1955 General Election - Edinburgh Leith
| Year | 1955 | 
| General election | 1955 General Election | 
| Constituency | Edinburgh Leith | 
| Turnout | 77.8% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Hoy, James Hutchison | Labour | 16,337 | 
| Shearer, I Hamilton | National Liberal and Conservative | 10,693 | 
| Murray, Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot | Independent Liberal | 6,055 |