Yorkshire and the Humber: 1959 general election results
How Yorkshire and the Humber voted at the 1959 general election: Labour won 31 of 55 seats with 50.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 31 | −1 | 1,272,188 | 50.4% | −2.1 | ||
| Conservative | 23 | +1 | 1,124,361 | 44.6% | +0.5 | ||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 126,135 | 5.0% | +1.6 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,373 | 0.05% | |||||
Change compared with the 1955 general election in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkston Ash | Con | 7,553 | 16.8 | 82.4% | Con hold |
| Barnsley | Lab | 27,376 | 47.4 | 82.7% | Lab hold |
| Batley and Morley | Lab | 7,666 | 16.7 | 81.9% | Lab hold |
| Bradford East | Lab | 5,527 | 16.0 | 72.8% | Lab hold |
| Bradford North | Con | 2,671 | 6.2 | 82.8% | Con hold |
| Bradford South | Lab | 3,014 | 6.5 | 81.0% | Lab hold |
| Bradford West | Con | 5,106 | 12.5 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Bridlington | Con | 17,391 | 46.4 | 69.9% | Con hold |
| Brigg | Lab | 2,104 | 3.8 | 78.6% | Lab hold |
| Brighouse and Spenborough | Lab | 47 | 0.1 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| Colne Valley | Lab | 6,254 | 14.4 | 84.1% | Lab hold |
| Dearne Valley | Lab | 27,883 | 55.4 | 84.6% | Lab hold |
| Dewsbury | Lab | 3,669 | 8.1 | 82.7% | Lab hold |
| Don Valley | Lab | 24,148 | 41.8 | 83.8% | Lab hold |
| Doncaster | Con | 3,586 | 7.3 | 84.5% | Con hold |
| Goole | Lab | 9,771 | 22.8 | 80.7% | Lab hold |
| Grimsby | Lab | 91 | 0.2 | 76.7% | Lab hold |
| Halifax | Con | 2,515 | 4.5 | 83.3% | Con hold |
| Haltemprice | Con | 16,352 | 37.7 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Harrogate | Con | 19,270 | 48.6 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Hemsworth | Lab | 35,365 | 64.4 | 83.6% | Lab hold |
| Howden | Con | 12,872 | 35.9 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Huddersfield East | Lab | 3,085 | 7.4 | 80.6% | Lab hold |
| Huddersfield West | Lib | 9,652 | 23.6 | 79.7% | Lib hold |
| Keighley | Con | 170 | 0.4 | 85.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Kingston-upon-Hull East | Lab | 13,019 | 22.3 | 79.0% | Lab hold |
| Kingston-upon-Hull North | Con | 702 | 1.4 | 81.6% | Con hold |
| Kingston-upon-Hull West | Lab | 2,435 | 5.0 | 75.6% | Lab hold |
| Leeds East | Lab | 4,785 | 9.1 | 79.7% | Lab hold |
| Leeds North East | Con | 11,531 | 28.2 | 75.0% | Con hold |
| Leeds North West | Con | 16,702 | 31.1 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Leeds South | Lab | 11,486 | 27.5 | 79.0% | Lab hold |
| Leeds South East | Lab | 9,649 | 28.4 | 70.0% | Lab hold |
| Leeds West | Lab | 4,593 | 9.7 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Normanton | Lab | 18,503 | 45.3 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| Penistone | Lab | 11,308 | 22.2 | 82.9% | Lab hold |
| Pontefract | Lab | 24,310 | 52.8 | 84.3% | Lab hold |
| Pudsey | Con | 6,511 | 14.3 | 86.9% | Con hold |
| Richmond (Yorkshire) | Con | 19,067 | 50.9 | 71.5% | Con hold |
| Ripon | Con | 12,966 | 39.8 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Rother Valley | Lab | 28,593 | 48.2 | 82.8% | Lab hold |
| Rotherham | Lab | 11,539 | 25.6 | 78.9% | Lab hold |
| Scarborough and Whitby | Con | 14,517 | 31.2 | 72.7% | Con hold |
| Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | 18,372 | 37.5 | 75.3% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Brightside | Lab | 16,033 | 38.2 | 73.5% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Hallam | Con | 16,809 | 36.7 | 76.1% | Con hold |
| Sheffield Heeley | Con | 10,127 | 18.0 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Sheffield Hillsborough | Lab | 5,043 | 13.0 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Sheffield Park | Lab | 15,480 | 42.2 | 71.2% | Lab hold |
| Shipley | Con | 5,511 | 13.9 | 87.0% | Con hold |
| Skipton | Con | 9,100 | 21.7 | 85.6% | Con hold |
| Sowerby | Lab | 1,956 | 4.5 | 82.9% | Lab hold |
| Thirsk and Malton | Con | 15,095 | 38.0 | 75.7% | Con hold |
| Wakefield | Lab | 9,591 | 19.3 | 82.0% | Lab hold |
| York | Con | 4,074 | 6.6 | 84.3% | Con hold |
Yorkshire and the Humber at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in Yorkshire and the Humber at the 1959 general election?
Labour won 31 of the 55 seats in Yorkshire and the Humber, with 50.4% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Yorkshire and the Humber in 1959?
55 constituencies.
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