St Marylebone by-election, 1970
The St Marylebone by-election of 22 October 1970 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Quintin Hogg became a life peer. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.[1]
Results
| St Marylebone, 1970 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Baker | 10,684 | 63.49 | +1.40 | |
| Labour | Keith Morrell | 4,542 | 26.99 | -2.32 | |
| Liberal | Michael Vann | 1,038 | 6.19 | -2.41 | |
| National Front | Malcolm Skeggs | 401 | 2.38 | N/A | |
| Fourth World Group | John Papworth | 163 | 0.97 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 16,828 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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