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:[1]

Electoral history

The seat was very safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by almost 18,500 votes[2]

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

Result

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

Aftermath

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

References

  1. ↑ Full results
  2. ↑ PoliticsResources.net