1959 General Election
Leeds South
Labour hold / Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
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| | Labour | Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor | 24,442 | 58.6% | -6.6% |
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| | Conservative | Addey, John Francis William | 12,956 | 31% | -3.8% |
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| | Liberal | Meeks, John Brian | 4,340 | 10.4% | N/A |
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| 11,486 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
41,738 | 79% | 6.1% | -1.4% |
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Candidate |
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Change |
| | Labour | Rees, Merlyn | 18,785 | 62.9% | +4.3% |
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| | Conservative | Udal, J | 5,996 | 20.1% | -10.9% |
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| | Liberal | Walsh, B | 4,399 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
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| | Communist | Mendelson, Bert Rahmilevich | 670 | 2.2% | N/A |
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| 12,789 | 42.8% | +15.2% |
29,850 | 60.5% | -18.5% | +7.6% | By-election held due to the MP's death
Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election |
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