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This United Kingdom general election was held on October 8, 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold MacMillan. The Conservatives increased their overall majority again, to 100 seats over the Labour Party under Hugh Gaitskell.
[edit] Results
| UK General Election 1959 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net Gain/Loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/- |
| |
Conservative |
365 |
29 |
9 |
+ 20 |
|
49.4 |
13,750,875 |
|
| |
Labour |
258 |
5 |
24 |
- 19 |
|
43.8 |
12,216,172 |
|
| |
Liberal |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5.9 |
1,640,760 |
|
| |
Plaid Cymru |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.3 |
77,571 |
|
| |
Sinn Féin |
0 |
0 |
2 |
- 2 |
|
0.2 |
63,415 |
|
| |
Communist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
30,896 |
|
| |
Scottish National Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
21,738 |
|
| |
NI Independent Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
20,062 |
|
| |
Independent Conservative |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
|
0.1 |
14,118 |
|
| |
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
7,492 |
|
| |
Fife Socialist League |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
4,886 |
|
| |
Independent Liberal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
4,473 |
|
| |
Union Movement |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
2,821 |
|
| |
Lancastrian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,889 |
|
| |
National Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,685 |
|
| |
Fellowship Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,189 |
|
| |
Ind. Labour Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
923 |
|
| |
Socialist Party (GB) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
899 |
|
| |
Alert Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
788 |
|
Total votes cast: 27,862,652. All parties shown. Conservatives include the National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionists.
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