North West: 1959 general election results
How North West voted at the 1959 general election: the Conservatives won 44 of 83 seats with 50.3% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 44 | −2 | 1,870,233 | 50.3% | −1.7 | ||
| Labour | 38 | +2 | 1,670,474 | 45.0% | −0.8 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 172,777 | 4.7% | +2.6 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 2,834 | 0.08% | |||||
Change compared with the 1955 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Lab | 600 | 1.4 | 87.9% | Lab hold |
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 15,851 | 29.6 | 82.6% | Con hold |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 2,752 | 5.6 | 81.1% | Lab hold |
| Barrow in Furness | Lab | 3,974 | 9.4 | 81.7% | Lab hold |
| Bebington | Con | 9,821 | 17.1 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 3,629 | 7.7 | 78.4% | Lab hold |
| Blackburn | Lab | 2,866 | 5.5 | 85.9% | Lab hold |
| Blackpool North | Con | 15,857 | 36.3 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Blackpool South | Con | 12,430 | 31.8 | 73.9% | Con hold |
| Bolton East | Con | 2,732 | 5.6 | 80.9% | Con hold |
| Bolton West | Lib | 3,988 | 9.3 | 79.7% | Lib hold |
| Bootle | Lab | 2,915 | 7.4 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Burnley | Lab | 6,773 | 13.9 | 83.8% | Lab hold |
| Bury and Radcliffe | Con | 3,908 | 7.3 | 82.2% | Con hold |
| Carlisle | Con | 1,998 | 4.8 | 84.6% | Con hold |
| Cheadle | Con | 17,319 | 29.1 | 83.7% | Con hold |
| Chorley | Lab | 676 | 1.3 | 85.6% | Lab hold |
| City of Chester | Con | 10,355 | 22.8 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Clitheroe | Con | 6,211 | 16.2 | 86.6% | Con hold |
| Crewe | Lab | 3,781 | 9.0 | 82.1% | Lab hold |
| Crosby | Con | 15,056 | 33.8 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Darwen | Con | 8,342 | 17.9 | 84.1% | Con hold |
| Eccles | Lab | 1,986 | 4.0 | 82.9% | Lab hold |
| Farnworth | Lab | 8,037 | 17.2 | 83.3% | Lab hold |
| Heywood and Royton | Con | 2,154 | 4.4 | 84.7% | Con hold |
| Huyton | Lab | 5,927 | 9.8 | 77.9% | Lab hold |
| Ince | Lab | 18,957 | 44.6 | 83.0% | Lab hold |
| Knutsford | Con | 19,153 | 44.2 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Lancaster | Con | 5,528 | 15.3 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| Leigh | Lab | 14,775 | 30.4 | 82.4% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Edge Hill | Lab | 699 | 1.8 | 70.7% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Exchange | Lab | 6,971 | 22.6 | 60.5% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Garston | Con | 14,157 | 29.1 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Con | 2,747 | 6.5 | 73.7% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Scotland | Lab | 7,667 | 23.6 | 62.5% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Toxteth | Con | 3,915 | 11.1 | 70.9% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Con | 4,034 | 9.1 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Con | 16,232 | 38.5 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Con | 3,333 | 7.9 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Macclesfield | Con | 9,326 | 19.2 | 82.6% | Con hold |
| Manchester Ardwick | Lab | 6,742 | 16.2 | 72.6% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Blackley | Con | 4,373 | 9.3 | 81.5% | Con hold |
| Manchester Cheetham | Lab | 9,336 | 28.7 | 69.0% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Exchange | Lab | 8,724 | 29.2 | 65.0% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 857 | 1.9 | 82.0% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Moss Side | Con | 8,719 | 24.6 | 69.2% | Con hold |
| Manchester Openshaw | Lab | 8,438 | 20.3 | 76.0% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 9,694 | 21.9 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Con | 1,309 | 2.3 | 80.9% | Con hold |
| Middleton and Prestwick | Con | 10,168 | 19.3 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Morecambe and Lonsdale | Con | 15,975 | 35.9 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Nantwich | Con | 6,737 | 18.5 | 83.5% | Con hold |
| Nelson and Colne | Lab | 1,264 | 3.1 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| Newton | Lab | 7,976 | 14.7 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| North Fylde | Con | 15,738 | 41.0 | 73.0% | Con hold |
| Northwich | Con | 7,970 | 21.3 | 84.5% | Con hold |
| Oldham East | Lab | 1,830 | 4.2 | 79.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Oldham West | Lab | 4,119 | 10.0 | 79.3% | Lab hold |
| Ormskirk | Con | 18,251 | 38.3 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Penrith and the Borders | Con | 14,209 | 35.1 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Preston North | Con | 4,461 | 10.3 | 83.4% | Con hold |
| Preston South | Con | 3,019 | 7.4 | 82.1% | Con hold |
| Rochdale | Lab | 2,740 | 5.2 | 85.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Rossendale | Lab | 2,591 | 5.9 | 86.3% | Lab hold |
| Runcorn | Con | 12,778 | 31.6 | 81.6% | Con hold |
| Salford East | Lab | 3,468 | 9.2 | 73.8% | Lab hold |
| Salford West | Lab | 2,861 | 6.6 | 77.0% | Lab hold |
| South Fylde | Con | 24,467 | 49.4 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Southport | Con | 15,613 | 32.5 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| St.Helens | Lab | 14,005 | 24.2 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 1,423 | 3.1 | 83.4% | Lab hold |
| Stockport North | Con | 3,222 | 7.4 | 82.1% | Con hold |
| Stockport South | Con | 2,540 | 6.6 | 81.5% | Con hold |
| Stretford | Con | 9,350 | 16.6 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Wallasey | Con | 15,066 | 26.9 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Warrington | Lab | 5,099 | 12.5 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Westhoughton | Lab | 10,725 | 22.4 | 84.3% | Lab hold |
| Westmorland | Con | 11,692 | 31.6 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Whitehaven | Lab | 6,130 | 15.5 | 84.5% | Lab hold |
| Widnes | Lab | 1,598 | 3.9 | 83.4% | Lab hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 16,049 | 34.7 | 83.8% | Lab hold |
| Wirral | Con | 21,002 | 35.8 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Workington | Lab | 8,643 | 20.4 | 85.9% | Lab hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1959 general election?
The Conservatives won 44 of the 83 seats in North West, with 50.3% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1959?
83 constituencies.
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