UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Leicester North East
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 19,421 | 17,990 |
| Votes gained | -2,843 | +896 |
| Share of votes | 51.9% | 48.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.7% | 37.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.7% | +4.7% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.7% | +3.6% |
| Total votes: | 37,411 | |
| Electorate: | 47,733 | |
| Turnout: | 78.4% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 15,016 | 14,125 | 1,616 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 17,007 | 10,769 | 3,703 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 15,494 | 12,195 | 5,712 | ||
| 12 July 1962 | By Election | 11,274 | 6,578 | 9,326 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 19,421 | 17,990 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 22,264 | 17,094 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,209 | 17,478 | |||
| 28 September 1950 | By Election | 18,777 | 13,642 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 25,303 | 14,908 | 4,257 | 327 | |