London: 1955 general election results
How London voted at the 1955 general election: the Conservatives won 54 of 102 seats with 49.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 54 | +6 | 2,118,355 | 49.2% | +2.1 | ||
| Labour | 48 | −3 | 2,058,072 | 47.8% | −2.6 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 112,402 | 2.6% | +0.7 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 13,270 | 0.3% | |||||
Change compared with the 1951 general election in London.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Lab | 525 | 1.3 | 82.6% | |
| Barking | Lab | 15,047 | 38.4 | 73.5% | |
| Barnet | Con | 10,729 | 21.5 | 81.4% | |
| Barons Court | Lab | 125 | 0.3 | 75.8% | |
| Battersea North | Lab | 12,922 | 43.6 | 69.4% | |
| Battersea South | Con | 679 | 2.2 | 80.6% | |
| Beckenham | Con | 21,237 | 37.9 | 76.5% | |
| Bermondsey | Lab | 17,400 | 61.5 | 69.5% | |
| Bethnal Green | Lab | 20,701 | 52.7 | 63.9% | |
| Bexley | Con | 4,499 | 8.5 | 82.6% | |
| Brentford and Chiswick | Con | 2,105 | 6.0 | 82.0% | |
| Bromley | Con | 13,139 | 36.4 | 75.2% | |
| Camberwell Dulwich | Con | 1,851 | 3.5 | 78.7% | |
| Camberwell Peckham | Lab | 13,768 | 35.4 | 63.7% | |
| Carshalton | Con | 11,505 | 21.1 | 80.7% | |
| Chelsea | Con | 15,052 | 46.8 | 65.5% | |
| Chislehurst | Con | 3,870 | 7.9 | 84.9% | |
| Cities of London and Westminster | Con | 18,044 | 40.5 | 60.1% | |
| Croydon North East | Con | 8,481 | 18.6 | 77.7% | |
| Croydon North West | Con | 10,537 | 22.8 | 77.5% | |
| Croydon South | Con | 6,700 | 14.0 | 77.2% | |
| Dagenham | Lab | 25,093 | 47.8 | 68.9% | |
| Deptford | Lab | 11,453 | 31.5 | 69.6% | |
| Ealing North | Con | 246 | 0.5 | 85.2% | |
| Ealing South | Con | 12,530 | 28.7 | 77.9% | |
| East Ham North | Lab | 5,545 | 18.3 | 74.9% | |
| East Ham South | Lab | 8,699 | 28.1 | 73.1% | |
| Edmonton | Lab | 7,038 | 13.2 | 74.5% | |
| Enfield East | Lab | 7,701 | 21.6 | 75.5% | |
| Enfield West | Con | 11,518 | 35.4 | 78.2% | |
| Erith and Crayford | Lab | 8,618 | 20.9 | 79.0% | |
| Feltham | Lab | 3,350 | 8.4 | 78.4% | |
| Finchley | Con | 12,825 | 23.1 | 78.3% | |
| Fulham | Lab | 4,394 | 10.1 | 78.6% | |
| Greenwich | Lab | 7,939 | 17.7 | 73.2% | |
| Guildford | Con | 11,328 | 26.4 | 76.4% | |
| Hackney Central | Lab | 11,800 | 27.0 | 66.1% | |
| Hammersmith North | Lab | 8,863 | 22.3 | 70.0% | |
| Hampstead | Con | 12,186 | 24.1 | 69.7% | |
| Harrow Central | Con | 8,041 | 20.1 | 79.4% | |
| Harrow East | Con | 3,622 | 8.9 | 82.6% | |
| Harrow West | Con | 17,297 | 39.9 | 79.4% | |
| Hayes and Harlington | Lab | 6,148 | 18.1 | 76.6% | |
| Hendon North | Con | 4,060 | 9.4 | 80.7% | |
| Hendon South | Con | 10,436 | 25.9 | 73.2% | |
| Heston and Isleworth | Con | 6,512 | 14.5 | 78.9% | |
| Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | 931 | 2.7 | 67.3% | |
| Hornchurch | Con | 1,372 | 2.2 | 82.0% | |
| Hornsey | Con | 12,726 | 23.0 | 76.3% | |
