1955 United Kingdom local elections
Elections to the municipal and county councils of England, Wales, and Scotland were held in 1955.
Results
England
Council[1][2][3][4] | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Bedfordshire | Details | ||||
Berkshire | Details | ||||
Buckinghamshire | Details | ||||
Cambridgeshire | Independent | Details | |||
Cheshire | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Cornwall | Details | ||||
Cumberland | Details | ||||
Derbyshire | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Devon | Details | ||||
Dorset | Details | ||||
Durham | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
East Suffolk | Independent | Independent | Details | ||
East Sussex | Conservative | Details | |||
Essex | Labour | Conservative | Details | ||
Gloucestershire | No overall control | No overall control | Details | ||
Hampshire | Independent | Independent | Details | ||
Herefordshire | Details | ||||
Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Holland | Details | ||||
Huntingdonshire | Details | ||||
Isle of Ely | Details | ||||
Kent | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Kesteven | Independent | Independent | Details | ||
Lancashire | Labour | Conservative | Details | ||
Leicestershire | Details | ||||
Lindsey | Details | ||||
London | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Middlesex | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Northumberland | Details | ||||
Nottinghamshire | Details | ||||
East Riding | Details | ||||
North Riding | Details | ||||
West Riding | Labour | No overall control | Details | ||
Somerset | Independent | Independent | Details | ||
West Riding | Labour | No overall control | Details | ||
Surrey | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
West Suffolk | Details | ||||
West Sussex | Details | ||||
Westmorland | Details | ||||
Wiltshire | Independent | Independent | Details | ||
Worcestershire | Details |
Wales
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglesey | Details | ||||
Brecknockshire | Details | ||||
Carnarvonshire | Details | ||||
Cardiganshire | Independent | Independent | Details | ||
Carmarthenshire | Labour | No overall control | Details | ||
Denbighshire | Details | ||||
Flintshire | Details | ||||
Glamorgan | Details | ||||
Merionethshire | Details | ||||
Monmouthshire | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Montgomeryshire | Details | ||||
Pembrokeshire | Details | ||||
Radnorshire | Details |
Scotland
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeenshire | Details | ||||
Argyllshire | Details | ||||
Ayrshire | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Dumbartonshire | Moderates | Details | |||
Fife | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Midlothian | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Stirlingshire | Labour | Labour | Details |
1955 Borough elections
- Summary of results
The results for the boroughs were:[6]
Party | Councillors | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gains | Losses | % Gains | % Losses | ||
Conservative Party | 346 | 36 | |||
Labour Party | 49 | 390 | |||
Liberal Party | 16 | 8 | |||
Independents | 75 | 50 | |||
Communist Party of Great Britain | None | 2 | None | 100% |
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