1970 General election results summary
Majority – 30
PM Edward Heath (Biography)
Held on Thursday, 18 June
Electorate – 39,342,013
Turnout – 72%
| Party |
Seats |
Votes |
% Share |
Candidates |
| |
Conservative |
330 |
13,145,123 |
46.4 |
628 |
| |
Labour |
287 |
12,179,341 |
43 |
624 |
|
Ulster Unionist |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Liberal |
6 |
2,117,035 |
7.5 |
332 |
|
Non Party |
1 |
|
|
|
| |
Protestant Unionists |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Unity |
1 |
|
|
|
| |
Scottish National |
1 |
306,802 |
1.1 |
65 |
| |
Independent Labour |
1 |
|
|
|
| |
Independent |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Republican Labour |
1 |
|
|
|
Election manifestos
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