| Ilford North | Con | 10,501 | 20.3 | 76.6% | |
| Ilford South | Con | 6,478 | 13.5 | 75.3% | |
| Islington East | Lab | 6,702 | 20.6 | 66.1% | |
| Islington North | Lab | 7,578 | 20.7 | 64.7% | |
| Islington South West | Lab | 13,268 | 36.3 | 62.0% | |
| Kensington North | Lab | 2,943 | 7.9 | 69.7% | |
| Kensington South | Con | 25,247 | 65.0 | 61.9% | |
| Kingston upon Thames | Con | 14,965 | 31.7 | 76.4% | |
| Lambeth Brixton | Lab | 5,035 | 13.9 | 68.2% | |
| Lambeth Norwood | Con | 5,032 | 11.3 | 75.2% | |
| Lambeth Vauxhall | Lab | 8,728 | 29.4 | 62.7% | |
| Lewisham North | Con | 3,236 | 7.9 | 77.9% | |
| Lewisham South | Lab | 6,343 | 14.9 | 77.7% | |
| Lewisham West | Con | 4,325 | 9.9 | 79.6% | |
| Leyton | Lab | 8,204 | 14.7 | 74.3% | |
| Merton and Morden | Con | 6,390 | 14.4 | 81.6% | |
| Mitcham | Con | 7,590 | 13.1 | 80.5% | |
| Orpington | Con | 11,936 | 32.3 | 79.4% | |
| Paddington North | Lab | 2,092 | 6.8 | 72.2% | |
| Paddington South | Con | 7,047 | 23.6 | 64.3% | |
| Poplar | Lab | 19,828 | 63.0 | 64.1% | |
| Richmond (Surrey) | Con | 12,955 | 27.2 | 77.5% | |
| Romford | Lab | 2,625 | 5.1 | 75.5% | |
| Ruislip Northwood | Con | 11,555 | 30.4 | 79.8% | |
| Shoreditch and Finsbury | Lab | 16,284 | 46.9 | 61.6% | |
| Southall | Lab | 6,335 | 14.4 | 76.4% | |
| Southgate | Con | 18,210 | 42.4 | 77.1% | |
| Southwark | Lab | 17,230 | 43.0 | 60.2% | |
| St.Marylebone | Con | 15,399 | 41.4 | 64.5% | |
| St.Pancras North | Lab | 7,082 | 16.3 | 69.4% | |
| Stepney | Lab | 21,944 | 57.9 | 57.8% | |
| Stoke Newington and Hackney North | Lab | 10,088 | 22.8 | 67.9% | |
| Surbiton | Con | 10,483 | 29.7 | 79.5% | |
| Sutton and Cheam | Con | 14,333 | 32.0 | 76.4% | |
| Tottenham | Lab | 8,883 | 20.0 | 70.2% | |
| Twickenham | Con | 16,276 | 28.2 | 77.0% | |
| Uxbridge | Lab | 876 | 2.0 | 81.7% | |
| Walthamstow East | Con | 1,129 | 3.1 | 80.8% | |
| Walthamstow West | Lab | 9,250 | 31.5 | 72.5% | |
| Wandsworth Central | Con | 1,093 | 2.2 | 77.6% | |
| Wandsworth Clapham | Lab | 225 | 0.5 | 75.5% | |
| Wandsworth Putney | Con | 7,195 | 14.2 | 76.0% | |
| Wandsworth Streatham | Con | 12,268 | 31.1 | 74.8% | |
| Wembley North | Con | 10,109 | 25.1 | 82.3% | |
| Wembley South | Con | 6,456 | 17.2 | 80.7% | |
| West Ham North | Lab | 16,537 | 40.0 | 67.4% | |
| West Ham South | Lab | 23,454 | 66.2 | 65.8% | |
| Willesden East | Lab | 659 | 1.4 | 76.1% | |
| Willesden West | Lab | 11,111 | 23.5 | 74.4% | |
| Wimbledon | Con | 10,490 | 31.1 | 78.3% | |
| Wood Green | Lab | 3,712 | 7.8 | 75.1% | |
| Woolwich East | Lab | 10,346 | 28.6 | 73.9% | |
| Woolwich West | Con | 1,880 | 4.1 | 83.3% |
Questions and answers
Who won in London at the 1955 general election?
The Conservatives won 54 of the 102 seats in London, with 49.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in London in 1955?
102 constituencies.
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