1955 General election results summary
Majority – 54
PM Anthony Eden 1955—57 (Biography)
PM Harold Macmillan 1957 (Biography)
Held on Thursday 26 May
Electorate – 34,858,263
Turnout – 76.8%
| Party |
Seats |
Votes |
% Share |
Candidates |
| |
Conservative |
344 |
13,286,569 |
49.7 |
623 |
| |
Labour |
277 |
12,404,970 |
46.4 |
620 |
| |
Ulster Unionist |
10 |
|
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|
| |
Liberal |
6 |
|
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| |
Sinn Fein |
2 |
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