1958 Northern Ireland general election

1958 Northern Ireland general election

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All 52 seats to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
27 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Basil Brooke Joe Stewart
Party UUP Nationalist
Leader since 1 May 1943 1958
Leader's seat Lisnaskea East Tyrone
Last election 38 seats, 48.6% 7 seats, 10.8%
Seats won 37 7
Seat change Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 106,177 36,013
Percentage 44.0% 14.9%
Swing Decrease4.6% Increase4.1%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Tom Boyd None
Party NI Labour Ind. Labour Group
Leader since 1958 n/a
Leader's seat Belfast Pottinger None
Last election 0 seats, 12.1% Did not stand
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Increase4 Increase1
Popular vote 38,093 4,683
Percentage 15.8% 2.0%
Swing Increase3.0% New party

Election results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Basil Brooke
UUP

Prime Minister after election

Basil Brooke
UUP

The 1958 Northern Ireland general election was called on 27 February by 1st Viscount Brookeborough[1] to be held on 20 March 1958.

Like all previous elections to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, it produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party. The Northern Ireland Labour Party returned to the Commons after being wiped out in the 1949 election.

  1. ^ "Six Counties Election on March 20". Evening Echo. 27 February 1958. p. 1.