1955 United Kingdom local elections

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

1955 county council elections

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Map of County and Borough Councils in England.

English county councils

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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

Welsh county councils

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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]

Scottish county councils

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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

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1955 Borough elections

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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

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

A

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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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 Torrington Independents Independents Independents 16
No contest
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

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Council Previous control Result Details
Halesowen No overall control No overall control Independents 7 (-1), Conservatives 6 (+1), Labour 5 (+1), Liberals 2 (-1)
Halifax (County Borough) No overall control No overall control Labour 21 (-4), Conservatives 20 (+4), Liberals 19
Harrogate Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 32, Labour 3, Independents 1
Harrow Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 43, Labour 17
Hartlepool Labour Party Labour Party Labour 16, Conservatives 5 (-1), Independents 3 (+1)
Harwich Independents Independents Independents 11, Labour 3, Conservatives 1, Liberals 1
Haslingden No overall control (Conservative - Liberal administration)[17] No overall control (Conservative - Liberal administration)[17] Conservatives 10 (+1), Labour 7 (+1), Liberals 6 (-1), Independents 1 (-1)
Hastings (County Borough) Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 26, Labour 7 (-2), Liberals 2 Independents 5 (+2)
Hedon Independents Independents Independents 12
Helston Independents Independents Independents 16
Hemel Hempstead No overall control No overall control Conservatives 12, Labour 9, Independents 3
Hendon Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 29, Labour 7
Henley-on-Thames Independents Independents Independents 15, Labour 1
Hereford No overall control No overall control Independents 9 (+1), Conservatives 8, Labour 7 (-1)
Hertford Independents Independents Independents 12, Conservatives 8 (+2), Labour 0 (-2)
Heston and Isleworth Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 27 (+4), Labour 8 (-4), Independents 1
Heywood No overall control No overall control Conservatives 15 (+2), Labour 12 (-2), Liberals 9
Higham Ferrers Independents Independents Independents 9, Labour 5, Liberals 2
High Wycombe No overall control No overall control Labour 16, Conservatives 11, Independents 5
Honiton Independents Independents Independents 23, Labour 1
Hornsey Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 32, Labour 16
Hove Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 38 (+1), Labour 2 (-1)
Huddersfield (County Borough) No overall control No overall control Liberals 28 (+1), Conservatives 17 (+2), Labour 15 (-3)
Hull (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 56 (-2), Conservatives 27 (-2), Independents 1
Huntingdon Independents Independents Independents 11 (-1), Conservatives 4, Labour 1 (+1)
Hyde Labour Party Labour Party Labour 12, Conservatives 11
Hythe Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 10, Labour 3, Independents 3

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Council Previous control Result Details
Ilford Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 31 (+1), Labour 13 (-1), Independents 2
Ilkeston Labour Party Labour Party Labour 17 (-1), Independents 4, Conservatives 2 (+1), Liberals 1
Ipswich (County Borough) Labour Party No overall control Conservatives 28 (+3), Labour 26 (-3), Liberals 2

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Council Previous control Result Details
Jarrow Labour Party Labour Party Labour 22, Conservatives 6

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Council Previous control Result Details
Keighley No overall control No overall control Conservatives 17, Labour 14, Liberals 7, Independents 2
Kendal Independents Independents Independents 21, Labour 3
Kettering Labour Party Labour Party Labour 21, Conservatives 11, Liberals 4
Kidderminster Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 17 (+1), Labour 11 (-1)
King's Lynn Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 16 (+2), Labour 8 (-1), Independents 0 (-1)
Kingston-upon Hull: see Hull
Kingston-upon-Thames Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 27, Independents 5

