UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Stockport South
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 20,522 | 17,982 |
| Votes gained | -176 | +1,370 |
| Share of votes | 53.3% | 46.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.4% | 38.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.2% | +2.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| Total votes: | 38,504 | |
| Electorate: | 47,265 | |
| Turnout: | 81.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 2.2% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Stockport 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Denton and Reddish, Hazel Grove, Stockport 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 16,910 | 15,785 | 4,458 | 374 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,281 | 12,061 | 7,160 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 15,722 | 12,624 | 9,182 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 16,747 | 14,679 | 4,613 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 19,456 | 15,387 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 16,755 | 13,718 | 7,107 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 17,982 | 20,522 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 16,612 | 20,698 | ||
| 3 February 1955 | By Election | 13,758 | 16,321 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 18,675 | 22,075 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 16,897 | 19,079 | 5,778 | |