UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970
Election result map
Result summary
Parties | ||||||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | SNP | Plaid Cymru |
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Total seats | 330 | 287 | 6 | 6 | 1 | – |
Total votes | 13,145,061 | 12,179,360 | 2,116,838 | 421,475 | 306,802 | 175,016 |
Seats gained | +65 | -61 | -7 | +3 | – | -1 |
Votes gained | +1,750,344 | -588,879 | -350,522 | +52,510 | +5,211 | +42,067 |
Share of votes | 46.4% | 43.0% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
Share of eligible voters | 33.4% | 30.9% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
Gain in share of votes | +4.3% | -4.2% | -1.2% | +0.7% | +0.5% | +0.3% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.8% | -4.5% | -1.1% | +0.4% | +0.3% | +0.2% |
Total votes: | 28,344,552 | |
Electorate: | 39,364,459 | |
Turnout: | 72.0% | |
Swing: | 4.2% | Conservative from Labour |