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(Redirected from 1970 UK general election) The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath. The election was also a setback for the Liberal Party under its new leader Jeremy Thorpe, which lost half its seats. The Conservatives, when combined with the Ulster Unionists, held a majority of 31 over all other parties.
Most opinion polls prior to the election had predicted a comfortable Labour victory, and had put Labour 12.4% ahead of the Conservatives. However on the day, a late swing put the Conservatives 3.4% ahead.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Loss/Gain | Share of Vote (%) | | Conservative | 13,145,123 | 330 | + 77 | 46.4 | | Labour | 12,208,758 | 288 | - 76 | 43.1 | | Liberal | 2,117,035 | 6 | - 6 | 7.5 | | SNP | 306,802 | 1 | + 1 | 1.1 | | Plaid Cymru | 175,016 | 0 | | 0.6 | | Unity | 140,930 | 2 | + 2 | 0.4 | | Independent | 39,264 | 0 | | 0.1 | | Communist | 37,970 | 0 | | 0.1 | | Protestant Unionist | 35,303 | 1 | + 1 | 0.1 | | Republican Labour | 30,649 | 1 | | 0.1 | | Independent Labour | 24,685 | 0 | | 0.1 | | Independent Conservative | 24,014 | 0 | | 0.1 | | Democratic | 15,292 | 0 | | 0.1 | | National Democratic (England) | 14,276 | 0 | | 0.1 | | National Front | 11,449 | 0 | | 0.0 | | National Democratic (NI) | 10,349 | 0 | | 0.0 | | Vectis National | 1,607 | 0 | | 0.0 | | Independent Liberal | 1,456 | 0 | | 0.0 |
Total votes cast: 28,305,534. All parties with more than 1,100 votes listed. The Conservative figure includes 8 Ulster Unionists.
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