The Goole by-election of 27 May 1971 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) George Jeger. The seat was retained by Labour.[1][2]
| Goole, 1971 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Edmund Marshall | 24,323 | 68.88 | +8.66 | |
| Conservative | Ian Bloomer | 10,990 | 31.12 | -8.66 | |
| Turnout | 35,313 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1970: Goole | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Jeger | 26,424 | 60.22 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Bloomer | 17,457 | 39.78 | ||
| Majority | 8,967 | 20.43 | |||
| Turnout | 43,881 | 69.47 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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