South Ayrshire by-election, 1970
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The South Ayrshire by-election of March 19, 1970 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Emrys Hughes on October 18, 1969. The seat was retained by the Labour.
[edit] Results
| South Ayrshire, 1970 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jim Sillars | 20,664 | 52.68 | -14.57 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Graves | 9,778 | 24.93 | -7.82 | |
| Scottish National Party | Sam Purdie | 7,785 | 19.85 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 39,227 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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