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