UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Merton and Morden
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 18,727 | 15,244 | 2,876 |
| Votes gained | -1,301 | -4,364 | -2,905 |
| Share of votes | 50.8% | 41.4% | 7.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.1% | 30.2% | 5.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.3% | -8.1% | -6.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -4.0% | -10.0% | -5.9% |
| Total votes: | 36,847 | |
| Electorate: | 50,504 | |
| Turnout: | 73.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.2% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 18,727 | 15,244 | 2,876 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 20,028 | 19,608 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 19,032 | 16,234 | 5,781 |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 25,603 | 17,444 | |
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,373 | 18,983 | |
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,488 | 22,086 | |
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 23,938 | 21,135 | 4,055 |