1955 United Kingdom local elections

April 2022 none Elections to the municipal and county councils of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland were held in 1955. 1955 county council elections thumb|Map of County and Borough Councils in England. English county councils Council4 April 1855 Labour Losses in English Council Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550404&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 75 April 1955 English County Elections https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550405&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 76 April 1955 Labour Beaten in Lancashire https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550406&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 87 April 1955 Labour Lose in Staffordshire https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550407&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 5 Previous control Result Details Bedfordshire No overall control (Labour largest party) No overall control (Conservatives largest party)Conservatives' Triumph at the Polls Ampthill and District News 5 April 1955 1Conservatives 25 (Liberal-Conservatives 13, Conservatives 12), Independents 22, Labour 21, Liberal 1 Berkshire No overall control No overall control Independent 26, Conservatives 25, Labour 7As you were in Elections Western Mail 2 April 1955 1 Buckinghamshire No overall control No overall control Independent 26 (-2), Conservative 21 (+4), Labour 14 (-2) Liberal 1Big Swing to Right in L.C.C. Elections Bradford Observer 1 April 1955 1 Cambridgeshire No overall control Independent (politician) Independent 27 (+1), Conservatives 16, Labour 9 (-1)Independents' Gain in North Riding Coventry Evening Telegraph 1 April 1955 1 Cheshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Cornwall Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Election not run on political lines Cumberland No overall control - Anti-Labour administration No overall control - Anti-Labour administration Anti-Labour (Independents and Conservatives) 37 (+1), Labour 24 (-1) Derbyshire Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Devon Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Dorset Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Durham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details East Suffolk Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control East Sussex No overall control Conservative Party (UK) Conservative gain: previously held 26 of 52 seats.Labour lose five county Councils Hull Daily Mail 7 April 1955 9 Essex Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Gloucestershire No overall control No overall controlDetails Hampshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Herefordshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent 49 (-1), Labour 5 (+1)Many Tory Gains in Elections Birmingham Mail 1 April 1955 1 Hertfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Holland Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control. Huntingdonshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control. Isle of Ely Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Isle of Wight No overall control No overall control Conservatives 15, Labour 5, Independents 16 Kent Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Kesteven Independent (politician) Independent (politician)Details Lancashire Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservatives 71 (+21), Labour 46 (-18), Progressives and Independents 4 (-3)Socialist control of W. Wales county ends Western Mail 6 April 1955 1 Leicestershire No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration Conservatives and Independents 49 (+3), Labour 14 (-4), Liberals 1 (+1) Lindsey No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration No overall control - Independent/Conservative administration Independents and Conservatives 50 (+1), Labour 14 (-1) London Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Details Middlesex Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Northamptonshire No overall control No overall control Conservative 29, Labour 21, Independent 13, Liberal 4 Northumberland Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour 37 (-3), Independents 32 (+2), Conservatives 3 (+1) Nottinghamshire Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour holdRutland Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent 20 (-1), Labour 1 (+1)Shropshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents 45 (+1), Labour 8 (+1), Conservatives 6. Two new electoral divisions. Soke of Peterborough Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Somerset Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Staffordshire Labour Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Surrey Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Details Warwickshire No overall control No overall control Conservative 31, Labour 15, Independents 17 West Suffolk Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control West Sussex Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents 34 (-1), Conservatives 24, Labour 2 (+1)Our Comment and Gossip West Sussex Gazette 6 7 April 1955 Westmorland Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents 44, Labour 2 Wiltshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Worcestershire No overall control No overall control Conservatives 33, Labour 19, Independents 15 Yorkshire East Riding Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Yorkshire North Riding Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents 47 (+4), Labour 12 (-4), Conservatives 7 Yorkshire West Riding Labour Party (UK) No overall controlDetails Welsh county councils thumb|Map of Welsh local government divisions. Council Previous control Result Details Anglesey Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Election not run on political lines Brecknockshire No overall control - Anti-Labour administration No overall control - Anti-Labour administration Labour 20(-1), Liberal 14 (+2), Conservatives 10 (-1), Independents 10 Carnarvonshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Election not run on political lines Cardiganshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Election not run on political lines Carmarthenshire Welsh Labour Party No overall controlDetails Denbighshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents 