| 1955–1959 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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.jpg) Palace of Westminster in 1955 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
| Term | 26 May 1955 – 16 October 1959 | ||||
| Election | 1955 United Kingdom general election | ||||
| Government | Eden ministry First Macmillan ministry | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 630 | ||||
| Speaker | William Morrison | ||||
| Leader | Harry Crookshank R. A. Butler | ||||
| Prime Minister | Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Herbert Morrison Hugh Gaitskell | ||||
| Third-party leader | Clement Davies Jo Grimond | ||||
| House of Lords | |||||
| Lord Chancellor | Viscount Kilmuir | ||||
This is a list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1955 general election, held on 26 May 1955. A total of 630 MPs were elected.
Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included William Whitelaw and Geoffrey Rippon.
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