1955 United Kingdom local elections

Elections to the municipal and county councils of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland were held in 1955.

Results

Map of County and Borough Councils in England.

England

Council [1] [2] [3] [4]	Previous control		Result		Details
Bedfordshire		No overall control (Labour largest party)		No overall control (Conservatives largest party) [5]	Conservatives 25 (Liberal-Conservatives 13, Conservatives 12), Independents 22, Labour 21, Liberal 1 [5]
Berkshire		No overall control		No overall control	Independent 26, Conservatives 25, Labour 7 [6]
Buckinghamshire		No overall control		No overall control	Independent 26 (-2), Conservative 21 (+4), Labour 14 (-2) Liberal 1 [7]
Cambridgeshire		No overall control		Independent	Independent 27 (+1), Conservatives 16, Labour 9 (-1) [8]
Cheshire		Conservative		Conservative	Details
Cornwall		Independent		Independent	Election not run on political lines [9]
Cumberland		No overall control - Anti-Labour administration		No overall control - Anti-Labour administration	Anti-Labour (Independents and Conservatives) 37 (+1), Labour 24 (-1) [7]
Derbyshire		Labour		Labour	Details
Devon		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Dorset		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [6]
Durham		Labour		Labour	Details
East Suffolk		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
East Sussex		No overall control		Conservative	Conservative gain: previously held 26 of 52 seats. [9]
Essex		Labour		Conservative	Details
Gloucestershire		No overall control		No overall control	Details
Hampshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Herefordshire		Independent		Independent	Independent 49 (-1), Labour 5 (+1) [10]
Hertfordshire		Conservative		Conservative	Details
Holland		Independent		Independent	Independents held control. [6]
Huntingdonshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control. [6]
Isle of Ely		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Isle of Wight		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 15, Labour 5, Independents 16 [6]
Kent		Conservative		Conservative	Details
Kesteven		Independent		Independent	Details
Lancashire		Labour		Conservative	Conservatives 71 (+21), Labour 46 (-18), Progressives and Independents 4 (-3) [11]
Leicestershire		No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration		No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration	Conservatives and Independents 49 (+3), Labour 14 (-4), Liberals 1 (+1) [7]
Lindsey		No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration		No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration	Independents and Conservatives 50 (+1), Labour 14 (-1) [8]
London		Labour		Labour	Details
Middlesex		Conservative		Conservative	Details
Northamptonshire		No overall control		No overall control	Conservative 29, Labour 21, Independent 13, Liberal 4 [6]
Northumberland		Labour		Labour	Labour 37 (-3), Independents 32 (+2), Conservatives 3 (+1) [8]
Nottinghamshire		Labour		Labour	Labour hold [6]
Rutland		Independent		Independent	Independent 20 (-1), Labour 1 (+1) [10]
Shropshire		Independent		Independent	Independents 45 (+1), Labour 8 (+1), Conservatives 6. Two new electoral divisions. [12]
Soke of Peterborough		Conservative		Conservative [6]	Details
Somerset		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Staffordshire		Labour		No overall control	Details
Surrey		Conservative		Conservative	Details
Warwickshire		No overall control		No overall control	Conservative 31, Labour 15, Independents 17 [6]
West Suffolk		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
West Sussex		Independent		Independent	Independents 34 (-1), Conservatives 24, Labour 2 (+1) [13]
Westmorland		Independent		Independent	Independents 44, Labour 2 [10]
Wiltshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Worcestershire		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 33, Labour 19, Independents 15 [6]
Yorkshire East Riding		Independent		Independent	Independents held control
Yorkshire North Riding		Independent		Independent	Independents 47 (+4), Labour 12 (-4), Conservatives 7 [8]
Yorkshire West Riding		Labour		No overall control	Details

Wales

Map of Welsh local government divisions.

