UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – East Ham South
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 18,230 | 11,422 |
| Votes gained | -1,578 | +313 |
| Share of votes | 61.5% | 38.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.8% | 28.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.6% | +2.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.0% | +2.4% |
| Total votes: | 29,652 | |
| Electorate: | 39,764 | |
| Turnout: | 74.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 2.6% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Labour |
National Liberal |
Communist | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Coalition Labour |
National Liberal |
Communist | Other | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 13,638 | 8,402 | |||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,543 | 7,540 | |||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,069 | 8,797 | |||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 18,230 | 11,422 | |||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 19,808 | 11,109 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,704 | 12,813 | |||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 23,002 | 10,956 | 2,424 | 401 | 256 | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 19,168 | 6,734 | |||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 18,949 | 12,993 | |||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 15,737 | 18,300 | |||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 18,956 | 8,854 | 7,085 | ||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 13,644 | 12,656 | |||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 11,402 | 3,011 | 8,772 | ||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 10,566 | 6,567 | 4,793 | ||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 5,024 | 5,661 | 7,972 | ||||