East Midlands: 1970 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1970 general election: the Conservatives won 21 of 40 seats with 47.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 21 | +8 | 956,396 | 47.8% | +6.5 | ||
| Labour | 19 | −8 | 942,266 | 47.1% | −5.0 | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 91,800 | 4.6% | −1.8 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 8,606 | 0.4% | |||||
Change compared with the 1966 general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | Lab | 17,283 | 36.4 | 70.1% | Lab hold |
| Bassetlaw | Lab | 8,261 | 15.7 | 76.4% | Lab hold |
| Belper | Con | 2,124 | 3.1 | 80.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| Bolsover | Lab | 20,459 | 55.0 | 70.8% | Lab hold |
| Bosworth | Con | 1,055 | 1.8 | 77.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| Carlton | Con | 12,797 | 19.1 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Chesterfield | Lab | 14,169 | 27.5 | 72.5% | Lab hold |
| Derby North | Lab | 3,479 | 9.5 | 64.2% | Lab hold |
| Derby South | Lab | 3,149 | 8.8 | 67.3% | Lab hold |
| Gainsborough | Con | 7,709 | 17.5 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Grantham | Con | 9,774 | 17.3 | 76.5% | Con hold |
| Harborough | Con | 19,205 | 24.1 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| High Peak | Con | 1,504 | 3.4 | 80.7% | Con gain from Lab |
| Holland With Boston | Con | 9,339 | 16.2 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Horncastle | Con | 10,439 | 29.9 | 74.2% | Con hold |
| Ilkeston | Lab | 17,091 | 31.1 | 74.2% | Lab hold |
| Kettering | Lab | 4,190 | 5.8 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Leicester North East | Lab | 891 | 2.9 | 71.0% | Lab hold |
| Leicester North West | Lab | 2,642 | 7.0 | 70.8% | Lab hold |
| Leicestersouth East | Con | 10,695 | 25.3 | 71.9% | Con hold |
| Leicestersouth West | Con | 106 | 0.3 | 71.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| Lincoln | Lab | 4,750 | 12.1 | 74.5% | Lab hold |
| Loughborough | Lab | 534 | 1.1 | 79.1% | Lab hold |
| Louth | Con | 9,256 | 19.2 | 71.6% | Con hold |
| Mansfield | Lab | 15,527 | 33.6 | 68.7% | Lab hold |
| Melton | Con | 17,875 | 25.9 | 76.0% | Con hold |
| Newark | Lab | 1,220 | 2.4 | 75.7% | Lab hold |
| North East Derbyshire | Lab | 13,631 | 21.7 | 69.8% | Lab hold |
| Northampton | Lab | 1,241 | 2.3 | 72.0% | Lab hold |
| Nottingham Central | Lab | 3,559 | 11.2 | 60.2% | Lab hold |
| Nottingham North | Lab | 7,282 | 14.9 | 69.4% | Lab hold |
| Nottingham South | Con | 3,731 | 7.5 | 70.0% | Con gain from Lab |
| Nottingham West | Lab | 2,252 | 5.6 | 70.9% | Lab hold |
| Peterborough | Con | 4,565 | 8.2 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| Rushcliffe | Con | 6,168 | 10.3 | 79.6% | Con gain from Lab |
| Rutland and Stamford | Con | 7,667 | 20.2 | 75.4% | Con hold |
| South East Derbyshire | Con | 2,724 | 4.4 | 75.3% | Con gain from Lab |
| South Northamptonshire | Con | 7,939 | 14.0 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Wellingborough | Con | 2,352 | 4.5 | 81.4% | Con gain from Lab |
| West Derbyshire | Con | 8,716 | 23.8 | 76.7% | Con hold |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1970 general election?
The Conservatives won 21 of the 40 seats in East Midlands, with 47.8% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1970?
40 constituencies.
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