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Council Previous control Result Details
Lancaster No overall control (Conservative-Independent administration) No overall control (Conservative-Independent administration) Conservatives 11 (+2), Labour 12 (-2), Independents 8, Liberals 1
Launceston Independents Independents Independents 16
No Contest
Leamington Spa Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 25 (+1), Labour 1 (+1), Independents 1 (-2)
Leeds (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 68 (-3), Conservatives 44 (+3)
Leicester (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 37 (-5), Conservatives 27 (+5)
Leigh Labour Party Labour Party Labour 23, Liberals 5, Conservatives 4
Leominster No overall control No overall control Conservatives 7, Independents 4, Labour 3, Liberals 2
Lewes Independents Independents Independents 17 (-1), Labour 5, Conservatives 1 (+1), 1 vacancy
Leyton Labour Party Labour Party Labour 34, Conservatives 6
Lichfield Independents Independents Independents 23, Labour 1
Lincoln (County Borough) No overall control (Independent-Conservative administration) No overall control (Independent-Conservative administration) Independents 12, Labour 12 (-1), Conservatives 4 (+1)
Liskeard Independents Independents Independents 16
No Contest
Liverpool (County Borough) No overall control No overall control Conservatives 80 (+1), Labour 74 (-1), Protestants 3, Liberals 2, Independents 1
Lostwithiel Independents Independents Independents 16
Loughborough Labour Party Labour Party Labour 18, Conservatives 9, Independents 1
Louth Independents Independents Independents 18, Vacant 6
Lowestoft No overall control No overall control Labour 19 (+1), Conservatives 16, Liberals 2, Independents 3 (-1)
Ludlow Independents Independents Independents 15, Conservatives 1 (+1), Labour 0 (-1)
Luton Liberal-Conservatives Liberal-Conservatives Liberal-Conservatives 21 (+3), Labour 14 (-3), Independents 1
Lydd Independents Independents Independents 16
Lyme Regis Independents Independents Independents 16
Lymington Independents Independents Independents 32 (+1), Conservatives 4 (-1)
Lytham St Annes Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 27, Independents 4, 1 vacancy

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Council Previous control Result Details
Macclesfield Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 33 (+2), Labour 14 (-1), Independents 1 (-1)
Maidenhead Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 17, Labour 1, Liberals 1, Independents 1
Maidstone No overall control Conservative Party Conservatives 16 (+2), Labour 7 (-2), Independents 5
Malden and Coombe Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 30, Labour 5, 1 vacancy
Maldon No overall control No overall control Labour 10, Independent - Conservatives 10
Malmesbury Independents Independents Independents 16
Manchester (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 85 (-4), Conservatives 63 (+4), Liberals 4
Mansfield Labour Party Labour Party Labour 18 (-2), Conservatives 6 (+2)
Margate Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 26 (+1), Independents 10, Labour 4 (-1)
Marlborough Independents Independents Independents 13, Labour 2, Conservatives 1
Middlesbrough (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 41 (-1), Conservatives 20, Liberals 6 (+1), Independents 1
Middleton Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 14 (+2), Labour 5 (-2), Liberals 4, Independents 1
Mitcham Labour Party Labour Party Labour 23 (-3), Conservatives 12 (+2), Independents 1 (+1)
Morecambe and Heysham Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 21, Independents 12 (-1), Labour 3 (+1)
Morley Labour Party Independents Independents 23 (+2), Labour 21 (-2)
Morpeth Independents Independents Independents 14, Labour 2
Mossley Liberal Party Liberal Party Liberals 14 (-1), Conservatives 9 (+1), Labour 1

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Council Previous control Result Details
Nelson Labour Party Labour Party Labour 26 (-3), Conservatives 5 (+3), Independents 1
Newark on Trent No overall control No overall control Conservatives 10, Independents 8, Labour 6
Newbury Independents Independents Independents 21, Conservatives 2, Labour 1
Newcastle-under-Lyme Labour Party Labour Party Labour 44 (+1), Independents 12 (+1), Conservatives 3
Newcastle upon Tyne

