# 1955 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 12 May 1955. After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 53 | +1 | 27 | 80 |
| Labour | 65 | -1 | 9 | 74 |
| Protestant | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1955 :
* Party
* Conservative
* Labour
* Liberal
* Protestant
* Communist

## 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

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. McGuire $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,330 | 51% |
| | Conservative | J. H. W. Stewart | 1,979 | 43% |
| | Communist | A. M$^c$Clelland | 264 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,241 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,573 | 37% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. A. Kinnear * | 3,615 | 88% |
| | Labour | T. Higgins | 509 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,106 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,033 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,124 | 29& |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Minion $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,477 | 81% |
| | Labour | H. Knowles | 810 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,667 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,208 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,287 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. A. Porter $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,566 | 66% |
| | Labour | W. K. Fox | 2,373 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,193 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,362 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,939 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Lees * | 3,660 | 72% |
| | Labour | J. Palliser | 1,436 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,224 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,376 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,096 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. E. Goldsmith $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,052 | 55% |
| | Labour | W. R. Snell | 2,454 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,375 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,506 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. T. Rogers * | 3,669 | 68% |
| | Labour | Mrs. L. Wooding | 1,695 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,974 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,515 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,364 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. M. Mannheim $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,310 | 53% |
| | Independent | J. G, Granby | 2,060 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,443 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,370 | 42% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Young $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,094 | 89% |
| | Labour | T. McNerney | 517 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,577 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,046 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,611 | 33% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E. Jennings * | 5,434 | 83% |
| | Labour | Mrs. P. B. Henley | 1,136 | 17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,299 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,552 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,569 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | N. A. Williams * | 3,248 | 59% |
| | Labour | J. Murphy | 2,299 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,489 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,547 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. F, Allanson $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,285 | 52% |
| | Labour | R. Stoddart | 3,889 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,249 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,174 | 54% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. H. Thompson * | 4,478 | 85% |
| | Labour | R. J. Luke | 781 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,697 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,666 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,259 | 49% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. H. Cain * | 3,632 | 52% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Bamber | 3,119 | 45% |
| | Communist | W. H. Hart | 205 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,627 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,956 | 48% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. H. Maloney * | 3,221 | 53% |
| | Conservative | L. F. Hogan | 2,894 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,024 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,115 | 41% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Everton

Everton - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. L. Hughes * | 2,996 | 68% |
| | Labour | W. Smyth $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,708 | 61% |
| | Conservative | W. Martin | 1,424 | 32% |
| | Conservative | E. D. Minshull | 1,356 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,572 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,925 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,420 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. S. Ross $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,636 | 64% |
| | Labour | Mrs. M. G. Wheeler | 2,029 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,607 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,181 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,665 | 37% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Poole * | 3,912 | 59% |
| | Labour | Andrew Young | 2,767 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,790 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,679 | 52% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Troy * | 3,826 | 62% |
| | Conservative | C. P. Conway | 2,320 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,506 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,958 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,146 | 39% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. T. Brodie * | 2,580 | 52% |
| | Conservative | A. S. Snowden | 2,386 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,343 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,966 | 40% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. M. Wormald * | 3,064 | 53% |
| | Conservative | G. D. Brewer | 2,713 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,448 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,777 | 43% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. M. J. Powell * | 2,998 | 58% |
| | Conservative | J. P. Moyses | 2,153 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,360 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,151 | 45% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. MacDonald $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,631 | 64% |
| | Conservative | J. Smith | 1,478 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,153 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,707 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,109 | 38% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | G. E. Lewis * | 1,879 | 50.1% |
| | Labour | H. G. Trainor | 1,874 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,811 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,753 | 38% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B. M. Frazer * | 4,093 | 54% |
| | Labour | V. Burke | 3,450 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,438 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,543 | 46% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. E. Kendrick | 3,454 | 51% |
| | Labour | Francis Burke * | 3,310 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,139 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,764 | 45% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Morgan * | 4,300 | 53% |
| | Conservative | B. A. Ryan | 3,873 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,632 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,173 | 46% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. C. Greenwood * | 3,442 | 55% |
| | Conservative | Ald. C. G. S. Gordon | 2,768 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,210 | 43% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Parr * | 2,918 | 88% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Beavan | 387 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,531 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,888 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,305 | 33% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Gardner * | 2,963 | 52% |
| | Protestant | Ald. Rev. H. D. Longbottom | 2,730 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,877 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,693 | 44% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. E. Gough * | 2,716 | 69% |
| | Conservative | C. McKeon | 1,195 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,521 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,684 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,911 | 33% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. R. Maddox * | 3,199 | 52% |
| | Conservative | C. P. Clingan | 2,915 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,114 | 50% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Cowlin $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,630 | 77% |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. E. Wright | 1,101 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,529 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,550 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,731 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. W. Clarke $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,888 | 62% |
| | Conservative | J. Moore | 1,747 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,141 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,713 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,635 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Crookes * | 3,294 | 63% |
| | Conservative | C. Dickinson | 1,907 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,851 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,201 | 38% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. E. Molyneux * | 3,927 | 60% |
| | Labour | H. Lee | 2,564 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,363 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,838 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,491 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Cowley * | 3,112 | 88% |
| | Independent | C. McBride | 366 | 10% |
| | Communist | R. Cuerdon | 76 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,746 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,960 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,554 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. W, Lowe * | 4,456 | 67% |
| | Labour | A. T. Williams | 2,170 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,286 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,095 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,626 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eddie Burke | 2,281 | 53% |
| | Conservative | F. Shaw | 1,986 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,661 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,267 | 49% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Norton | 4,250 | 77% |
| | Labour | Charles Patrick Wall | 1,234 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,016 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,160 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,484 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## 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.
| Party | Alderman |
| Labour | Henry Aldritt |
| Labour | E. M. Braddock |
| Labour | Joseph Cyril Brady |
| Labour | Frank Hampton Cain |
| Labour | Abraham Louis Caplan |
| Labour | Hugh Carr |
| Labour | John Hamilton |
| Labour | Alexander Hardman |
| Labour | John Leslie Hughes |
| Labour | William George Ingham |
| Labour | Lawrence King |
| Labour | Harry Livermore |
| Labour | Peter McKernan |
| Labour | Charles James Minton |
| Labour | Joseph Morgan |
| Labour | David Nickson |
| Labour | Stanley Part |
| Labour | Fred Robinson |
| Labour | John Mathew Taylor |
| Labour | Elizabeth Trainor |

