1955 London County Council election

1955 London County Council election

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First party Second party   Leader Isaac Hayward Norris Kenyon Party Labour Conservative Leader since 1947 1952 Leader's seat Alderman Paddington South Seats won 74 52 Seat change 18 15 Popular vote 1,143,948 956,543 Percentage 50.5% 47.5%

An election to the County Council of London took place on 31 March 1955. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having three votes in the three-member seats. The Conservative Party made significant gains, but the Labour Party retained a substantial majority.

The size of the council was cut by three members, with Fulham East, Fulham West and Hammersmith South abolished, and replaced in part by the new constituencies of Barons Court and Fulham. This mirrored changes to constituencies for the House of Commons which were implemented at the 1955 general election, shortly afterwards.^[1]