UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – South Angus
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | |
| Votes | 19,435 | 8,139 | 6,477 |
| Votes gained | -4,532 | +779 | -2,519 |
| Share of votes | 57.1% | 23.9% | 19.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.3% | 18.2% | 14.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | -15.6% | +3.4% | -8.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -10.2% | +1.3% | -5.6% |
| Total votes: | 34,051 | |
| Electorate: | 44,840 | |
| Turnout: | 75.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 9.5% | Liberal from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Forfarshire, Montrose Burghs 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by East Angus, North Tayside 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency formed from Forfarshire, Montrose Burghs 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by East Angus, North Tayside 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | SNP | National Liberal |
Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | SNP | National Liberal |
Liberal | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 20,029 | 4,623 | 19,066 | 2,218 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 15,249 | 4,103 | 17,073 | 2,529 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,522 | 5,721 | 15,179 | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,439 | 7,557 | 8,409 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 22,407 | 9,404 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 19,566 | 7,590 | 6,472 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 19,435 | 6,477 | 8,139 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,967 | 8,996 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 10,028 | 24,478 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 9,176 | 19,324 | 7,360 | ||