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United Kingdom 1959 general election

What was the result of the 1959 general election in the United Kingdom?

Conservative Party won 345 of 630 seats.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Conservative Party won 345 of 630 seats.

  • Conservatives and National Liberals 0 0 seats 49.4% −0.3 points
  • Labour Party 258 −19 seats 43.8% −2.6 points
  • Liberal Party 6 0 seats 5.9% +3.2 points
  • Plaid Cymru 0 0 seats 0.3% +0.1 points
  • Conservative Party 345 +21 seats
  • National Liberal Party 20 −1 seat
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the United Kingdom 1955 general election, party by party.

316 of 630 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. +21 seats

    Seats gained by Conservative Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1955. Labour Party lost 19 seats.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Conservatives and National Liberals0049.4−0.313,750,875
Labour Party258−1943.8−2.612,216,172
Liberal Party605.9+3.21,640,760
Plaid Cymru000.3+0.177,571
Conservative Party345+21
National Liberal Party20−1
Other parties (seats only)1

± is the change against the United Kingdom 1955 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Conservatives and National Liberals 13,750,875
  • Labour Party 12,216,172
  • Liberal Party 1,640,760
  • Plaid Cymru 77,571
  • Conservative Party
  • National Liberal Party
  • Other parties (seats only)

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

27,862,652 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party43.8% of votes41.0% of seats
  • Liberal Party5.9% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Conservatives and National Liberals49.4% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 52.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.3 by votes and 2.1 by seats; Conservatives and National Liberals led Labour Party by 5.6 points of the vote.

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