1958 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 September 2013 The 1958 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election was a UK parliamentary by-election for the Shoreditch and Finsbury constituency held on 27 November 1958. The by-election was held following the conferment of a life peerage for Victor Collins. It was a Labour hold. Until the 1999 Leeds Central by-election, the turnout was the lowest in post-war history. Result Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election, 1958 Labour Party (UK) Michael Cliffe 10,215 76.04 +2.59 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Henry Martin Whipham 3,219 23.96 -2.59 6,996 52.08 +5.18 13,434 Labour Party (UK) Previous result General election 1955: Shoreditch and Finsbury Labour Party (UK) Victor Collins 25,500 73.45 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) M Agnew 9,216 26.55 -0.9 16,284 46.90 +1.7 34,716 77.4 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) References United Kingdom elections, 1955 February 2012 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election Category:Shoreditch Shoreditch and Finsbury,1958 Shoreditch and Finsbury,1958