1970 Bridgwater by-election

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 55.5 +11.1[2]
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

References
  1. BBC ON THIS DAY 1970: Conservative victory in first teen election; accessed 27 October 2008
  2. UK Election Statistics: 1918-2004; RESEARCH PAPER 04/61 28 JULY 2004 Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 27 October 2008
  3. "1969 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

See also
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