Bridgwater by-election, 1970
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
| Bridgwater, 1970[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tom King | 25,687[1] | +11.1[2] | ||
| Labour | Richard Mayer | 14,772 | -6.2 | ||
| Liberal | Patrick O'Loughlin | 5,832 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 70.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.6 | |||
References
- 1 2 BBC ON THIS DAY 1970: Conservative victory in first teen election; accessed 27 October 2008
- 1 2 UK Election Statistics: 1918-2004; RESEARCH PAPER 04/61 28 JULY 2004, accessed 27 October 2008
- ↑ "1969 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
See also
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