UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Woodford
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 24,815 | 10,018 |
| Votes gained | -254 | +757 |
| Share of votes | 71.2% | 28.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 55.1% | 22.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.8% | +1.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.4% | +1.7% |
| Total votes: | 34,833 | |
| Electorate: | 45,070 | |
| Turnout: | 77.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.8% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Epping Forest 5 July 1945 |
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Constituency succeeded by Wanstead and Woodford 15 October 1964 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Other | Liberal | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Other | Liberal | Communist | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,815 | 10,018 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,069 | 9,261 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 40,938 | 22,359 | 851 | 871 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 37,239 | 18,740 | 5,664 | 827 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 27,688 | 10,488 | |||