- Results England Wales Scotland[5]
- 1955 Borough elections
- See also
- References
Elections to the municipal and county councils of England, Wales, and Scotland were held in 1955. ResultsEngland| Council[1][2][3][4] | Previous control | Result | Details |
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| Bedfordshire | Details |
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| Berkshire | Details |
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| Buckinghamshire | Details |
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| Cambridgeshire{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | Details |
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| Cheshire{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Cornwall | Details |
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| Cumberland | Details |
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| Derbyshire{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Devon | Details |
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| Dorset | Details |
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| Durham{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| East Suffolk{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | Details |
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| East Sussex{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Essex{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Gloucestershire{{Party name with colour|No overall control}}{{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | Details |
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| Hampshire{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | Details |
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| Herefordshire | Details |
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| Hertfordshire{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Holland | Details |
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| Huntingdonshire | Details |
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| Isle of Ely | Details |
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| Kent{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Kesteven{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | Details |
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| Lancashire{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Leicestershire | Details |
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| Lindsey | Details |
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| London{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Middlesex{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| Northumberland | Details |
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| Nottinghamshire | Details |
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| East Riding | Details |
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| North Riding | Details |
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| West Riding{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | Details |
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| Somerset{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | Details |
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| West Riding{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | Details |
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| Surrey{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | Details |
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| West Suffolk | Details |
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| West Sussex | Details |
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| Westmorland | Details |
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| Wiltshire{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | Details |
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| Worcestershire | Details |
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Wales| Council | Previous control | Result | Details |
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| Anglesey | Details |
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| Brecknockshire | Details |
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| Carnarvonshire | Details |
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| Cardiganshire{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}{{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}} | Details |
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| Carmarthenshire{{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}{{Party name with colour|No overall control}} | Details |
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| Denbighshire | Details |
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| Flintshire | Details |
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| Glamorgan | Details |
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| Merionethshire | Details |
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| Monmouthshire{{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}{{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}} | Details |
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| Montgomeryshire | Details |
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| Pembrokeshire | Details |
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| Radnorshire | Details |
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Scotland[5]| Council | Previous control | Result | Details |
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| Aberdeenshire | Details |
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| Argyllshire | Details |
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| Ayrshire{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} | Details |
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| Dumbartonshire{{Party name with colour|Moderates (Scotland)}} | Details |
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| Fife{{Party name with colour|No overall control}}{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} | Details |
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| Midlothian{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} | Details |
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| Stirlingshire{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}} | Details |
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1955 Borough elections- Summary of results
The results for the boroughs were:[6] | Party | Councillors |
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| Gains | Losses | % Gains | % Losses |
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| Conservative Party | 346 | 36 | | | | Labour Party | 49 | 390 | | | | Liberal Party | 16 | 8 | | | | Independents | 75 | 50 | | | | Communist Party of Great Britain | None | 2 | None | 100% |
See also- United Kingdom national and local elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
References1. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550404&printsec=frontpage&hl=en p.7]
2. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550405&printsec=frontpage&hl=en p.7]
3. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550406&printsec=frontpage&hl=en p.8]
4. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550407&printsec=frontpage&hl=en p.5]
5. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |date=12 May 1955 |title=VOTING POWER UNCHANGED: Ayr County Council |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |location= |page=12 |access-date= }}
6. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |date=12 May 1955 |title=LATE NEWS: BOROUGH ELECTIONS |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |location= |page=17 |access-date= }}
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