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Progressive Party Progressive Party Progressive Party 44 (+1), Labour 30 (-2), Conservatives 2 (-1)
Newport, Isle of Wight Independents Independents Independents 16 (+1), Conservatives 6, Labour 2 (-1)
New Romney Independents Independents Independents 16
New Windsor Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 39 (+5), Labour 17 (-5), Independents (elected by University) 12
Northampton (County Borough) Labour Party Conservative Party Conservatives 25 (+3), Labour 22 (-3), Liberals 1
Norwich (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 37 (-2), Conservatives 23 (+2), Liberals 3, Independents 1
Nottingham (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Conservatives 35 (+5), Labour 33 (-5)
Nuneaton Labour Party Labour Party Labour 20 (-3), Conservatives 11 (+3), Independents 1

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Council Previous control Result Details
Okehampton Independents Independents Independents 16
Oldbury Labour Party Labour Party Labour 20 (-1), Conservatives 4, Independents 2, Liberals 2 (+1)
Oldham (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 32, Conservatives 18, 2 vacancies
Ossett Independents Independents Independents 11 (+1), Labour 5 (-1)
Oswestry Independents Independents Independents 15, Conservatives 4, Labour 3, Liberals 2
Oxford (County Borough) Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 39, Labour 17, Independents (elected by university of Oxford) 12

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Council Previous control Result Details
Penryn Independents Independents Independents 12 (-1), Labour 4 (+1)
Penzance Independents Independents Independents 27, Labour 5
Peterborough Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 19 (-1), Labour 17 (+1)
Plymouth (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 44 (-4), Conservatives 36 (+4)
Pontefract Labour Party Labour Party Labour 14 (+1), Conservative-Liberals 5 (-1), Conservatives 4, Independents 1
Poole Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 26, Labour 13, Liberals 1
Portsmouth (County Borough) Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 48 (+4), Labour 14 (-4), Independents 2
Preston (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 35 (-4), Conservatives 11 (+4), Independents 2
Prestwich Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 14 (+1), Independents 8 (-1), Independent Progressives 2
Pudsey Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 16, Labour 7, Liberals 7, Independents 1, 1 vacancy

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Council Previous control Result Details
Queenborough No overall control No overall control Labour 5 (-1), Conservative 5 (+1), Independents 2, 4 vacancies

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Council Previous control Result Details
Radcliffe Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 26 (+5), Labour 9 (-5)
Ramsgate No overall control No overall control Independents 14 (-1), Conservatives 10, Labour 8 (+1)
Rawtenstall No overall control Labour Party Labour 12 (+1), Conservatives 10 (+2), Independents 1 (-1), Communists 0 (-2), 1 vacancy
Reading (County Borough) Labour Party Conservative Party Conservatives 26 (+2), Labour 25 (-2), Independents 1
Redcar Independents Independents Independents 15, Labour 8 (+1), Conservatives 1 (-1)
Reigate No overall control No overall control Conservatives 12 (+1), Independents 9 (-1), Labour 7
Richmond, Surrey Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 30 (+1), Labour 8 (-1), Independents 2
Richmond, Yorkshire Independents Independents Independents 16
Ripon Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 13, Independents 3
Rochdale (County Borough) No overall control No overall control Labour 17 (-5), Liberal 16 (+2), Conservatives 13 (+3)
Rochester Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 19 (+1), Labour 7 (-1), Independents 2
Romford Labour Party Labour Party Labour 21 (-2), Conservatives 13 (+2), Independents 2
Romsey Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 15, Labour 1
Rotherham (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 36, Independents 3, Conservatives 1
Rowley Regis Labour Party Labour Party Labour 31 (+1) Independents 1 (-1)
Rugby No overall control No overall control Conservatives 12, Labour 12 (-1), Independents 6, Liberals 2 (+1)
Ryde Independents Independents Independents 17 (+1), Conservatives 10 (-1), Labour 1
Rye Independents Independents Independents 15, Conservatives 1
No contests

