:1972 932:1971 927:1970 922:1969 917:1968 912:1967 907:1966 902:1965 897:1964 892:1963 887:1962 882:1961 877:1960 872:1959 867:1958 862:1957 857:1956 852:1955 847:1954 842:1953 837:1952 832:1951 827:1950 822:1949 817:1948 812:1947 807:1946 802:1945 797:1944 792:1943 787:1942 782:1941 777:1940 772:1939 767:1938 762:1937 757:1936 752:1935 747:1934 742:1933 737:1932 732:1931 727:1930 722:1929 717:1928 712:1927 707:1926 702:1925 697:1924 692:1923 687:1922 682:1921 677:1920 672:1919 667:1918 662:1917 657:1916 652:1915 647:1914 642:1913 637:1912 632:1911 627:1910 622:1909 617:1908 612:1907 607:1906 602:1905 597:1904 592:1903 587:1902 582:1901 577:1900 572:1899 567:1898 562:1897 557:1896 552:1895 547:1894 542:1893 537:1892 532:1891 527:1890 522:1889 418:hold 377:860 299:hold 270:630 258:480 185:480 156:860 127:892 67:+/− 389:32 357:892 1734:: 1137:) 458:. 443:^ 338:±% 334:% 219:±% 215:% 171:0 142:0 113:1 80:1 1152:) 1148:( 1133:( 1126:e 1119:t 1112:v 493:e 486:t 479:v

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Scotland
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Unionist
Irish Nationalist
Ind. Labour Party
Liberal
Ind. Labour Party
Turnout
Liberal
Swing
Unionist
Irish Nationalist
Turnout
Unionist
Swing




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