1958 Ealing South by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

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 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 12,000 votes.

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Ealing South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Angus Maude	25,992	59.57
	Labour	David G. Allen	13,462	30.85
	Liberal	David Evans	4,182	9.58
Majority			12,530	28.72
Turnout			43,636
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-election 1958: Eailng South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Batsford	17,417	50.29	−9.28
	Labour	Hugh Gervais Garside	11,258	32.51	+1.66
	Liberal	Philip Skelsey	5,956	17.20	+7.62
Majority			6,159	17.78	−10.94
Turnout			34,631
	Conservative hold		Swing

"UK General Election results May 1955". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
"1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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