1955 UK local election
 
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 12 May 1955. After the election, the composition of the council was:
By-elections.
Low Hill.
By-election caused by the election of John Mathew Taylor (elected Cllr. for Low Hill in 1954) as Alderman.
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Abercromby.
By-election caused by the election of Harry Livermore (elected Cllr. for Abercromby in 1953) as Alderman.
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Central.
By-election caused by the election of Bessie Braddock as Alderman.
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Granby.
By-election caused by the election of Elizabeth Trainor (elected as Cllr. for Granby in 1953) as Alderman.
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St. James.
By-election caused by the election of Hugh Carr (elected as Cllr. for St. James in 1953) and William George Ingham (elected as Cllr. for St. James in 1954) as Aldermen.
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Speke.
By-election caused by the election of Alexander Hardman (elected as Cllr. for Speke in 1953) as Alderman.
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Westminster.
By-election caused by the election of John Hamilton (elected as Cllr. for Westminster in 1953) as Alderman.
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Everton.
By-election caused by the election of John Leslie Hughes (elected as Cllr. for Everton in 1953) and David Nickson (elected as Cllr. for Everton in 1954) as Aldermen.
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Sandhills.
By-election caused by the election of Peter McKernan (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1953), Henry Aldritt (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1954) and Stanley Part (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1955) as Aldermen.
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Vauxhall.
By-election caused by the election of Joseph Cyril Brady (elected as Cllr. for Vauxhall in 1954) as Alderman.
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Dingle.
By-election caused by the election of Frank Hampton Cain (elected as Cllr. for Dingle in 1955) as Alderman.
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Pirrie.
By-election caused by the election of Joseph Morgan (elected as Cllr. for Pirrie in 1955) as Alderman.
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Picton.
By-election caused by the election of Charles James Minton (elected as Cllr. for Picton in 1953) as Alderman.
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Dovecot.
By-election caused by the election of Abraham Louis Caplan (elected as Cllr. for Dovecot in 1954) as Alderman.
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Church by-election 27 October 1955.
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Alderman Mabel Fletcher M.A. Died on 2 December 1955.
Cllr. Peter James O'Hare was elected by the Councillors as an Alderman on 4 January 1956 and assigned as the Returning Officer for the County ward.
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