Islington North by-election, 1958
- Islington North by-election, 1958
The Islington North by-election, 1958 was a parliamentary by-election held on 15 May 1958 for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, North London.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Wilfred Fienburgh had died on 3 February 1958, aged 38. He had held the seat since the 1951 general election.
The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Gerry Reynolds, who won with a majority of 7,461 over the Conservative candidate Mr R Bartle. Reynolds represented the constituency until his own death in 1969, at the age of 42, triggering another by-election.
Election box begin
title=Islington North by-election, 1958Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gerry Reynolds
votes = 13,159
percentage = 66.8
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Bartle
votes = 5,968
percentage = 30.3
change = −9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = Jim McKie
votes = 576
percentage = 2.9
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 7,461
percentage = 37.9
change = +17.2Election box turnout
votes = 19,703
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +7.9
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/58.html#islington British Parliamentary by-elections]
*Rayment
ee also
*Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)
*Islington
*Islington North by-election, 1937
*Islington North by-election, 1969
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
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