Argyll by-election, 1958

The Argyll by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP Duncan McCallum.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 10,000 votes^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Argyll

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Duncan McCallum	19,119	67.77
	Labour	Robert M. Young	9,091	32.23
Majority			10,028	35.55	-

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Argyll^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Antony Cristobal Noble	12,541	46.79	-20.98
	Liberal	William D. McKean	7,375	27.52	N/A
	Labour	Robert M. Young	6,884	25.69	-6.54
Majority			5,166	19.27
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. PoliticsResources.net
2. "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.