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This song is addressed to James William Barclay (1833-1907), who represented the 1st ward in Aberdeen town council in from 1864-1867 and the 3rd ward in 1868 to 1871. He was a shipowner, which is referred to in the fourth verse. Barclay stood as a…

This election poster asks the Aberdeen electorate to support the Liberal candidate James W Barclay, rather than the other Liberal planning to stand in the city, John Farley Leith. Farley Leith was returned as the Member of Parliament for Aberdeen in…

This Tory, anti-Bannerman election poster refers to characters by Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott amongst others in an attempt to belittle the Whig supporters.

Example of pages from the 1872 Municipal Register.

This list shows all the women who were entitled to vote in the First Polling Disctrict in Aberdeen, St Clement's Ward.

These excerpts from December 1925 to October 1926, show Aberdeen City Council's reaction to the General Strike.

This letter is the Banff Town Clerk's reply to the council's resolution that he and the Town Chamberlain must not interfere in elections. See RAD096

This excerpt intimates that the Town Clerk, the Town Chamberlain and any others in paid council positions, are not to interfere with the possible outcome of elections.

These articles describe firstly, the petition of the working classes of Aberdeen to the House of Commons in 1831. The petitioners were looking for complete reform of the electoral system to compensate for corrupt practices.
The article, 'Aberdeen…