West Midlands: 1959 general election results
How West Midlands voted at the 1959 general election: the Conservatives won 29 of 54 seats with 50.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 29 | +7 | 1,232,873 | 50.7% | +1.5 | ||
| Labour | 25 | −7 | 1,116,108 | 45.9% | −3.5 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 78,352 | 3.2% | +2.0 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 4,388 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1955 general election in West Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilston | Lab | 3,545 | 7.0 | 76.8% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham All Saints | Con | 20 | 0.1 | 70.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Aston | Lab | 2,534 | 6.3 | 70.3% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Edgbaston | Con | 14,928 | 39.4 | 68.0% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Hall Green | Con | 13,717 | 29.5 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Handsworth | Con | 10,127 | 26.5 | 68.8% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Ladywood | Lab | 6,324 | 27.4 | 59.1% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Northfield | Lab | 940 | 1.6 | 78.4% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Perry Barr | Lab | 183 | 0.5 | 78.5% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Selly Oak | Con | 8,356 | 20.1 | 71.6% | Con hold |
| Birmingham Small Heath | Lab | 4,931 | 14.7 | 65.7% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Con | 886 | 2.6 | 72.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Birmingham Stechford | Lab | 2,923 | 7.1 | 73.5% | Lab hold |
| Birmingham Yardley | Con | 1,385 | 3.0 | 77.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Brierley Hill | Con | 4,133 | 7.1 | 81.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bromsgrove | Con | 9,040 | 16.2 | 83.5% | Con hold |
| Burton | Con | 5,894 | 12.3 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| Cannock | Lab | 7,139 | 13.7 | 79.6% | Lab hold |
| Coventry East | Lab | 7,762 | 13.5 | 81.7% | Lab hold |
| Coventry North | Lab | 1,241 | 2.8 | 83.6% | Lab hold |
| Coventry South | Con | 1,830 | 3.3 | 82.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Dudley | Lab | 5,725 | 9.9 | 79.5% | Lab hold |
| Hereford | Con | 7,578 | 21.0 | 79.5% | Con hold |
| Kidderminster | Con | 9,343 | 20.3 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Leek | Lab | 1,149 | 1.9 | 83.9% | Lab hold |
| Leominster | Con | 9,737 | 32.4 | 76.4% | Con hold |
| Lichfield and Tamworth | Lab | 1,550 | 3.8 | 81.9% | Lab hold |
| Ludlow | Con | 7,326 | 20.6 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| Meriden | Con | 263 | 0.5 | 84.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Lab | 6,002 | 11.2 | 84.4% | Lab hold |
| Nuneaton | Lab | 9,540 | 20.1 | 81.8% | Lab hold |
| Oldbury and Halesowen | Lab | 2,383 | 4.3 | 80.8% | Lab hold |
| Oswestry | Con | 10,524 | 28.0 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Rowley Regis and Tipton | Lab | 9,977 | 22.5 | 74.0% | Lab hold |
| Rugby | Con | 470 | 1.2 | 85.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Shrewsbury | Con | 8,632 | 22.9 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Smethwick | Lab | 3,544 | 9.4 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Solihull | Con | 23,180 | 47.8 | 80.6% | Con hold |
| South Worcestershire | Con | 14,940 | 34.3 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Stafford and Stone | Con | 10,073 | 21.8 | 80.8% | Con hold |
| Stoke on Trent Central | Lab | 10,425 | 22.3 | 75.3% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent North | Lab | 12,814 | 27.9 | 78.6% | Lab hold |
| Stoke on Trent South | Lab | 9,260 | 18.6 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Stratford | Con | 14,129 | 37.0 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Sutton Coldfield | Con | 21,754 | 41.9 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| The Wrekin | Con | 2,978 | 7.3 | 84.2% | Con hold |
| Walsall North | Lab | 9,952 | 21.9 | 76.7% | Lab hold |
| Walsall South | Con | 8,782 | 16.8 | 83.1% | Con hold |
| Warwick and Leamington | Con | 13,079 | 25.2 | 82.7% | Con hold |
| Wednesbury | Lab | 6,683 | 14.4 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| West Bromwich | Lab | 6,893 | 14.8 | 72.5% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton North East | Lab | 3,797 | 10.2 | 72.4% | Lab hold |
| Wolverhampton South West | Con | 11,167 | 27.8 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Worcester | Con | 7,192 | 15.4 | 79.3% | Con hold |
West Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in West Midlands at the 1959 general election?
The Conservatives won 29 of the 54 seats in West Midlands, with 50.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in West Midlands in 1959?
54 constituencies.
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