1955 Ayrshire County Council election

The administrative county of Ayrshire (1889–1974), shown within northern Britain.

Elections to Ayrshire County Council were held on 10 May 1955. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 established Ayrshire as an administrative county, governed by a County Council.

Following the election the council was composed of 25 Labourites, 16 Progressives/Moderates, and an Independent. The former council had composed 24 Labourites, 15 Progressives/Moderates, and an Independent. Due to the splitting of several larger divisions 3 new seats had to be filled. ^[1]

Aggregate results

Ayrshire County Council election, 1955 ^[1]
Contested Seats

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	25
	Moderates	16
	Independent	1

Results by division

Beith East

Beith East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Moderates	M. G. Boyd
	Labour	R. B. Neill	399
	Moderates gain from Labour		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Beith West

Beith West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	R. McInnes	886
	Moderates	J. Beggs	449
	Moderates hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Coylton

Coylton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hodge	638
	Independent	W. Ferguson	304
	Moderates	J. Hamilton	124
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

West Kilbride North

West Kilbride North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Moderates	L. Gale	420
	Labour	G. Goldie	203
	Moderates win (new seat)

References

1. "VOTING POWER UNCHANGED: Ayr County Council". The Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1955. p. 12.