# 1958 Barbadian by-elections

By-elections were held in the Barbadian constituencies of St Joseph and St John on 21 May 1958.

## Previous election
### St Joseph

General election 1956: St Joseph :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Grantley Adams | Barbados Labour Party | 2,166 | 43.79 |
| | Lloyd Smith | Barbados Labour Party | 2,046 | 41.37 |
| | Joseph N.T. Kellman | Progressive Conservative Party | 388 | 7.84 |
| | L.L. Gill | Progressive Conservative Party | 346 | 7.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,946 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,664 | 98.92 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 29 | 1.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,693 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,808 | 70.72 |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||

### St John

General election 1956: St. John :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | L. Thorne | Barbados Labour Party | 1,332 | 23.35 |
| | Victor Vaughan | Barbados Labour Party | 1,275 | 22.35 |
| | C.A. Speede | Democratic Labour Party | 977 | 17.13 |
| | O.T. Allder | People's Progressive Movement | 965 | 16.92 |
| | J.S.B. Dear | Progressive Conservative Party | 608 | 10.66 |
| | E.McG. Webster | Independent | 193 | 3.38 |
| | S. Linton | People's Progressive Movement | 140 | 2.45 |
| | G.W. Maynard | Independent | 94 | 1.65 |
| | J.A.LeV. Wilson | Independent | 66 | 1.16 |
| | A.H.A. Lewis | Democratic Labour Party | 54 | 0.95 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,704 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,571 | 99.06 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 34 | 0.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,605 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,155 | 69.93 |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||

## Results

Glenroy Straughn won the St Joseph election and Errol Barrow won the St. John election. The St. John constituency would become a DLP stronghold and not elect a non-DLP candidate until the 2018 general elections sixty years later.

### St Joseph

1958 St. Joseph by-election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Glenroy Straughn | Barbados Labour Party | 1,112 | 46.88 |
| | Wilfred Coward | Democratic Labour Party | 926 | 39.04 |
| | Joseph N.T. Kellman | Independent | 249 | 10.50 |
| | Louis A. Vaughn | Independent | 85 | 3.58 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,372 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,372 | 95.15 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 121 | 4.85 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,493 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,107 | 60.70 |
| | BLP hold | BLP hold | BLP hold | BLP hold |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||

### St John

1958 St. John by-election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Errol Barrow | Democratic Labour Party | 1,430 | 50.05 |
| | Owen T. Allder | Barbados Labour Party | 873 | 30.56 |
| | John W.B. Chenery | Independent | 554 | 19.39 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,857 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,857 | 98.65 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 39 | 1.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,896 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,059 | 57.24 |
| | DLP gain from Barbados Labour Party | DLP gain from Barbados Labour Party | DLP gain from Barbados Labour Party | DLP gain from Barbados Labour Party |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||