The Ealing South by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the resingnation of Conservative Party MP Angus Maude[1]:
The seat was safe for the Conservatives, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 12,000 votes[2]
| General Election 1955: Liverpool Garston | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Angus Edmund U Maude | 25,992 | 59.57 | ||
| Labour | D. G. Allen | 13,462 | 30.85 | ||
| Liberal | David Evans | 4,182 | 9.58 | ||
| Majority | 12,530 | 28.71 | - | ||
| By-election 1958: Eailng South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford | 17,417 | 50.29 | -9.28 | |
| Labour | H Garside | 11,258 | 32.51 | +1.66 | |
| Liberal | Philip Skelsey | 5,956 | 17.20 | +7.62 | |
| Majority | 6,159 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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