Bridgwater by-election, 1970

The Bridgwater by-election of March 12, 1970 was the first election in the United Kingdom to be held after the voting age had been reduced from 21 to 18.^[1] The seat was held by the Conservatives on a turnout of 70.3%.^[2]

Results

Bridgwater, 1970^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tom King	25,687	55.5	+11.1^[2]
	Labour	Richard Mayer	14,772	31.9	-6.2
	Liberal	Patrick O'Loughlin	5,832	12.6	-4.9
Majority			10,915	23.6	+17.3
Turnout			46,919	70.3	-9.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

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