Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index This United Kingdom general election was held on October 8, 1959, and marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative party. They increased their majority again, to 100 seats. Conservative Party 365 seats Labour Party: 258 seats Liberal Party: 6 seats Others: 1 seat Conservatives include the National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionistss. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.