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Anglesey		Independent		Independent	Election not run on political lines [9]
Brecknockshire		No overall control - Anti-Labour administration		No overall control - Anti-Labour administration	Labour 20(-1), Liberal 14 (+2), Conservatives 10 (-1), Independents 10 [7]
Carnarvonshire		Independent		Independent	Election not run on political lines [9]
Cardiganshire		Independent		Independent	Election not run on political lines [9]
Carmarthenshire		Labour		No overall control	Details
Denbighshire		Independent		Independent	Independents 39, Labour 20, Conservative & National Liberal 5, Liberal 4, Miner 1 [12]
Flintshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Glamorgan					Details
Merionethshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Monmouthshire		Labour		Labour	Details
Montgomeryshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Pembrokeshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]
Radnorshire		Independent		Independent	Independents held control [8]

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

^[14]

1955 Borough elections

Summary of results

The results for the boroughs were: ^[15]

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%

English Boroughs

Elections to borough councils in England were as follows: ^[16]

A

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Abingdon		Independents		Independents	Independents 17 (-2), Labour 4 (+1), Conservatives 3 (+1)
Accrington		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 19 (-4), Conservatives 12 (+3), Liberals 2 (+1)
Acton		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 26 (-2), Conservatives 6 (+2)
Aldeburgh		Independents		Independents	Independents 16
Aldershot		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 24 (+2), Independents 6, Labour 2 (-2)
Altrincham		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 18, Independents 8, Labour 6
Andover		No overall control		No overall control	Labour 7, Independents 5, Conservatives 4
Appleby		Independents		Independents	Independents 16 No seats contested
Arundel		Independents		Independents	Independents 16
Ashton-under-Lyne		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 27 (-2), Conservatives 16 (+2), Liberals 1
Aylesbury		No overall control		No overall control	Labour 9 (-1), Independents 8, Conservatives 7 (+1)

B

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Bacup		No overall control		No overall control	Liberals 10 (-2), Labour 8 (+2), Conservatives 6
Banbury		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 16 (+2), Labour 5 (-2)
Barking		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 26 (-1), Conservatives 6 (+1)
Barnes		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 26 (+1), Labour 5 (-1), Independents 1
Barnsley (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 36 (-1), Citizens 4 (+1)
Barnstaple		Independents		Independents	Independents 18, Labour 6
Barrow-in-Furness (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 26, Conservatives 6
Basingstoke		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 9, Conservatives 5, Independents 1, 1 vacancy
Bath (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 30 (+1), Labour 17 (-1), Liberals 5, Independents 4
Batley		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 21 (+1), Independents 6 (-1), Conservatives 1
Bebington		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 30 (+1), Labour 9 (-1), Liberals 5, Independents 1
Beccles		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 11, Independents 4 (+1), Labour 1 (-1)
Beckenham		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 24 (+1), Independents 6, Labour 2 (-1)
Beddington and Wallington		Independents		Independents	Independents 27 (+2), Labour 1 (-2)
Bedford		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 18 (+1), Labour 8 (-1), Independents 1, 1 vacancy
Berwick-upon-Tweed		Independents		Independents	Independents 18 (+1), Labour 6 (-1)
Beverley		Independents		Independents	Independents 19 (-1), Labour 5 (+1)
Bewdley		Independents		Independents	Independents 12 (+1), Labour 0 (-1)
Bexhill		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 17, Labour 4, Independents 3
Bexley		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 21 (+1), Labour 9 (-1)
Bideford		Independents		Independents	Independents 15, Labour 1
Bilston		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 21 (-2), Conservatives 5 (+2)
Birkenhead (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 42 (-2), Conservatives 22 (+2)
Birmingham (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 81 (-11), Conservatives 70 (+11), Independents 1
Bishop's Castle		Independents		Independents	Independents 15, Labour 1
Blackburn (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 33 (-2), Conservatives 21 (+2), Liberals 1
Blackpool (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 37 (+3), Liberals 16 (-2), Labour 1 (+1)
Blandford Forum		Independents		Independents	Independents 15 (-1), Labour 1 (+1) All seats uncontested
Blyth		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 24 (-4), Independents 6 (+4)
Bodmin		Independents		Independents	Independents 16
Bolton (County Borough)		Labour Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 49 (+9), Labour 41 (-9), Liberals 2
Bootle (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 35 (-5), Conservatives 21 (+5)
Boston		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 15 (+1), Labour 4, Liberals 5, Independents 4 (+1)
Bournemouth (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 51 (+1), Independents 6, Labour 3 (+1)
Brackley		Independents		Independents	Independents 16
Bradford (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 42 (-5), Conservatives 32 (+1), Liberals 6
Brentford and Chiswick		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 21 (+2), Labour 13 (-2), Ratepayers 1
Bridgnorth		Independents		Independents	Independents 12 Only 1 seat contested
Bridlington		Independents		Independents	Independents 24
Bridport		Independents		Independents	Independents 23, 1 vacancy No seats contested.
Brighouse		No overall control		No overall control (Anti-Labour Coalition)	Labour 13 (-1), Conservatives 13 (+1), Independents 2, Liberals 1
Brighton (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 51, Labour 22, Independents 3
Bristol (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 70, Independents 42
Bromley		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 19 (+1), Independents 7, Labour 2 (-1)
Buckingham		Independents		Independents	Independents 14, Labour 2
Burnley (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 29 (-3), Conservatives 16 (+4), Liberals 3 (-1)
Burton upon Trent (County Borough)		Labour Party		No overall control	Labour 15 (-1), Independents 13 (-1), Conservatives 4 (+2)
Bury (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 28 (+6), Labour 12 (-6), Liberals 3, Independents 1
Bury St Edmunds		Independents		Independents	Independents 13, Conservatives 9, Labour 2
Buxton		No overall control		No overall control	Independents 10, Labour 5 (+1), Conservatives 5 (-1)

