1958 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election

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The Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election 1958 was a parliamentary by-election for the Shoreditch and Finsbury constituency held on 27 November 1958.

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The by-election was held following the conferment of a life peerage for Victor Collins.

It was a Labour hold. Until the 1999 Leeds Central by-election, the turnout was the lowest in post-war history.

Result

Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election, 1958
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Cliffe 10,21576.04+2.59
Conservative Thomas Henry Martin Whipham3,21923.96−2.59
Majority699652.08+5.18
Turnout 13,434
Labour hold Swing

Previous result

General election 1955: Shoreditch and Finsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor Collins 25,50073.45
Conservative M Agnew9,21626.55
Majority16,28446.90
Turnout 34,716
Labour hold Swing

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