Who won the most seats in the Local elections 10 May 1956?

The Labour Party won the most seats in the Local elections 10 May 1956, with 889 of 1,356 seats filled.

When was the Local elections 10 May 1956?

The Local elections 10 May 1956 was held on 10 May 1956.

Local elections 10 May 1956

Local elections 10 May 1956 was held on 10 May 1956. 1,356 seats were filled across 355 wards and divisions in 28 councils, from 2,754 candidates. The Labour Party won 889, Conservative Party won 456 and Independent Labour won 7.

Date: 10 May 1956
Seats filled: 1,356
Candidates: 2,754
Councils: 28

Local elections 10 May 1956: seats and votes by party
Party	Candidates	Seats won	Votes	Vote share
The Labour Party	1,271	889	1,439,416	52.2%
Conservative Party	1,155	456	1,238,654	44.9%
Independent Labour	9	7	3,169	0.1%
Communist	101	4	19,406	0.7%
The Liberal Party	155	0	48,487	1.8%
Independent	25	0	7,186	0.3%
Union Movement	35	0	2,302	0.1%
Independent Conservative	3	0	1,414	0.1%

Local elections 10 May 1956: results by council
Council	Wards / divisions	Seats filled	Largest party	Its seats
Metropolitan Borough of Battersea	16	55	Labour	37
Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey	13	45	Labour	45
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green	5	30	Labour	30
Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell	20	60	Labour	48
Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea	6	36	Conservative	30
Metropolitan Borough of Deptford	12	36	Labour	33
Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury	8	34	Labour	32
Metropolitan Borough of Fulham	8	40	Labour	30
Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich	12	35	Labour	29
Metropolitan Borough of Hackney	16	48	Labour	48
Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith	13	39	Labour	33
Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead	7	42	Conservative	36
Metropolitan Borough of Holborn	9	42	Conservative	39
Metropolitan Borough of Islington	11	60	Labour	60
Metropolitan Borough of Kensington	9	60	Conservative	42
Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth	21	60	Labour	45
Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham	18	55	Labour	30
Metropolitan Borough of Paddington	12	60	Conservative	37
Metropolitan Borough of Poplar	14	42	Labour	42
Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch	11	33	Labour	33
Metropolitan Borough of Southwark	10	60	Labour	60
Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone	10	60	Conservative	50
Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras	8	60	Labour	37
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney	20	60	Labour	49
Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington	10	30	Labour	27
Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth	20	60	Conservative	32
Metropolitan Borough of Westminster	14	60	Conservative	60
Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich	22	54	Labour	47