1958 Wigan by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1958 Wigan by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ronald Williams. The by-election was contested by three candidates: Alan Fitch (Labour), John Hodgson (Conservative), and Michael Weaver (Communist). The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with Fitch gaining 71% of the vote on a 6.2% swing from the Conservative Party. Result of the by-election Wigan by-election, 1958http://by-elections.co.uk/58.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120625073118/http://by-elections.co.uk/58.html 1958 By Election Results 2012-06-25 dead 2015-08-15 Labour Party (UK) Alan Fitch 27,415 71.0 6.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Hodgson 10,248 26.5 5.7 Communist Party of Great Britain Michael Weaver 972 2.5 0.9 17,167 44.4 12.2 38,635 Labour Party (UK) 6.2 Result of the previous General Election General election 1955: Wigan Labour Party (UK) Ronald Williams 29,755 64.4 2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Harold D Lowe 14,883 32.2 0.9 Communist Party of Great Britain Thomas Rowlandson 1,567 3.4 New 14,872 32.2 1.6 46,205 80.3 6.7 Labour Party (UK) 0.8 References Category:1958 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1958 in England Category:1950s in Lancashire By-election, 1958 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Greater Manchester constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies