This United Kingdom general election was held on October 8, 1959, and marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative party, led by Harold MacMillan. They increased their overall majority again, to 100 seats.
| Party |
Votes |
Seats |
Loss/Gain |
Share of Vote (%) |
| Conservative |
13,750,875 |
365 |
+ 20 |
49.4 |
| Labour |
12,216,172 |
258 |
- 19 |
43.8 |
| Liberal |
1,640,760 |
6 |
|
5.9 |
| Plaid Cymru |
77,571 |
0 |
|
0.3 |
| Sinn Féin |
63,415 |
0 |
- 2 |
0.2 |
| Communist |
30,896 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
| SNP |
21,738 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
| ILP (NI) |
20,062 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
| Independent Conservative |
14,118 |
1 |
+ 1 |
0.1 |
| Independent |
7,492 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Fife Socialist League |
4,886 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Independent Liberal |
4,473 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Union Movement |
2,821 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Lancastrian |
1,889 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| National Labour |
1,685 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
Total votes cast: 27,862,652. All parties with more than 1,200 votes shown. Conservatives include the National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionists.
