British general election 1970

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(Share of votes in%)
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
46.4
43.1
7.5
1.1
0.6
1.3
Gains and losses
compared to 1966
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+5.1
-5.0
-1.1
+0.6
+0.4
± 0.0
2
1
1
288
1
6th
330
1
2 1 1 288 1 6th 330 1 
A total of 630 seats

The 1970 British general election took place on June 18, 1970. When choosing the deputies were for the lower house (House of Commons) redefined.

Electoral system

The simple majority voting system was used for voting . There was no threshold clause .

Election result

The Conservative Party won the election with 46.4 percent of the vote. It achieved an absolute majority with 330 out of 630 seats. The loser in the election, however, was the previously ruling Labor Party . It had to accept the greatest loss of votes in the election and thereby lost its previous absolute majority.

Majorities by constituency
Political party be right Seats
number % +/- number +/-
  Conservative party 13.145.123 46.4 +5.1 330 +80
  Labor Party 12,208,758 43.1 −5.0 288 −76
  Liberal party 2,117,035 7.5 −1.1 6th −6
  Scottish National Party 306,802 1.1 +0.6 1 +1
  Plaid Cymru 175.016 0.6 +0.4 - -
  Unity 140.930 0.5 +0.5 2 +2
  Independent 39,264 0.1 - - -
  Communist Party of Great Britain 37,970 0.1 −0.1 - -
  Protestant Unionist Party 35,303 0.1 +0.1 1 +1
  Republican Labor Party 30,649 0.1 - 1 -
  Independent Labor 24,685 0.1 - 1 -
  Independent Conservative 24,014 0.1 - - -
  Democratic Party (UK) 15,292 0.1 - - -
  National Democratic Party (UK) 14,276 0.1 +0.1 - -
  British National Front 11,449 0.0 - - -
  National Democratic Party (Northern Ireland) 10,349 0.0 - - -
  Others 7,883 0.0 - - -
  total 28,344,798 100.0 630
Eligible voters 39,342,013
voter turnout 72.1%
Source:

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b General Election Results 1885-1979 United Kingdom Election Results (English)
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