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28:. Contests took place in 5 of the cities’ 13 wards, with candidates in the remaining 8 being returned unopposed. Three Portobello wards also held elections. The election was relatively quiet, with no particularly important issues being raised. As a result, the main focus of the election was on the
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took over as
Provost following the election, replacing the Unionist
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and the personalities of the individual candidates.
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20:was held on 2 November 1897, alongside
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18:Election to the Edinburgh Corporation
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1142:"The Municipal Elections: Edinburgh"
52:Edinburgh Corporation election, 1897
1799:City of Edinburgh Council elections
22:municipal elections across Scotland
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1804:1897 Scottish local elections
1148:. 3 November 1897. p. 8.
577:Social Democratic Federation
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1724:City of Edinburgh Council
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26:British local elections
1193:Elections in Edinburgh
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1809:November 1897 events
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41:Sir Andrew McDonald
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641:
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466:James M. Anderson
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54:(Contested seats)
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994:Portobello: 16th
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879:Portobello: 15th
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764:Portobello: 14th
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696:Councillor Scott
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524:
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47:Aggregate results
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933:J. L. B. Higgin
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881:
783:
766:
661:
644:
559:Councillor Gubie
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179:Results by ward.
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24:, and the wider
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1184:
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1140:
1139:
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444:Hugh M. Michael
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11:
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299:St. Leonard's
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71:Net gain/loss
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1058:
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1048:James Watson
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823:
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815:
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684:
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665:
645:
642:St. George's
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633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
618:
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609:
607:
603:
600:
598:
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591:
588:
586:
583:
581:George Doull
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569:
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398:
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393:
388:
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384:
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379:
377:
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368:
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361:
358:
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353:
351:William Gall
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217:
216:John Harrison
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100:
98:
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90:
87:
86:
82:
79:
77:Votes %
76:
74:Seats %
73:
70:
67:
64:
61:
57:
46:
44:
42:
38:
33:
31:
27:
23:
19:
1247:
1145:
1091:
1030:
1026:Robert Innes
1025:
976:
915:
911:Bailie Brand
910:
861:
800:
795:
742:
716:
678:
674:David Purves
673:
624:
563:
558:
509:
448:
443:
394:
335:
330:
281:
220:
215:
171:Ward Results
35:The Liberal
34:
30:Lord Provost
17:
15:
1771:Referendums
1793:Categories
1109:References
1002:Candidate
887:Candidate
772:Candidate
650:Candidate
535:Candidate
527:Canongate
420:Candidate
412:Broughton
348:Socialist
307:Candidate
192:Candidate
184:Newington
1060:Majority
945:Majority
830:Majority
708:Majority
593:Majority
478:Majority
363:Majority
250:Majority
1089:Unionist
1044:Unionist
1021:Unionist
929:Unionist
859:Unionist
791:Unionist
740:Unionist
669:Unionist
622:Unionist
554:Unionist
462:Unionist
279:Unionist
211:Unionist
92:Unionist
1073:Turnout
974:Liberal
958:Turnout
906:Liberal
843:Turnout
814:Liberal
796:W. Gray
747:Liberal
724:Turnout
692:Liberal
606:Turnout
507:Radical
491:Turnout
439:Radical
392:Liberal
376:Turnout
326:Liberal
263:Turnout
234:Liberal
146:Radical
142:
119:Liberal
115:
88:
68:Losses
1005:Votes
999:Party
890:Votes
884:Party
775:Votes
769:Party
728:3,319
699:1,519
653:Votes
647:Party
610:1,752
538:Votes
532:Party
495:1,772
423:Votes
417:Party
380:2,243
366:1,309
310:Votes
304:Party
267:4,685
241:2,254
195:Votes
189:Party
80:Votes
65:Gains
62:Seats
59:Party
1097:Swing
982:Swing
867:Swing
752:Swing
745:from
679:1,800
630:Swing
564:1,116
515:Swing
449:1,108
400:Swing
336:1,776
287:Swing
221:2,431
1778:2005
1762:2022
1757:2017
1752:2012
1747:2007
1742:2003
1737:1999
1732:1995
1714:1994
1709:1990
1704:1986
1699:1982
1694:1978
1689:1974
1671:1992
1666:1988
1661:1984
1656:1980
1651:1977
1646:1974
1628:1973
1623:1972
1618:1971
1613:1970
1608:1969
1603:1968
1598:1967
1593:1966
1588:1965
1583:1964
1578:1963
1573:1962
1568:1961
1563:1960
1558:1959
1553:1958
1548:1957
1543:1956
1538:1955
1533:1954
1528:1953
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1508:1949
1503:1948
1498:1947
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1478:1943
1473:1942
1468:1941
1463:1940
1458:1939
1453:1938
1448:1937
1443:1936
1438:1935
1433:1934
1428:1933
1423:1932
1418:1931
1413:1930
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1403:1928
1398:1927
1393:1926
1388:1925
1383:1924
1378:1923
1373:1922
1368:1921
1363:1920
1358:1919
1353:1918
1348:1917
1343:1916
1338:1915
1333:1914
1328:1913
1323:1912
1318:1911
1313:1910
1308:1909
1303:1908
1298:1907
1293:1906
1288:1905
1283:1904
1278:1903
1273:1902
1268:1901
1263:1900
1258:1899
1253:1898
1248:1897
1243:1896
1238:1895
1233:1894
1228:1893
1223:1892
1218:1891
1213:1890
1208:1889
1092:hold
1077:360
1051:151
977:hold
962:453
936:179
862:hold
847:439
833:173
821:133
743:gain
711:281
625:hold
596:480
584:636
510:hold
481:444
469:664
395:hold
354:467
282:hold
253:177
83:+/−
1063:58
1031:209
948:95
916:274
801:306
717:N/A
16:An
1795::
1144:.
1117:^
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198:%
150:1
123:2
96:5
43:.
1179:e
1172:t
1165:v
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