1920 Edinburgh Corporation election

An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 2 November 1920, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. The election was the first following the absorption of Leith and parts of the Edinburgh suburbs into Edinburgh Corporation. The area previously comprising Edinburgh Corporation continued to return 50 members, and Leith returned 12, and the new suburbs 9. The new Edinburgh Corporation therefore had a total of 71 members. There were contests in 12 of the 16 wards, and the election saw Labours total representation for Edinburgh & Leith reduced from 7 to 4.

Aggregate results

Edinburgh Corporation election, 1920

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	/−
	Progressives	32
	Labour	3
	Independent	0
	B.S.I.S.L.P.	0

Ward Results

Haymarket
1 Vacancy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas B. Whitson (incumbent)	2,083
	Labour	Alex Wilkie	1,872

St Andrews
1 Vacancy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. D. Philips Smith	1,327
		R. C. Nesbit	549
		R. M. Cameron	365

Canongate
1 Vacancy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles J. M. Mannor	1,566
	Labour	James Campbell	1,499
		John Banks	365
	B.S.I.S.L.P.	Thomas Jeffrey	52

Colinton
3 Vacancies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert A. Speirs	944
		Joe R. Milne	707
		John McCormack	566
		Angus M. Gregorson	565

St Bernard
1 Vacancy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		T. W. Nelson	1,664
		J. P. Jopp	1,578
	Labour	R. Mannon	486

South Leith
3 Vacancies

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressives	W.F. Harris	4,140
	Progressives	J.P. Goalen (incumbent)	3,805
	Progressives	L.S. Gumley (incumbent)	3,324
	Labour	G. Hogg	1,748
	Labour	Ian Couper	1,330
	Progressives	J.W. Harrower	1,317
	Labour	Bernie Johnston	157
	B.S.I.S.L.P.	T. Tait	123
	B.S.I.S.L.P.	G. M. H. Milne	93
Majority
Turnout			16,037
	Progressives hold		Swing
	Progressives hold		Swing
	Progressives gain from Labour		Swing