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Council Previous control Result Details
Saffron Walden No overall control Independents Independents 9 (+1), Conservatives 5 (-1), Labour 2
St Albans Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 21 (+3), Labour 3 (-2), Independents 0 (-1)
St Helens (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 33 (-1), Conservatives 7 (+1)
St Ives, Cornwall Independents Independents Independents 16
St Ives, Huntingdonshire Independents Independents Independents 16. No contest.
Sale Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 27 (+1), Labour 5 (-1)
Salford (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 52 (-4), Conservatives 12 (+4)
Salisbury (New Sarum) Independents Independents Independents 24 (-1), Conservatives 8 (+2), Labour 1 (-1), Liberals 1
Saltash Independents Independents Independents 15, Labour 1
Sandwich Independents Independents Independents 14, Labour 2
Scarborough Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 18, Labour 3, Independents 2, Liberals 1
Scunthorpe Labour Party Labour Party Labour 27, Conservatives 3, Independents 2
Shaftesbury Independents Independents Independents 16
Sheffield (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 71 (-2), Conservative-Liberals 29 (+2)
Shrewsbury No overall control No overall control Conservatives 22, Labour 13, Independents 7, Liberals 2
Slough Labour Party Labour Party Labour 25 (1), Conservatives 15 (+1), Independents 2, Liberals 1
Smethwick (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 26 (-2), Conservatives 6 (+2)
Solihull Independents Independents Independents 37, Conservatives 3
Southall Labour Party Labour Party Labour 17 (-1), Conservatives 7 (+1)
Southampton (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 40 (-2), Conservatives 31 (+2), Independents 1
Southend-on-Sea (County Borough) Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 45 (+1), Labour 14 (-1), Independents 2
Southgate Independents Independents Independents 18, Conservatives 10
South Molton Independents Independents Independents 16
Southport (County Borough) Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 50 (+1), Liberals 7, Labour 3 (-1)
South Shields (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 40, Progressive Party 19, 1 vacancy
Southwold Independents Independents Independents 16
Spenborough New borough No overall control Independents 17, Conservative & National Liberals 10, Labour 10, Conservatives 2, Liberals 1.
Stafford Labour Party Labour Party Labour 19 (-2), Independents 13 (+2), Conservatives 2
Stalybridge Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 17 (+1), Labour 15 (-1)
Stamford Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 15, Labour 5, Independents 2, Liberals 1
Stockport (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 39 (-1), Conservatives 33 (+1)
Stockton-on-Tees Labour Party Labour Party Labour 28 (-1), Conservatives 14 (+1), Liberals 2
Stoke-on-Trent (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 78, Conservatives 9, Independents 9. New wards - increase from 84 to 96 members. Previous council: Labour 74, Conservatives 3, Independents 7.
Stourbridge No overall control - Conservative Party / Independent coalition No overall control - Conservative Party / Independent coalition Conservatives & Independents 15, Labour 9
Stratford-upon-Avon Independents Independents Independents 25, Labour 3
Stretford Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 22 (+2), Labour 10 (-2)
Sudbury Independents Independents Independents 14 (-1), Labour 2 (+1)
Sunderland (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 50 (-2), Conservatives 16 (+2), Independents 6
Surbiton Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 27 (+1), Labour 7 (-1), Independents 2
Sutton and Cheam Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 33, Labour 3
Sutton Coldfield Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 19, Independents and Ratepayers 9
Swindon Labour Party Labour Party Labour 25 (-1), Independents 19 (+1), Conservatives 2, 2 vacancies
Swinton and Pendlebury Labour Party Labour Party Labour 19, Conservatives 8 (+1), Independents 1 (-1)

