1959 Penistone by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 A 1959 by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Penistone in South Yorkshire on 11 June 1959. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament Henry McGhee, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election. Result The result was a hold for the Labour Party. Penistone by-election, 1959http://by-elections.co.uk/59.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071857/http://by-elections.co.uk/59.html 1959 By Election Results 2012-10-10 dead 2015-08-15 Labour Party (UK) John Mendelson 25,315 64.1 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Bedford Deby 14,196 35.9 −1.8 11,119 28.2 +3.6 39,511 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 See also Penistone constituency 1921 Penistone by-election 1978 Penistone by-election Town of Penistone List of United Kingdom by-elections References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Category:1959 in England Category:1959 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Politics of Penistone Category:Elections in Barnsley Category:1950s in Yorkshire