Elections to Durham County Council were held on in April 1955. The Labour party maintained their dominance, although their presence was reduced from 77 to 74 of the councils 88 councillors. All 29 Alderman remained Labour. Of the 74 Labour councillors returned, 48 were returned unopposed.
This section summarises the detailed results which are noted in the following sections.
This table summarises the result of the elections in all wards. 88 councillors were elected. Councillors are listed first, then aldermen, meaning that "74 + 29" means 74 Councillors and 29 Aldermen.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 74 + 29 | ||||||||
Other parties | 14 + 0 |
Council elections in County Durham | |
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Durham County Council | |
Darlington Borough Council | |
Hartlepool Borough Council | |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | |
Cleveland County Council |
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Chester-le-Street District Council |
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Durham City Council |
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Derwentside District Council |
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Easington District Council |
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Sedgefield Borough Council | |
Teesdale District Council |
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Wear Valley District Council |
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Tees Valley Mayor | |
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(1954 ←) 1955 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1956) | |
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County councils (England) |
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County councils (Wales) |
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County councils (Scotland) |
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County councils (Northern Ireland) |
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County boroughs (England) | |
County boroughs (Northern Ireland) | |
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