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UK General Election
8 October 1959
UK GENERAL ELECTION
This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan. The Conservatives increased their overall majority again, to 100 seats over the Labour Party under Hugh Gaitskell.
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Tue, 29 Sep 1959
The 1,000 day-shift employees at the Pressed Steel Company's factory at Cowley, Oxford, who, with a similar number on the night-shift,...
Wed, 30 Sep 1959
From Our Labour Correspondent Another 400 employees of British Oxygen Gases, Ltd. came out on unofficial strike yesterday, bringing...
Thu, 01 Oct 1959
By Our Labour Correspondent Several thousand motor industry workers were laid off yesterday because the unofficial strike of employees...
Tue, 06 Oct 1959
From Our Labour Correspondent The employees of British Oxvgen Gases, whose strike began on Monday last week, will all return to work...
Tue, 06 Oct 1959
Standard-Triumph Changes Introduction of a new organizational structure for the Standard-Triumph group, of Coventry, "so that the...
Thu, 08 Oct 1959
CAR FACTORY FIRE FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. Oct. 7 Fire broke out at the Morris Motors car factory at Cowley tonight but firemen...
Thu, 29 Oct 1959
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 28 Car output by the British Motor Corporation is threatened yet again by an unofficial...
Fri, 30 Oct 1959
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. Oct. 29 Five hundred men on the Morris Minor assembly line at Cowley were sent home at noon today as...
Sat, 31 Oct 1959
THE GUARDIAN BMC INCREASING NIGHTSHIFTS TO MEET "BABY" CAR DEMAND More night shifts are to be worked at the British Motor Corporation's...
Wed, 04 Nov 1959
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 3 Production at the Austin factory at Longbridge was once again disrupted by an unofficial...
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