C

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Calne		Independents		Independents	Independents 12, Conservatives 2, Labour 2 No seats contested
Cambridge		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 36 (+2), Labour 11 (-2), Independents 9
Canterbury (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 15 (+2), Independents 9 No seats contested
Carlisle (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 20 (-1), Conservatives 17 (+1), Independents 1
Castleford	New borough			Labour Party	Labour 30, 10 aldermanic vacancies to be filled
Chatham		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 14, Labour 10
Chard		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 10 (+1), Independents 6, Conservatives 0 (-1)
Chelmsford		No overall control		Conservative Party	Conservatives 23 (+2), Labour 9 (-2), Independents 5
Cheltenham		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 23 (+2), Labour 9 (+1), Independents 3 3 new seats
Chester (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 30 (+1), Labour 21 (-1), Liberals 4, Independent Labour 1
Chesterfield		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 30 (-1), Independents 13 (+1), Conservatives 5
Chichester		Independents		Independents	Independents 15 (+2), Conservatives 7, Labour 2 (-2)
Chingford		Ratepayers' Association		Ratepayers' Association	Ratepayers 21 (+3), Labour 7 (-3)
Chippenham		No overall control		No overall control	Independents 11, Labour 7, Liberals 3, Conservatives 3
Chipping Norton		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 10 (+1), Labour 2 (-1), Independents 4
Chorley		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 18, Labour 114
Christchurch		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 10 (-2), Independents 9 (+2)
Cleethorpes		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 10 (+1), Independents 8, Liberals 2, Labour 0 (-1)
Clitheroe		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 11 (+2), Labour 5 (-2)
Colchester		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 18 (+2), Labour 16 (-2), Liberals 2
Colne		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 15 (-2), Conservatives 6 (+2), Liberals 2
Congleton		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 15, Labour 13
Coventry (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 41 (-5), Conservatives 22 (+5), Independents 1
Crewe		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 27 (-2), Conservatives 5 (+2)
Crosby		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 37, Labour 6, Independents 5
Croydon (County Borough)		Ratepayers' Association		Ratepayers' Association	Ratepayers 38 (+2), Labour 16 (-4), Independents 8, Conservatives 2 (+2)

