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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom King | 25,687 | 55.5 | +11.1'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000006−QINU`"' | |
| 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
- ^ BBC ON THIS DAY 1970: Conservative victory in first teen election; accessed 27 October 2008
- ^ a b 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.
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