Southend West by-election, 1959

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

Electoral history

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

General Election 1955
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Henry Channon 27,326 64.2
Labour VG Marchesi 8,866 20.8
Liberal Heather Joan Harvey 6,375 15.0
Majority 18,460 43.4 -
Turnout 74.1
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Result

Southend West by-election, 1959[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Henry Paul Guinness Channon 14,493 55.6 -8.6
Liberal Heather Joan Harvey 6,314 24.2 +9.2
Labour Anthony Pearson-Clarke 5,280 20.2 -0.6
Majority 5,166
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

General Election 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Henry Paul Guinness Channon 27,612 58.2
Liberal Heather Joan Harvey 10,577 22.3
Labour Anthony Pearson-Clarke 9,219 19.4
Majority 17,035 35.9
Turnout 77.7
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 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 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.


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