Parliamentary elections were held in
the Gambia in 1954 following constitutional amendments, which increased the number of elected members on the
Legislative Council from three to four, with an additional seven non-elected members.[1] The seven unelected members were the Colonial Secretary, Financial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Senior Commissioner, Dr. S.H.O Jones (director of Medical Services), and two members appointed by the
Governor-general from a list of nine names submitted by the
Bathurst Town Council and the Kombo Rural Authority after consultation with members of the council.[1]