1958 Argyll by-election

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The Argyll by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP Duncan McCallum.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 10,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan McCallum 19,119 67.77
Labour Robert M. Young 9,091 32.23
Majority 10,028 35.54
Turnout 28,210
Conservative hold Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Argyll[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Noble 12,541 46.79 -20.98
Liberal William D. McKean 7,375 27.52 New
Labour Robert M. Young 6,884 25.69 -6.54
Majority 5,166 19.27 -16.28
Turnout 26,800
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. ^ "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.