UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Glasgow Woodside
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 16,567 | 14,483 | 2,583 |
| Votes gained | -3,279 | -1,060 | +578 |
| Share of votes | 49.3% | 43.1% | 7.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.0% | 32.4% | 5.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | -6.8% | -0.9% | +2.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.8% | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| Total votes: | 33,633 | |
| Electorate: | 44,746 | |
| Turnout: | 75.2% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.4% | Liberal from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | SNP | Unionist | Other | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | SNP | Unionist | Other | Others | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 10,785 | 9,457 | 1,912 | 614 | 0 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 13,540 | 11,202 | 1,916 | 122 | 0 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 13,521 | 11,954 | 2,443 | 1,600 | 88 | 0 | |
| 22 November 1962 | By Election | 8,303 | 5,000 | 2,562 | 6,936 | 217 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 14,483 | 16,567 | 2,583 | 0 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 15,543 | 19,846 | 0 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 16,210 | 18,553 | 0 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 15,996 | 17,075 | 2,005 | 0 | |||