Whitehaven by-election, 1959

The Whitehaven by-election of 18 June 1959 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Anderson on 25 April the same year. The seat was retained by Labour.^[1]

Results

Whitehaven, 1959^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Joseph Symonds	21,457	58.61	+0.59
	Conservative	G W Iredell	15,151	41.39	-0.59
Turnout			36,608
	Labour hold		Swing

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