1958 Ealing South by-election

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The 1958 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] The Conservative Party held the seat.

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Ealing South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Maude 25,992 59.57 −2.9
Labour David G. Allen13,46230.85−6.7
Liberal David Evans4,1829.58New
Majority 12,53028.72+3.8
Turnout 43,63677.9−4.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.9

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Eailng South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 17,417 50.29 −9.28
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside11,25832.51+1.66
Liberal Philip Skelsey5,95617.20+7.62
Majority 6,15917.78−10.94
Turnout 34,63164.5−13.3
Conservative hold Swing -5.5

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.


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