1958 Ealing South by-election

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The Ealing South by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP Angus Maude.

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The seat had been won by the Conservatives at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 12,000 votes. [1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Ealing South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Maude 25,99259.57
Labour David G. Allen13,46230.85
Liberal David Evans4,1829.58
Majority12,53028.72
Turnout 43,636
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Eailng South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 17,41750.29-9.28
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside11,25832.51+1.66
Liberal Philip Skelsey5,95617.20+7.62
Majority6,15917.78-10.94
Turnout 34,631
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "UK General Election results May 1955". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.