UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Fylde South
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 36,988 | 12,521 |
| Votes gained | +3,784 | +1,712 |
| Share of votes | 74.7% | 25.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 56.6% | 19.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.9% | +1.3% |
| Total votes: | 49,509 | |
| Electorate: | 65,310 | |
| Turnout: | 75.8% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 0.7% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Blackpool South, Fylde 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Fylde, Ribble Valley, South Ribble 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 45,883 | 13,636 | 11,938 | 941 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 37,193 | 13,724 | 14,527 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 41,028 | 13,474 | 15,649 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 39,459 | 13,354 | 9,214 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 29,779 | 13,455 | 11,532 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 31,824 | 10,971 | 11,885 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 36,988 | 12,521 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 33,204 | 10,809 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 35,276 | 12,408 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 33,619 | 11,341 | 5,402 | |