1971 Liverpool Scotland by-election

The Liverpool Scotland by-election of 1 April 1971 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Alldritt resigned from the House of Commons. The seat was retained by Labour.

Results

Liverpool Scotland by-Election, 1971[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Marsden	6,795	71.32	-3.43
	Conservative	Barry Porter	1,751	18.38	-6.87
	Labour and Anti-Abortion	Peter Mahon	981	10.30	New
Majority			5,044	52.94	+3.43
Turnout			9,527
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1970: Liverpool Scotland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Alldritt	11,074	74.75
	Conservative	RH Morris	3,740	25.25
Majority			7,334	49.50
Turnout			14,814	50.71
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2015-09-08.

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