St Helens by-election, 1958

The 1958 St Helens by-election was held on 12 June 1958. It was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Sir Hartley Shawcross. It was retained by the Labour candidate Leslie Spriggs.[1]

St Helens by-election, 1958[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Leslie Spriggs 26,405 64.7 +0.4
Conservative Mark Carlisle 14,411 35.3 -0.4
Majority 11,994 29.4 +0.8
Turnout 40,816

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons1.htm
  2. "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.


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