North West, 1955 vs 1959: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in North West compared between the 1955 and 1959 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1955 | 1959 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | Lab | 1.4% | −0.9 |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | Con | 29.6% | +3.9 |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | Lab | 5.6% | +0.8 |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | Lab | 9.4% | +1.5 |
| Bebington | Con | Con | 17.1% | +0.2 |
| Birkenhead | Lab | Lab | 7.7% | +0.4 |
| Blackburn | Lab | Lab | 5.5% | +2.3 |
| Blackpool North | Con | Con | 36.3% | +3.1 |
| Blackpool South | Con | Con | 31.8% | +0.5 |
| Bolton East | Con | Con | 5.6% | +0.8 |
| Bolton West | Lib | Lib | 9.3% | +0.4 |
| Bootle | Lab | Lab | 7.4% | +1.7 |
| Burnley | Lab | Lab | 13.9% | +1.3 |
| Bury and Radcliffe | Con | Con | 7.3% | −0.1 |
| Carlisle | Con | Con | 4.8% | −1.9 |
| Cheadle | Con | Con | 29.1% | +2.2 |
| Chorley | Lab | Lab | 1.3% | −0.7 |
| City of Chester | Con | Con | 22.8% | +1.1 |
| Clitheroe | Con | Con | 16.2% | −1.6 |
| Crewe | Lab | Lab | 9.0% | −3.2 |
| Crosby | Con | Con | 33.8% | +1.1 |
| Darwen | Con | Con | 17.9% | −0.3 |
| Eccles | Lab | Lab | 4.0% | −0.4 |
| Farnworth | Lab | Lab | 17.2% | +0.9 |
| Heywood and Royton | Con | Con | 4.4% | +1.1 |
| Huyton | Lab | Lab | 9.8% | +2.2 |
| Ince | Lab | Lab | 44.6% | −0.5 |
| Knutsford | Con | Con | 44.2% | +2.9 |
| Lancaster | Con | Con | 15.3% | −1.2 |
| Leigh | Lab | Lab | 30.4% | +2.8 |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lab | Lab | 1.8% | −0.5 |
| Liverpool Exchange | Lab | Lab | 22.6% | +0.9 |
| Liverpool Garston | Con | Con | 29.1% | −1.0 |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Con | Con | 6.5% | −1.2 |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | Lab | 23.6% | −3.2 |
| Liverpool Toxteth | Con | Con | 11.1% | +0.6 |
| Liverpool Walton | Con | Con | 9.1% | −1.3 |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | Con | 38.5% | −0.1 |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | Con | 7.9% | −0.7 |
| Macclesfield | Con | Con | 19.2% | +0.4 |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | Lab | 16.2% | +5.7 |
| Manchester Blackley | Con | Con | 9.3% | +1.4 |
| Manchester Cheetham | Lab | Lab | 28.7% | +2.1 |
| Manchester Exchange | Lab | Lab | 29.2% | +3.6 |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | Lab | 1.9% | +0.6 |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | Con | 24.6% | +2.0 |
| Manchester Openshaw | Lab | Lab | 20.3% | +0.4 |
| Manchester Withington | Con | Con | 21.9% | +3.5 |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Con | Con | 2.3% | +1.7 |
| Middleton and Prestwick | Con | Con | 19.3% | +1.8 |
| Morecambe and Lonsdale | Con | Con | 35.9% | +3.3 |
| Nantwich | Con | Con | 18.5% | +1.9 |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | Lab | 3.1% | −1.2 |
| Newton | Lab | Lab | 14.7% | −0.5 |
| North Fylde | Con | Con | 41.0% | +1.7 |
| Northwich | Con | Con | 21.3% | −1.2 |
| Oldham East | Con | Lab gain | 4.2% | +2.5 |
| Oldham West | Lab | Lab | 10.0% | +0.9 |
| Ormskirk | Con | Con | 38.3% | −0.8 |
| Penrith and the Borders | Con | Con | 35.1% | −0.3 |
| Preston North | Con | Con | 10.3% | −1.7 |
| Preston South | Con | Con | 7.4% | −3.1 |
| Rochdale | Con | Lab gain | 5.2% | +11.1 |
| Rossendale | Lab | Lab | 5.9% | −0.3 |
| Runcorn | Con | Con | 31.6% | −1.7 |
| Salford East | Lab | Lab | 9.2% | +2.4 |
| Salford West | Lab | Lab | 6.6% | +2.3 |
| South Fylde | Con | Con | 49.4% | +0.7 |
| Southport | Con | Con | 32.5% | +2.4 |
| St.Helens | Lab | Lab | 24.2% | −2.2 |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | Lab | 3.1% | +1.4 |
| Stockport North | Con | Con | 7.4% | +1.7 |
| Stockport South | Con | Con | 6.6% | +2.2 |
| Stretford | Con | Con | 16.6% | +2.6 |
| Wallasey | Con | Con | 26.9% | 0 |
| Warrington | Lab | Lab | 12.5% | −0.8 |
| Westhoughton | Lab | Lab | 22.4% | +0.2 |
| Westmorland | Con | Con | 31.6% | 0 |
| Whitehaven | Lab | Lab | 15.5% | −0.3 |
| Widnes | Lab | Lab | 3.9% | +0.1 |
| Wigan | Lab | Lab | 34.7% | +1.3 |
| Wirral | Con | Con | 35.8% | −0.5 |
| Workington | Lab | Lab | 20.4% | +0.8 |
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