London County Council election 31 Mar 1955 London County Council election 31 Mar 1955 was held on 31 March 1955. 126 seats were filled across 42 wards and divisions in 1 councils, from 315 candidates. The Labour Party won 74 and Conservative Party won 52.
Date 31 March 1955
Seats filled 126
Candidates 315
Councils 1 London County Council election 31 Mar 1955: winner in each area Area Elected Party Votes Baron's Court F. Banfield Labour 10,946 Baron's Court M. Dugdale Conservative 10,832 Baron's Court W. Fiske Labour 10,872 Battersea North Earl of Listowel Labour 8,641 Battersea North D. Prichard Labour 9,023 Battersea North E. Hurst Labour 8,774 Battersea South F. Abbott Conservative 8,627 Battersea South A. Marshall Conservative 8,563 Battersea South D. Rayment Conservative 8,478 Bermondsey J. Thomas Labour 7,093 Bermondsey A. Kemp Labour 7,526 Bermondsey R. Goodwin Labour 7,098 Bethnal Green D. Holman Labour 10,263 Bethnal Green B. Tate Labour 10,087 Bethnal Green R. McKinnon Wood Labour 9,545 Camberwell - Dulwich M. Stevens Conservative 14,864 Camberwell - Dulwich R. Hensman Conservative 15,276 Camberwell - Dulwich C. Pearce Conservative 15,229 Camberwell - Peckham F. Corbet Labour 11,430 Camberwell - Peckham A. Skeffington Labour 10,216 Camberwell - Peckham R. Sargood Labour 10,156 Chelsea G. Rippon Conservative 12,174 Chelsea R. Edwards Conservative 12,476 Chelsea Bennett Conservative 12,465 Cities of London and Westminster H. Pitman Conservative 17,100 Cities of London and Westminster J. Chapman-Walker Conservative 17,052 Cities of London and Westminster S. Salmon Conservative 16,883 Deptford E. Murphy Labour 10,639 Deptford H. Shearman Labour 10,660 Deptford A. Simons Labour 10,478 Fulham E. Rankin Labour 13,212 Fulham R. Edmonds Labour 12,813 Fulham Selwyn-Clarke Labour 12,756 Greenwich A. Chrisp Labour 11,814 Greenwich P. Middleton Labour 11,469 Greenwich T. Beacham Labour 11,590 Hackney - Central J. Wobey Labour 8,971 Hackney - Central H. Halpin Labour 9,040 Hackney - Central M. Ormerod Labour 9,035 Hammersmith - North I. Phillips Labour 10,694 Hammersmith - North N. Prichard Labour 10,667 Hammersmith - North E. Woods Labour 10,502 Hampstead J. Townsend Conservative 15,401 Hampstead F. Bennett Conservative 15,656 Hampstead R. Cleaver Conservative 15,503 Holborn and St Pancras South N. Edwards Conservative 9,471 Holborn and St Pancras South I. Mansel Conservative 9,516 Holborn and St Pancras South R. Gilbey Conservative 9,454 Islington - East I. Chaplin Labour 7,346 Islington - East E. Bayliss Labour 7,530 Islington - East B. Bagnari Labour 7,363 Islington - North E. Bull Labour 8,401 Islington - North H. Rose Labour 8,144 Islington - North C. Pope Labour 8,147 Islington - South West F. Powe Labour 7,390 Islington - South West H. Jones Labour 7,531 Islington - South West A. Stamp Labour 7,260 Kensington - North D. Chesworth Labour 9,979 Kensington - North A. Grieves Labour 9,975 Kensington - North O. Wilson Labour 9,829 Kensington - South Petrie Conservative 16,235 Kensington - South Pepler Conservative 16,137 Kensington - South R. Vigars Conservative 16,018 Lambeth - Brixton V. Mishcon Labour 9,571 Lambeth - Brixton D. Ford Labour 9,158 Lambeth - Brixton B. Serota Labour 9,073 Lambeth - Norwood P. Fender Conservative 14,005 Lambeth - Norwood M. Thornton Conservative 13,967 Lambeth - Norwood J. Bateman Conservative 13,757 Lambeth - Vauxhall P. Strauss Labour 6,622 Lambeth - Vauxhall Hendy Labour 6,067 Lambeth - Vauxhall W. Begley Labour 6,042 Lewisham - North N. Farmer Conservative 14,376 Lewisham - North J. Oakey Conservative 14,154 Lewisham - North T. Rose Conservative 14,131 Lewisham - South W. Owen Labour 15,216 Lewisham - South T. Gillinder Labour 15,107 Lewisham - South E. Hambly Labour 15,097 Lewisham - West G. Bradfield Conservative 14,335 Lewisham - West F. Ruston Conservative 14,207 Lewisham - West C. Mann Conservative 14,119 Paddington - North M. Griffith Labour 8,889 Paddington - North E. Avery Labour 8,829 Paddington - North J. O'Neill-Ryan Labour 8,782 Paddington - South N. Kenyon Conservative 9,857 Paddington - South F. Lawrence Conservative 9,778 Paddington - South E. Bigham Conservative 9,771 Poplar W. Guy Labour 9,698 Poplar J. Branagan Labour 9,093 Poplar A. Neiderman Labour 8,974 Shoreditch and Finsbury F. Cayford Labour 8,125 Shoreditch and Finsbury E. Wicks Labour 7,988 Shoreditch and Finsbury H. Daines Labour 7,934 Southwark H. Stillman Labour 10,819 Southwark J. Keen Labour 10,751 Southwark L. Styles Labour 10,747 St Marylebone A. Reneson-Coucher Conservative 13,007 St Marylebone M. Clifford Conservative 12,836 St Marylebone L. Nettlefold Conservative 12,933 St Pancras - North S. Dean Labour 10,752 St Pancras - North I. Bonham Labour 10,478 St Pancras - North E. Denington Labour 10,381 Stepney J. Long Labour 8,347 Stepney J. Oldfield Labour 8,300 Stepney A. Reeve Labour 7,872 Stoke Newington and Hackney North A. Samuels Labour 9,678 Stoke Newington and Hackney North H. Bentwich Labour 9,639 Stoke Newington and Hackney North N. Sanderson Labour 9,575 Wandsworth - Central L. Cocker Conservative 14,359 Wandsworth - Central M. Bond Conservative 14,299 Wandsworth - Central A. Tennant Conservative 14,131 Wandsworth - Clapham M. Gumbel Conservative 12,332 Wandsworth - Clapham F. Hadwen Conservative 12,308 Wandsworth - Clapham G. Mowbray Conservative 12,165 Wandsworth - Putney D. Croft Conservative 17,511 Wandsworth - Putney F. East Conservative 17,219 Wandsworth - Putney E. Hoare Conservative 17,099 Wandsworth - Streatham H. Sebag-Montefiore Conservative 12,869 Wandsworth - Streatham I. McLean Conservative 12,803 Wandsworth - Streatham P. Gale Conservative 12,686 Woolwich - East W. Stein Labour 11,300 Woolwich - East J. Young Labour 11,238 Woolwich - East J. Andrews Labour 11,219 Woolwich - West U. Lister Conservative 15,834 Woolwich - West B. Warren Conservative 15,381 Woolwich - West L. Smith Conservative 15,426
