Ealing South by-election, 1958

The Ealing South by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the resignation of Conservative Party MP Angus Maude.

The seat had been won by the Conservatives at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by over 12,000 votes.^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Ealing South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Angus Edmund Upton Maude	25,992	59.57
	Labour	David G. Allen	13,462	30.85
	Liberal	David Evans	4,182	9.58
Majority			12,530	28.71	-

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Eailng South^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford	17,417	50.29	-9.28
	Labour	H Garside	11,258	32.51	+1.66
	Liberal	Philip Skelsey	5,956	17.20	+7.62
Majority			6,159
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "UK General Election results May 1955". politicsresources.net. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
2. "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.