1955 Midlothian County Council election

Elections to Midlothian County Council were held on 10 May 1955. Midlothian was one of the four divisions that made up the historic region of Lothian in Scotland. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 established Midlothian as an administrative county, governed by a County Council.

Quick facts 16 of 39 landward seats 32 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

1955 Midlothian County Council election

← 1954 May 10, 1955 (1955-05-10) 1956 →
16 of 39 landward seats 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Progressives Communist Seats won 5 8 2 Seats after 44 15 2 Seat change 2 1 2 Popular vote 3,566 3,586 591 Percentage 43.12% 43.36% 7.15%   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats won 1 Seats after 1[a] Seat change 1 Popular vote 527 Percentage 6.37%

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The county was divided into 39 landward divisions, each of which returned one member. In 1955 there were contests in 16 of these. The other 23 members were elected from the burghs.^[1][2]

The election marked the first time Communists had been elected to the council, with both Communists defeating Labour. However, following the election, Labour still commanded a large majority on the council.^[2]