1970 Bridgwater by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 1970 Bridgwater by-election parliamentary 70.3% ( 9.9 pp) Bridgwater constituency no 1966 United Kingdom general election 1966 1970 United Kingdom general election 1970 12 March 1970 Tom King Official portrait of Lord King of Bridgwater crop 2.jpg Conservative Party (UK) 25,687 55.5% 11.1 pp UK Richard Mayer Labour Party (UK) 14,772 31.9% 6.2 pp UK Patrick O'Loughlin Liberal Party (UK) 5,832 12.6% 4.9 pp MP Gerald Wills Conservative Party (UK) Tom King Conservative Party (UK) United Kingdom The 1970 Bridgwater by-election of 12 March 1970 was the first election in the United Kingdom to be held after the voting age had been reduced from 21 to 18 via the Representation of the People Act 1969.BBC ON THIS DAY 1970: Conservative victory in first teen election; accessed 27 October 2008 The seat was held by the Conservatives on a turnout of 70.3%.UK Election Statistics: 1918-2004; RESEARCH PAPER 04/61 28 JULY 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20100214221319/http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2004/rp04-061.pdf# 2010-02-14 , accessed 27 October 2008 Result Bridgwater by-election, 1970http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034618/http://by-elections.co.uk/69.html 1969 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead 2015-08-27 Conservative Party (UK) Tom King 25,687 55.5 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Mayer 14,772 31.9 –6.2 Liberal Party (UK) Patrick O'Loughlin 5,832 12.6 –4.9 10,915 23.6 +17.3 46,291 70.3 –9.9 Conservative Party (UK) +8.6 See also 1918 Bridgwater by-election 1938 Bridgwater by-election References Bridgwater by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies Bridgwater by-election Category:Bridgwater Category:20th century in Somerset Bridgwater by-election