1955 Liverpool City Council election
1955 UK local election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 12 May 1955. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in the 'all-up' election in 1953 for a two-year term (as they were the candidates receiving the second highest number of votes). Therefore, comparisons are made with the 1953 election results.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Arundel
Breckfield
Broadgreen
Central
Childwall
Church
Clubmoor
County
Croxteth
Dingle
Dovecot
Everton
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Gillmoss
Granby
Kensington
Low Hill
Melrose
Netherfield
Old Swan
Picton
Pirrie
Prince's Park
Sandhills
St. Domingo
St. James
St. Mary's
St. Michael's
Smithdown
Speke
Tuebrook
Vauxhall
Warbreck
Westminster
Woolton
Aldermanic elections
At the meeting of the City Council on 23 May 1955 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Councillors elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years. Fifteen Conservative, one Independent, and two Liberal Aldermen were replaced by eighteen Labour Aldermen, allowing Labour to take control of the council for the first time.
By-elections
Low Hill
By-election caused by the election of John Mathew Taylor (elected Cllr.
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