1970 Bridgwater by-election
The Bridgwater by-election of March 12, 1970 was the first election in the United Kingdom to be held after the voting age had been reduced from 21 to 18.[1] The seat was held by the Conservatives on a turnout of 70.3%.[2]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom King | 25,687 | 55.5 | +11.1[2] | |
Labour | Richard Mayer | 14,772 | 31.9 | -6.2 | |
Liberal | Patrick O'Loughlin | 5,832 | 12.6 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 10,915 | 23.6 | +17.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,919 | 70.3 | -9.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 |
References[]
- ^ BBC ON THIS DAY 1970: Conservative victory in first teen election; accessed 27 October 2008
- ^ a b UK Election Statistics: 1918-2004; RESEARCH PAPER 04/61 28 JULY 2004 Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 27 October 2008
- ^ "1969 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
See also[]
Categories:
- 1970 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies
- 1970 in England
- Bridgwater
- 20th century in Somerset
- March 1970 events in the United Kingdom