D

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Dagenham		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 18, Conservatives 3, 7 aldermen to be chosen. All new seats.
Darlington (County Borough)		No overall control		Independents	Independents 24 (+2), Labour 20 (-2)
Dartford		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 17 (-1), Independents 4, Conservatives 3 (+1)
Dartmouth		Independents		Independents	Independents 9 (-1), Conservatives 5, Liberals 2 (+1) No seats contested
Darwen		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 13 (+3), Labour 7 (-3), Independents 1
Daventry		Labour Party		Independents	Independents 8 (+3), Labour 7 (-3), Conservatives 1
Deal		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 20, Labour 6, Independents 5
Derby (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 42 (-1), Conservatives 22 (+2)
Devizes		Independents		Independents	Independents 18 (-2), Conservatives 5 (+2), Labour 1
Dewsbury (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 22 (-1), Municipal Association and Independents 14 (+1)
Doncaster (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 29 (-3), Independents 8 (+3), Conservatives 1
Dorchester		Independents		Independents	Independents 19, Labour 5
Dover		No overall control		Conservative Party	Conservatives 11 (+1), Labour 9 (-1), Independents 1
Droitwich		Independents		Independents	Independents 15 (-1), Residents Association 1 (+1)
Dudley (County Borough)		Labour Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 23 (+5), Labour 20 (-6), Independents 1 (+1)
Dukinfield		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 15 (-1), Conservatives 5 (+1), Liberals 4
Dunstable		No overall control (Labour largest party)		No overall control (United Conservatives and Liberals largest party)	United Conservatives and Liberals 11 (+3), Independents 7, Labour 6 (-3)
Durham		Independents		Independents	Independents 23 (-1), Labour 5 (+1)

E

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Ealing		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 40 (+4), Labour 20 (-4)
Eastbourne (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 28 (+1), Labour 8 (-1)
East Ham (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 39 (-1), Conservatives 1 (+1)
Eastleigh		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 20, Conservatives 5 (+1), Independents 3 (-1)
East Retford		Independents		Independents	Independents 17 (-1), Labour 5 (+1), Conservatives 2
Eccles		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 23 (-2), Conservatives 9 (+2)
Edmonton		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 24, Conservatives 8
Ellesmere Port	New Borough			No overall control	Labour 12, Conservatives 8, Independents 4 (8 aldermen to be chosen)
Enfield	New Borough			Labour Party	Labour 16, Conservatives 14, (10 aldermen to be chosen)
Epsom and Ewell		Residents Association		Residents Association	Residents 34, Conservatives 3 (+1), Labour 3 (-1)
Erith		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 21 (-1), Independents 3 (+1)
Evesham		Independents		Independents	Independents 14, Labour 1 Only one seat contested
Exeter (County Borough)		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 42 (+1), Labour 16, Liberals 6, Independents 4 (-1)
Eye		Independents		Independents	Independents 16

F

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Falmouth		Independents		Independents	Independents 11, Labour 5 No contest
Farnworth		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 23, Conservatives 1
Faversham		Independents		Independents	Independents 9, Labour 4, Conservatives 3
Finchley		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 29, Labour 3
Fleetwood		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 8 (+1), Independents 7 (+1), Liberals 5, Labour 3 (-2)
Folkestone		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 24, Labour 10, Independents 2
Fowey		Independents		Independents	Independents 16 No contest

