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.

The administrative county of Midlothian (1889–1974), shown within northern Britain.

The county was divided into 39 electoral divisions, each of which returned one member. In 1955 there were contests in 16 of these.

Following the election the council was composed of 24 Labourites, 13 Progressives/Moderates, and two Communists.[1]

Aggregate results
Midlothian County Council election, 1955[1]
Contested Seats
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 24
  Progressives 13
  Communist 2

Results by division
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gollark: This is of course silly, because:- there are many more possible gods than the rewards-you-for-belief-in-your-specific-thing- it is possible that a god will punish you for "insincere" wager-driven belief
gollark: Basically, it's the idea that, since there's a chance of god existing, and if they do you'll get infinite happiness if you do believe or infinite suffering if you don't, but if they don't exist you'll not lose much by believing anyway.
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References
  1. "Midlothian Contests". The Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1955. p. 13.

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