Wigan by-election, 1958

The Wigan by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the death of Labour MP (MP) Ronald Williams.

The seat was very safe, having been won by Labour at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by nearly 15,000 votes^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Wigan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Williams	29,755	64.40
	Conservative	H D Lowe	14,883	32.21
	Communist	T Rowlandson	1,567	3.39
Majority			1,567	32.19	-

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Wigan^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Fitch	27,415	70.96	+6.56
	Conservative	J Hodgson	10,248	26.53	-5.68
	Communist	M Weaver	972	2.52	-0.87
Majority			17,167
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ PoliticsResources.net
↑ "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.

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