Elections in The 50's
| General Election 1959: Lowestoft |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
James Prior |
24,324 |
51.58% |
|
|
Labour |
Edward Evans |
22,835 |
48.42% |
|
| Majority |
1,489 |
81.57% |
|
| Turnout |
49,653 |
64.4 |
+3.6 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
−3.1 |
|
| General Election 1955: Lowestoft |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Edward Evans |
23,587 |
52.12% |
|
|
Conservative |
J T Griffiths |
21,672 |
47.88% |
|
| Majority |
1,915 |
4.23% |
|
| Turnout |
56,850 |
79.61% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| General Election 1951: Lowestoft |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Edward Evans |
23,591 |
50.91% |
|
|
Conservative |
A H Willetts |
22,744 |
49.09% |
|
| Majority |
847 |
1.83% |
|
| Turnout |
56,582 |
81.89% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| General Election 1950: Lowestoft |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Edward Evans |
20,838 |
44.83% |
|
|
Conservative |
P G Whitefoord |
17,516 |
37.68% |
|
|
Liberal |
Miss Ruth Crisp English |
8,132 |
17.49% |
|
| Majority |
3,322 |
7.15% |
|
| Turnout |
55,456 |
83.83% |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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