39, Labour 20, Conservative & National Liberal 5, Liberal 4, Miner 1No local rush to vote in County Elections Halifax Evening Courier 2 April 1955 1 Flintshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control GlamorganDetails Merionethshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Monmouthshire Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour PartyDetails Montgomeryshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Pembrokeshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Radnorshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independents held control Scottish county councils Council Previous control Result Details AberdeenshireDetails ArgyllshireDetails Ayrshire Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour PartyDetails Dunbartonshire Moderates (Scotland)Details Fife No overall control Scottish Labour PartyDetails Midlothian Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour PartyDetails Stirlingshire Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour PartyDetails 12 May 1955 VOTING POWER UNCHANGED: Ayr County Council https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 12 1955 Borough elections Summary of results The results for the boroughs were:12 May 1955 LATE NEWS: BOROUGH ELECTIONS https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 20 September 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) 17 Party Councillors Gains Losses % Gains % Losses Conservative Party34636 Labour Party49390 Liberal Party168 Independents7550 Communist Party of Great BritainNone2None100% English Boroughs Elections to borough councils in England were as follows:Election Results. Midland Details and National Summary Birmingham Post 13 May 1955 18 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 16No 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 12Only 1 seat contested Bridlington Independents Independents Independents 24 Bridport Independents Independents Independents 23, 1 vacancyNo 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 2No 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 9No 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 33 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 1Only 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 16No 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 1No 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 1No 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 16No 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 6No contest H 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)Conservative Gains in Yorkshire Yorkshire Post 13 May 1955 1 No overall control (Conservative - Liberal administration)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 controlConservatives 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 controlIndependents 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 controlConservatives 15 (+2), Labour 12 (-2), Liberals 9 Higham Ferrers Independents Independents Independents 9, Labour 5, Liberals 2 High Wycombe No overall control No overall controlLabour 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 controlLiberals 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 I 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 J Council Previous control Result Details Jarrow Labour Party Labour Party Labour 22, Conservatives 6 K 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 L 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 16No 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 M 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 N 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 (County Borough) 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 O 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 P 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 Q Council Previous control Result Details Queenborough No overall control No overall control Labour 5 (-1), Conservative 5 (+1), Independents 2, 4 vacancies R 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 1No contests S 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) T 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) U Council Previous control Result Details Uxbridge New borough No overall control - Conservative - Independent coalition Conservatives and Independents 20, Labour 16 W 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 16No 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 1No 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 6No contests Worksop Labour Party Labour Party Labour 13, Independents 8, Conservatives 3 Worthing Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservatives 25 (-1), Independents 14 (+1) Y 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 The following were the results in the Welsh borough council elections:Socialists setbacks in Welsh elections Western Mail 13 May 1955 5 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)Election Results Birmingham Post 13 May 1955 18 Bangor Independents Independents Independents 20 (-1), Liberals 6 (+1), Labour 2 Barry Labour Party Labour Party Labour 19 (+1), Independents 9 (-1) Beaumaris Independents Independents Independents 16 Brecon No overall control No overall control Labour 6, Conservatives 4, Liberals 3, Independents 3. All seats unopposed. 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 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 administrationHeavy Polling Last Night Birmingham Post 13 May 1955 1 Labour 11 (-1), Conservatives 8 (+1), Liberal 1, Independents 4 Haverfordwest Independents Independents Independents 12, Labour 4 Kidwelly Labour minority administration Independents Independents 9, Labour 7 Lampeter Independents Independents Independents 16 Llandovery Independents Independents Independents 16 Llanelly Labour Party Labour Party Labour 19 (-1), Independents 4 (+1) Llanfyllin Independents Independents Independents 16 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 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 2Latest News. Election Results Birmingham Post 13 May 1955 13 Pembroke Independents Independents Independents 22, Labour 2 Port Talbot Labour Party Labour Party Labour 22, Independents 2 Pwllheli Independents Independents Independents 16. All seats uncontested 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 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 References