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Council Previous control Result Details
Tamworth Labour Party Labour Party Labour 17 (-1), Conservatives 9, Independents 7 (+1)
Taunton No overall control No overall control Independents 10, Labour 8, Conservatives 6
Tenterden Independents Independents Independents 15, Labour 1
Tewkesbury No overall control No overall control Conservatives 8 (+1), Liberals 5, Labour 3 (-1)
Thetford No overall control No overall control Conservatives 8, Independents 5, Labour 3
Thornaby-on-Tees Labour Party Labour Party Labour 18, Conservatives 3, Independents 3
Tipton Labour Party Labour Party Labour 13 (-2), Conservatives 6 (+2), Independents 2, 3 vacancies
Tiverton Independents Independents Independents 20, Labour 4
Todmorden No overall control No overall control Labour 10, Conservatives 7, Independents 7
Torquay Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 20 (+1), Independents 16, Labour 0 (-1)
Totnes Independents Independents Independents 14, Labour 2
Tottenham Labour Party Labour Party Labour 39 (-1), Conservatives 2 (+1), 3 vacancies
Truro Independents Independents Independents 19 (-1), Labour 5 (+1)
Tunbridge Wells Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 23, Labour 7, Independents 2
Twickenham Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 42 (+3), Labour 2 (-3)
Tynemouth (County Borough) Independents Independents Independents 27 (+1), Labour 9 (-1)

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Council Previous control Result Details
Uxbridge New borough No overall control - Conservative - Independent coalition Conservatives and Independents 20, Labour 16

W

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Council Previous control Result Details
Wakefield (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 28 (-1), Conservatives 16 (+1)
Wallasey (County Borough) Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 36 (-1), Labour 19 (-1), Liberals 6 (+2), Independents 2, 1 vacancy
Wallingford Independents Independents Independents 16
No contests
Wallsend Labour Party Labour Party Labour 30, Independents 6
Walsall (County Borough) Labour Party No overall control - Independent/Conservative coalition Independents/Conservatives 20 (+3), Labour 20 (-3)
Walthamstow Labour Party Labour Party Labour 18, Conservatives 3, Independents 3
Wanstead and Woodford Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 20 (+1), Independents 10, Labour 2 (-1)
Wareham Independents Independents Independents 12, Conservatives 3, Liberals 1
No contests
Warrington (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 27 (-2), Conservatives 9 (+2)
Warwick Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 14 (-2), Labour 6 (+1), Independents 2 (+1), Liberals 2
Watford Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 25 (+2), Labour 19 (-2)
Wednesbury Labour Party Labour Party Labour 16 (-1), Conservatives 4 (+1)
Wells Independents Independents Independents 14 (-1), Labour 2 (+1)
Wembley Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 42 (+3), Labour 6 (-3)
Wenlock No overall control No overall control Independents 16, Labour 16
West Bromwich (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 35 (-2), Independents 6, Conservatives 3 (+2)
West Ham (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 64
West Hartlepool (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 18, Conservatives 14 (+1), Independents 0 (-1)
Weston-super-Mare No overall control No overall control Conservatives 12, Independents 11 (+1), Labour 1 (-1)
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Conservative Party No overall control Conservatives 20 (-1), Labour 16 (+1), Independents 3, Liberals 1
Whitehaven Labour Party Labour Party Labour 20 (-1), Conservatives 4 (+1)
Whitley Bay Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 23 (+1), Independents 5 (-1) Labour 4
Widnes Labour Party Labour Party Labour 17 (-2), Conservatives 12 (+2), Independents 3
Wigan (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 48, Conservatives 8
Willesden Labour Party Labour Party Labour 36, Conservatives 17
Wilton Independents Independents Independents 13 (-1), Labour 3 (+1)
Wimbledon Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 25, Labour 7
Winchester No overall control Conservative Party Conservatives 14 (+2), Independents 6 (-1), Labour 4 (-1)
Wisbech Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 20 (-3), Independents 6 (+1), Liberals 4, Labour 2 (+2)
Wokingham No overall control No overall control Conservatives 12, Independents 10 (-1), Labour 2 (+1)
Wolverhampton (County Borough) Labour Party Labour Party Labour 34 (-3), Conservatives 26 (+4), Ratepayers 0 (-1)
Wood Green Labour Party Labour Party Labour 14 (-1), Conservatives 7 (+1), Independents 3
Woodstock Independents Independents Independents 15, Labour 1
Worcester (County Borough) Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 27 (-3), Labour 11 (+3), Independents 1, Liberals 1
Workington Labour Party Labour Party Labour 26, Independents 6
No contests
Worksop Labour Party Labour Party Labour 13, Independents 8, Conservatives 3
Worthing Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 25 (-1), Independents 14 (+1)

