1970 Bridgwater by-election
The Bridgwater by-election of 12 March 1970 was the first election in the United Kingdom to be held after the voting age had been reduced from 21 to 18 via the Representation of the People Act 1969.[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 | |
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 |
See also
- 1918 Bridgwater by-election
- 1938 Bridgwater by-election
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.
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