G

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Gateshead (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 27 (-1), Independents 13 (+1)
Gillingham		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 20 (+2), Labour 8 (-2)
Glastonbury		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 8, Labour 7, Independents 1 No contest
Glossop		No overall control		No overall control	Labour 10, Liberals 7, Conservatives 5, Independents 2
Gloucester (County Borough)		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 17, Labour 15 (-1), Liberals 4 (+1), Independents 4
Godalming		No overall control		Conservative Party	Conservatives 14 (+2), Labour 6 (-2), Independents 4
Godmanchester		Independents		Independents	Independents 15, Labour 1 No contest
Goole		Labour Party		Independents	Independents 12 (+2), Labour 10 (-2)
Gosport		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 18 (+1), Independents 14 (+1), Labour 8 (-2)
Grantham		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 15 (-1), Conservatives 7 (+2), Independents 12 (-1)
Gravesend		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 25, Labour 6, Independents 1
Great Yarmouth (County Borough)		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 23 (+1), Labour 23, Independents 1 (-1)
Grimsby (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 33 (-1), Conservatives 17 (+1), Liberals 3, Independents 3
Guildford		Independents		Independents	Independents 19, Labour 7, Conservatives 6 No contest

Welsh Boroughs

The following were the results in the Welsh borough council elections: ^[17]

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Abergavenny		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 11, Labour 5, Independent 1
Aberystwyth		Independents		Independents	Independents 9 (+1), Labour 5 (-1) [18]
Bangor		Independents		Independents	Independents 20 (-1), Liberals 6 (+1), Labour 2
Barry		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 19 (+1), Independents 9 (-1) [18]
Beaumaris		Independents		Independents	Independents 16 [18]
Brecon		No overall control		No overall control	Labour 6, Conservatives 4, Liberals 3, Independents 3. All seats unopposed. [18]
Caernarvon		Independents		Independents	Independents 19 (-1), Labour 5 (+1)
Cardiff (County Borough)		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 25, Labour 19 (-1), Ratepayers 8 (+1), Independents 2, Liberals 1. 1 vacancy.
Cardigan		Independents		Independents	Independents 16
Carmarthen		Independents		Independents	Independents 14, Labour 10 [18]
Colwyn Bay		Conservative Party		Conservative Party	Conservatives 19 (-1), Independents 6 (+1), Labour 3
Conway		Independents		Independents	Independents 18, Labour 2
Cowbridge		Independents		Independents	Independents 14, Conservatives 1, Labour 1
Denbigh		Independents		Independents	Independents 14, Labour 2
Flint		No overall control. Labour Minority administration		No overall control. Anti-Labour administration [19]	Labour 11 (-1), Conservatives 8 (+1), Liberal 1, Independents 4
Haverfordwest		Independents		Independents	Independents 12, Labour 4 [18]
Kidwelly		Labour minority administration		Independents	Independents 9, Labour 7 [18]
Lampeter		Independents		Independents	Independents 16 [18]
Llandovery		Independents		Independents	Independents 16 [18]
Llanelly		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 19 (-1), Independents 4 (+1)
Llanfyllin		Independents		Independents	Independents 16 [18]
Llanidloes		Labour minority administration		Independents	Independents 9 (+1) Labour 7 (-1)
Merthyr Tydfil (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 32
Monmouth		No overall control		No overall control	Conservatives 7, Independents 5, Labour 4 All seats uncontested [18]
Montgomery		Independents		Independents	Independents 8
Neath		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 14 (-1), Non Party Citizens' Guild 7 (+1)
Newport (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 24 (-4), Conservatives 14 (+4), Independents 2 [20]
Pembroke		Independents		Independents	Independents 22, Labour 2 [18]
Port Talbot		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 22, Independents 2 [18]
Pwllheli		Independents		Independents	Independents 16. All seats uncontested [18]
Rhondda	New borough			Labour Party	Labour 32, Independent 1
Ruthin		Independents		Independents	Independents 16
Swansea (County Borough)		Labour Party		Labour Party	Labour 45, Independents 14, People's Party 1 [18]
Tenby		Independents		Independents	Independents 16
Welshpool		Independents		Independents	Independents 14, Labour 2
Wrexham		No overall control		No overall control	Independents 13, Labour 12, Liberals 7, Conservatives and National Liberals 4

See also

• United Kingdom national and local elections
• United Kingdom by-election records

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