1959 Southend West by-election

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The Southend West by-election of 29 January 1959 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP and renowned diarist Henry Channon.

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Electoral history

The seat was very safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by almost 18,500 votes [1]

General election 1955
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Channon 27,326 64.2
Labour VG Marchesi8,86620.8
Liberal Heather Joan Harvey 6,37515.0
Majority18,46043.4
Turnout 42,56774.1
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Result

Southend West by-election, 1959 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Channon 14,493 55.6 -8.6
Liberal Heather Joan Harvey 6,31424.2+9.2
Labour Anthony Pearson-Clarke5,28020.2-0.6
Majority5,16631.4-4.5
Turnout 26,087
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

General election 1959
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Channon 27,612 58.2
Liberal Heather Joan Harvey 10,57722.3
Labour Anthony Pearson-Clarke9,21919.4
Majority17,03535.9
Turnout 47,40877.7
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. [ permanent dead link ] PoliticsResources.net
  2. The Times House of Commons, 1955
  3. The Times House of Commons, 1951
  4. The Times House of Commons, 1959
  5. "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.