Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election, 1958
The Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election 1958 was a parliamentary by-election for the Shoreditch and Finsbury constituency held on 27 November 1958.
The by-election was held following confirnment of a life peerage for Victor Collins.
It was a Labour hold. Until the Leeds Central by-election, 1999, the turnout was the lowest in post-war history.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Cliffe | 10,215 | 76.04 | +2.59 | |
Conservative | Thomas Henry Martin Whipham | 3,219 | 23.96 | -2.59 | |
Majority | 6996 | 52.08 | |||
Turnout | 13,434 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Previous result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Victor Collins | 25,500 | 73.45 | ||
Conservative | M Agnew | 9,216 | 26.55 | ||
Majority | 16,284 | ||||
References
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