## By-elections
### Low Hill

By-election caused by the election of John Mathew Taylor (elected Cllr. for Low Hill in 1954) as Alderman.
Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Matthew Scott | 1,976 | 56% |
| | Conservative | John Peter Moyses | 1,571 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,360 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,547 | 31% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Abercromby

By-election caused by the election of Harry Livermore (elected Cllr. for Abercromby in 1953) as Alderman.
Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Herbert Wray Stewart | 1,593 | 49% |
| | Labour | Miss Mary Seddon | 1,537 | 47% |
| | Communist | A. McClelland | 125 | 3.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,241 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,255 | 27% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Central

By-election caused by the election of Bessie Braddock as Alderman.
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Cullen | 1,899 | 54% |
| | Conservative | Vivian Forsyth Crosthwaite | 1,633 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,443 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,532 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Granby

By-election caused by the election of Elizabeth Trainor (elected as Cllr. for Granby in 1953) as Alderman.
Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Sydney Sowden | 1,797 | 48% |
| | Labour | William Tipping | 1,675 | 45% |
| | Liberal | Edward Kelly | 252 | 6.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,343 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,724 | 30% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### St. James

By-election caused by the election of Hugh Carr (elected as Cllr. for St. James in 1953) and William George Ingham (elected as Cllr. for St. James in 1954) as Aldermen.
St. James - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas McManus | 2,000 | 69% |
| | Labour | Alan Frank Skinner | 1,746 | 60% |
| | | John Fortune Jones | 904 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,096 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,684 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,904 | 25% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Speke

By-election caused by the election of Alexander Hardman (elected as Cllr. for Speke in 1953) as Alderman.
Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Higgins | 1,797 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Clarence Dickinson | 1,094 | 35% |
| | Liberal | Miss June Stananought Pritchard | 252 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 703 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,851 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,143 | 23% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
* Pritchard had contested Kirkdale as a Liberal in the 1950 General Election

### Westminster

By-election caused by the election of John Hamilton (elected as Cllr. for Westminster in 1953) as Alderman.
Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Reginald John McLaughlin | 1,601 | 52% |
| | Labour | Harold Lee | 1,501 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,661 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,102 | 36% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Everton

By-election caused by the election of John Leslie Hughes (elected as Cllr. for Everton in 1953) and David Nickson (elected as Cllr. for Everton in 1954) as Aldermen.
Everton - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Burke | 1,914 | 69% |
| | Labour | Alexander Coveney McLeod | 1,853 | 67% |
| | Conservative | William Martin | 869 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,925 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,783 | 22% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

By-election caused by the election of Peter McKernan (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1953), Henry Aldritt (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1954) and Stanley Part (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1955) as Aldermen.
Sandhills - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Walter Harold Alldritt | 1,428 | 88% |
| | Labour | John Scully | 1,336 | 83% |
| | Labour | Hugh Rowlands | 1,333 | 82% |
| | | Alfred Midwood Proffit | 189 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,239 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,888 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | 16% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

By-election caused by the election of Joseph Cyril Brady (elected as Cllr. for Vauxhall in 1954) as Alderman.
Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Dean-Jones | 1,543 | 73% |
| | Independent | Charles McBride | 522 | 25% |
| | Communist | Richard Cuerdon | 62 | 2.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,021 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,960 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,127 | 19% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

By-election caused by the election of Frank Hampton Cain (elected as Cllr. for Dingle in 1955) as Alderman.
Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Inman Bamber | 3,015 | 52% |
| | Labour | Frank Chadwick | 2,614 | 45% |
| | Communist | William Henry Hart | 143 | 2.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,627 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,772 | 39% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Pirrie

By-election caused by the election of Joseph Morgan (elected as Cllr. for Pirrie in 1955) as Alderman.
Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Edward Smith | 3,619 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Alexander Ryan | 3,230 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,632 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,849 | 39% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Picton

By-election caused by the election of Charles James Minton (elected as Cllr. for Picton in 1953) as Alderman.
Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sir Alfred Ernest Shennan | 3,636 | 53% |
| | Labour | Henry Evans | 3,196 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,139 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,832 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dovecot

By-election caused by the election of Abraham Louis Caplan (elected as Cllr. for Dovecot in 1954) as Alderman.
Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Indcox Davies | 2,566 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Luke Francis Hogan | 2,383 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,024 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,949 | 33% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Church by-election 27 October 1955

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George William Prout | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Alderman Mabel Fletcher M.A. Died on 2 December 1955.
Cllr. Peter James O'Hare was elected by the Councillors as an Alderman on 4 January 1956 and assigned as the Returning Officer for the County ward.