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Home General Elections 8 October 1959 Kingston-upon-Hull West |
UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Kingston-upon-Hull West
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 25,446 | 23,011 |
| Votes gained | -339 | +2,749 |
| Share of votes | 52.5% | 47.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 39.7% | 35.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | -3.5% | +3.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.4% | +5.0% |
| Total votes: | 48,457 | |
| Electorate: | 64,100 | |
| Turnout: | 75.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 3.5% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Haltemprice, Kingston upon Hull Central 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hessle 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 21,139 | 10,554 | 4,867 | 308 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,527 | 11,397 | 6,669 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 15,361 | 11,707 | 9,575 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 19,750 | 11,592 | 3,656 | 411 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 20,393 | 10,272 | 6,508 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,719 | 12,788 | 8,497 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 24,050 | 14,537 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,816 | 14,551 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 24,855 | 18,825 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,446 | 23,011 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,785 | 20,262 | ||||