UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Willesden West
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 25,680 | 17,946 | 1,324 |
| Votes gained | -3,505 | -128 | – |
| Share of votes | 57.1% | 39.9% | 2.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.7% | 29.2% | 2.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.6% | +1.7% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -4.2% | +0.7% | – |
| Total votes: | 44,950 | |
| Electorate: | 61,534 | |
| Turnout: | 73.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 3.2% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 21,918 | 10,163 | 515 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 24,944 | 10,362 | 1,140 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,862 | 12,961 | 1,130 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,680 | 17,946 | 1,324 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 29,185 | 18,074 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 35,296 | 19,632 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 33,963 | 17,848 | 2,853 | 938 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 26,566 | 10,236 | |||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 19,402 | 16,472 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 15,550 | 23,910 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 20,583 | 12,779 | 6,038 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 14,884 | 13,539 | 3,061 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 14,004 | 8,256 | 5,030 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 12,529 | 13,328 | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 7,217 | 10,503 | 1,697 | ||