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	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, accessed 27 October 2008
3. "1969 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

See also

• Bridgwater by-election, 1938