1955 Durham County Council election

Elections to Durham County Council were held on in April 1955. The Labour party maintained their dominance, although their presence was reduced from 77 to 74 of the councils 88 councillors. All 29 Alderman remained Labour. Of the 74 Labour councillors returned, 48 were returned unopposed.

Aggregate results

This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections.

This table summarises the result of the elections in all electoral divisions. 88 councillors were elected. Councillors are listed first, then aldermen, meaning that "74 + 29" means 74 Councillors and 29 Aldermen.

Durham County Council election, 1955[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 74 + 29
  Other parties 14 + 0

Results by division

References

  1. ^ Bulmer, Martin (2015). Mining and Social Change (Routledge Revivals): Durham County in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 129. ISBN 9781317448488.

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