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1959 Whitehaven by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
April 2022
The 1959 Whitehaven by-election on 18 June 1959 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Anderson on 25 April the same year. The seat was retained by Labour.http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i21.htm Result at previous election 2012-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110811165641/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i21.htm 2011-08-11 dead
Result
Whitehaven, 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)
Joseph Symonds
21,457 58.61 +0.57
Conservative Party (UK)
Godfrey William Iredell
15,151 41.39 -0.57
6,306 17.22 +1.14
36,608
Labour Party (UK)
References
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Category:20th century in Cumberland
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cumbria constituencies