Whitehaven by-election, 1959
The Whitehaven by-election of 18 June 1959 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Anderson on 25 April the same year. The seat was retained by Labour.[1][2]
Results
| Whitehaven, 1959 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Joseph Symonds | 21,457 | 58.61 | +0.59 | |
| Conservative | G W Iredell | 15,151 | 41.39 | -0.59 | |
| Turnout | 36,608 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||