The General Election of 1959 By Professor Vernon Bogdanor Visiting Gresham Professor of Political History

GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE 1950s 1951 % Vote Seats Conservatives 48.0 321 Labour 48.8 295 Liberal 2.5 6 Other 0.7 3 Turnout 82.5% Swing to Conservative: 1.1%

GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE 1950s 1955 % Vote Seats Conservatives 49.7 344 Labour 46.4 277 Liberal 2.7 6 Other 1.2 3 Turnout 76.7% Swing to Conservative: 1.8%

GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE 1950s 1959 % Vote Seats Conservative 49.4 365 Labour 43.8 258 Liberal 5.9 6 Other 0.1 1 Turnout 78.8% Swing to Conservative: 1.2%