Hugh Gaitskell vs Jo Grimond

Hugh Gaitskell and Jo Grimond faced each other at the 1959 general election: seats, votes and the result, side by side.

Hugh Gaitskell

Party: Labour
Elections: 1
Most seats: 0
Best: 258 seats

Jo Grimond

Party: Liberal
Elections: 3
Most seats: 0
Best: 12 seats

1959

316 for a majority

Con365
Lab258
Lib6
Oth1

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
Hugh Gaitskell	Labour	258	43.8%	12,216,210
Jo Grimond	Liberal	6	5.9%	1,640,760

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