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Yeovil Independents Independents Independents 16, Labour 8
York (County Borough) Labour Party Conservative Party Conservatives 26 (+4), Labour 23 (-4), Independents 2, 1 vacancy

Welsh Boroughs

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The following were the results in the Welsh borough council elections:[18]

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)[19]
Bangor Independents Independents Independents 20 (-1), Liberals 6 (+1), Labour 2
Barry Labour Party Labour Party Labour 19 (+1), Independents 9 (-1)[19]
Beaumaris Independents Independents Independents 16[19]
Brecon No overall control No overall control Labour 6, Conservatives 4, Liberals 3, Independents 3. All seats unopposed.[19]
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[19]
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[20] Labour 11 (-1), Conservatives 8 (+1), Liberal 1, Independents 4
Haverfordwest Independents Independents Independents 12, Labour 4[19]
Kidwelly Labour minority administration Independents Independents 9, Labour 7[19]
Lampeter Independents Independents Independents 16[19]
Llandovery Independents Independents Independents 16[19]
Llanelly Labour Party Labour Party Labour 19 (-1), Independents 4 (+1)
Llanfyllin Independents Independents Independents 16[19]
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[19]
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[21]
Pembroke Independents Independents Independents 22, Labour 2[19]
Port Talbot Labour Party Labour Party Labour 22, Independents 2[19]
Pwllheli Independents Independents Independents 16. All seats uncontested[19]
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[19]
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

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References

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  2. ^ "English County Elections". The Herald (Glasgow). 5 April 1955. p. 7. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Labour Beaten in Lancashire". The Herald (Glasgow). 6 April 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Labour Lose in Staffordshire". The Herald (Glasgow). 7 April 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Conservatives' Triumph at the Polls". Ampthill and District News. 5 April 1955. p. 1.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "As you were in Elections". Western Mail. 2 April 1955. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b c d "Big Swing to Right in L.C.C. Elections". Bradford Observer. 1 April 1955. p. 1.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Independents' Gain in North Riding". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 1 April 1955. p. 1.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Labour lose five county Councils". Hull Daily Mail. 7 April 1955. p. 9.
  10. ^ a b c "Many Tory Gains in Elections". Birmingham Mail. 1 April 1955. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Socialist control of W. Wales county ends". Western Mail. 6 April 1955. p. 1.
  12. ^ a b "No local rush to vote in County Elections". Halifax Evening Courier. 2 April 1955. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Our Comment and Gossip". West Sussex Gazette. 7 April 1955. p. 6.
  14. ^ "VOTING POWER UNCHANGED: Ayr County Council". The Herald (Glasgow). 12 May 1955. p. 12. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  15. ^ "LATE NEWS: BOROUGH ELECTIONS". The Herald (Glasgow). 12 May 1955. p. 17. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Election Results. Midland Details and National Summary". Birmingham Post. 13 May 1955. p. 18.
  17. ^ a b "Conservative Gains in Yorkshire". Yorkshire Post. 13 May 1955. p. 1.
  18. ^ "Socialists setbacks in Welsh elections". Western Mail. 13 May 1955. p. 5.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election Results". Birmingham Post. 13 May 1955. p. 18.
  20. ^ "Heavy Polling Last Night". Birmingham Post. 13 May 1955. p. 1.
  21. ^ "Latest News. Election Results". Birmingham Post. 13 May 1955. p. 13.

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