1958 Argyll by-election

The Argyll by-election of 12 June 1958 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP Duncan McCallum.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by over 10,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1955: Argyll

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan McCallum	19,119	67.77
	Labour	Robert M. Young	9,091	32.23
Majority			10,028	35.54
Turnout			28,210
	Conservative hold		Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Argyll[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Noble	12,541	46.79	-20.98
	Liberal	William D. McKean	7,375	27.52	New
	Labour	Robert M. Young	6,884	25.69	-6.54
Majority			5,166	19.27	-16.28
Turnout			26,800
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
2. "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.