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| The 1955 general election saw the Conservative Party maintain their political dominance in the UK. However, the government was shortly to experience a major disaster – the Suez Crisis that led to the resignation of Prime Minister Anthony Eden.
England
C 11,165,436 (50.4%) 293 MP’s elected L 571,034 (2.6%) 2 MP’s elected Lab 10,355,892 (46.8%) 216 MP’s elected
Wales
C 428,866 (29.9%) 6 MP’s elected L 104,095 (7.3%) 3 MP elected Lab 825,690 (57.6%) 27 MP’s elected PC 45,119 (3.1%) 0 MP elected
Scotland
C 1,273,942 (50.1%) 36 MP’s elected L 47,273 (1.9%) 1 MP’s elected Lab 1,188,058 (46.7%) 34 MP’s elected SNP 12,112 (0.5%) 0 MP elected
N. Ireland
C 442,647 (68.5%) 10 MP’s elected Lab 35,614 (5.5%) 0 MP elected Irish LP 16,050 (2.5%) 0 MP elected SF 152,310 (23.5%) 2 MP’s elected
Total UK
C 13,310,891 (49.7%) 345 MP’s elected L 722,402 (2.7%) 6 MP’s elected Lab 12,405,254 (46.4%) 277 MP’s elected Irish LP 16,050 (0.1%) 0 MP elected PC 45,119 (0.2%) 0 MP elected SF 152,310 (0.6%) 2 MP’s elected SNP 12,112 (0.0%) 0 MP elected
C = Conservatives
L = Liberals
Lab = Labour
PC = Plaid Cymru
SNP = Scottish National Party
Irish LP = Irish Labour Party
SF = Sinn Fein
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