Yorkshire and the Humber, 1955 vs 1959: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber compared between the 1955 and 1959 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1955 | 1959 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkston Ash | Con | Con | 16.8% | −1.1 |
| Barnsley | Lab | Lab | 47.4% | +0.9 |
| Batley and Morley | Lab | Lab | 16.7% | −1.9 |
| Bradford East | Lab | Lab | 16.0% | −3.6 |
| Bradford North | Con | Con | 6.2% | −3.0 |
| Bradford South | Lab | Lab | 6.5% | −1.0 |
| Bradford West | Con | Con | 12.5% | −2.4 |
| Bridlington | Con | Con | 46.4% | −2.3 |
| Brigg | Lab | Lab | 3.8% | −3.1 |
| Brighouse and Spenborough | Lab | Lab | 0.1% | −1.7 |
| Colne Valley | Lab | Lab | 14.4% | +3.0 |
| Dearne Valley | Lab | Lab | 55.4% | −0.2 |
| Dewsbury | Lab | Lab | 8.1% | −4.3 |
| Don Valley | Lab | Lab | 41.8% | −2.8 |
| Doncaster | Con | Con | 7.3% | −1.9 |
| Goole | Lab | Lab | 22.8% | −0.8 |
| Grimsby | Lab | Lab | 0.2% | −3.7 |
| Halifax | Con | Con | 4.5% | −0.9 |
| Haltemprice | Con | Con | 37.7% | 0 |
| Harrogate | Con | Con | 48.6% | −2.0 |
| Hemsworth | Lab | Lab | 64.4% | −1.1 |
| Howden | Con | Con | 35.9% | −1.7 |
| Huddersfield East | Lab | Lab | 7.4% | −1.4 |
| Huddersfield West | Lib | Lib | 23.6% | −1.0 |
| Keighley | Lab | Con gain | 0.4% | −4.3 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull East | Lab | Lab | 22.3% | −0.9 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull North | Con | Con | 1.4% | −0.1 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull West | Lab | Lab | 5.0% | −3.5 |
| Leeds East | Lab | Lab | 9.1% | −0.7 |
| Leeds North East | Con | Con | 28.2% | −2.6 |
| Leeds North West | Con | Con | 31.1% | +0.3 |
| Leeds South | Lab | Lab | 27.5% | −1.4 |
| Leeds South East | Lab | Lab | 28.4% | −2.0 |
| Leeds West | Lab | Lab | 9.7% | −1.9 |
| Normanton | Lab | Lab | 45.3% | −0.8 |
| Penistone | Lab | Lab | 22.2% | −1.2 |
| Pontefract | Lab | Lab | 52.8% | +0.2 |
| Pudsey | Con | Con | 14.3% | −1.8 |
| Richmond (Yorkshire) | Con | Con | 50.9% | −1.9 |
| Ripon | Con | Con | 39.8% | −1.0 |
| Rother Valley | Lab | Lab | 48.2% | −1.5 |
| Rotherham | Lab | Lab | 25.6% | −0.5 |
| Scarborough and Whitby | Con | Con | 31.2% | +1.9 |
| Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | Lab | 37.5% | −2.3 |
| Sheffield Brightside | Lab | Lab | 38.2% | +0.5 |
| Sheffield Hallam | Con | Con | 36.7% | −2.1 |
| Sheffield Heeley | Con | Con | 18.0% | +1.9 |
| Sheffield Hillsborough | Lab | Lab | 13.0% | −2.3 |
| Sheffield Park | Lab | Lab | 42.2% | −2.1 |
| Shipley | Con | Con | 13.9% | −0.3 |
| Skipton | Con | Con | 21.7% | +0.4 |
| Sowerby | Lab | Lab | 4.5% | −0.9 |
| Thirsk and Malton | Con | Con | 38.0% | +0.1 |
| Wakefield | Lab | Lab | 19.3% | −0.8 |
| York | Con | Con | 6.6% | −2.4 |
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