1955 Ayrshire County Council election

1955 Scottish local government election April 2022 thumb|right|The administrative county of Ayrshire (1889–1974), shown within northern Britain. Elections to Ayrshire County Council were held on 10 May 1955. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 established Ayrshire as an administrative county, governed by a County Council. Following the election the council was composed of 25 Labourites, 16 Progressives/Moderates, and an Independent. The former council had composed 24 Labourites, 15 Progressives/Moderates, and an Independent. Due to the splitting of several larger divisions 3 new seats had to be filled. Aggregate results Ayrshire County Council election, 195512 May 1955 VOTING POWER UNCHANGED: Ayr County Council https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald 12 Contested Seats Scottish Labour Party 25 Moderates (Scotland) 16 Independent (politician) 1 Results by division Beith East Beith East Moderates (Scotland) M. G. Boyd Labour Party (UK) R. B. Neill 399 Moderates (Scotland) Labour Party (UK) Beith West Beith West Independent Labour R. McInnes 886 Moderates (Scotland) J. Beggs 449 Moderates (Scotland) Coylton Coylton Labour Party (UK) J. Hodge 638 Independent W. Ferguson 304 Moderates (Scotland) J. Hamilton 124 Labour Party (UK) West Kilbride North West Kilbride North Moderates (Scotland) L. Gale 420 Labour Party (UK) G. Goldie 203 Moderates (Scotland) References Notes Category:1955 Scottish local elections Category:Politics of Ayrshire