Election
An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 4 November 1884, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 8 of the corporation's 25 seats were up for election.
This election was the first time labour-affiliated candidates won seats in Aberdeen's municipal elections. The candidates, James Forbes and George Maconnachie, were supported by the Aberdeen United Trades Council.[1] The primary question at hand was the rates of councillors' salaries, and public feelings on the matter were clear as all retiring councillors but one were not re-elected.[2]
Ward Results
Ferryhill Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James Berry | 731 | 69.7 |
| Independent | Henry Gray (incumbent) | 318 | 30.3 |
Majority | 395 | |
Turnout | | |
| Independent hold |
Greyfriars Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James Wallace Thom | 629 | 56.2 |
| Independent | Baillie Macdonald (incumbent) | 491 | 43.8 |
Majority | 138 | |
Turnout | | |
| Independent hold |
Rosemount Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | John Ogilvie (incumbent) | Unopposed |
Majority | | |
Turnout | | |
| Independent hold |
Rubislaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James Sutherland | 471 | 57.9 |
| Independent | Archibald Duff (incumbent) | 342 | 42.1 |
Majority | 129 | |
Turnout | | |
| Independent hold |
St. Andrew Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Trades Council | George Maconnachie | 505 | 41.7 |
| Independent | William Findlay | 486 | 40.1 |
| Independent | A. S. Cook (incumbent) | 219 | 18.1 |
| Independent | Charles Dickie | 2 | 0.1 |
Majority | 19 | |
Turnout | | |
| Trades Council gain from Independent |
St. Clement Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Alexander Cook Jr. | 615 | 70.0 |
| Independent | Dr. Beveridge (incumbent) | 263 | 30.0 |
Majority | 352 | |
Turnout | | |
| Independent hold |
St. Machar Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Trades Council | James Forbes | 596 | 56.9 |
| Independent | Alexander Lyon Jr. | 451 | 43.1 |
Majority | 145 | |
Turnout | | |
| Trades Council gain from Independent |
St. Nicholas Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Thomas Curr | Unopposed |
Majority | | |
Turnout | | |
| Independent hold |
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References
- ^ Diack, William (1939). History of the Trades Council and the Trade Union Movement in Aberdeen. Aberdeen: Trades Council. pp. 82–83.
- ^ a b "The Municipal Elections". The Press and Journal. 8 November 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen Municipal Elections". Evening Express (Aberdeen). 5 November 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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Counties of Cities (Scotland) | - Aberdeen
- Dundee
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- Inverness
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