Chichester by-election, 1958
The Chichester by-election was held on 6 November 1958 when the incumbent Conservative MP Lancelot Joynson-Hicks succeeded to a peerage. It was won by the Conservative candidate, Walter Loveys.[1]
| By Election 6 November 1958: Chichester
W Edgar Simpkins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Walter Harris Loveys | 23,158 | |||
| Labour | WE Simkins | 9,504 | |||
| Majority | 13,654 | ||||
| Turnout | 32,662 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||