The Southend West by-election of 29 January 1959 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP and renowned diarist Henry Channon.
The seat was very safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by almost 18,500 votes[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Channon | 27,326 | 64.2 | ||
Labour | VG Marchesi | 8,866 | 20.8 | ||
Liberal | Heather Joan Harvey | 6,375 | 15.0 | ||
Majority | 18,460 | 43.4 | |||
Turnout | 42,567 | 74.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Channon | 14,493 | 55.6 | -8.6 | |
Liberal | Heather Joan Harvey | 6,314 | 24.2 | +9.2 | |
Labour | Anthony Pearson-Clarke | 5,280 | 20.2 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 5,166 | 31.4 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 26,087 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Channon | 27,612 | 58.2 | ||
Liberal | Heather Joan Harvey | 10,577 | 22.3 | ||
Labour | Anthony Pearson-Clarke | 9,219 | 19.4 | ||
Majority | 17,035 | 35.9 | |||
Turnout | 47,408 | 77.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |