1970 general election · East Midlands
Mansfield: 1970 general election result
Labour won Mansfield at the 1970 general election with a majority of 15,527. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- LabourLabour
- Majority
- 15,52733.6% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 68.7%46,209 valid votes
- Electorate
- 67,291
- Result
- Lab hold
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Won | 30,554 | 66.1% | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | 15,027 | 32.5% | +10.3 | |
| Others | 628 | 1.4% | +0.1 | |
| Valid votes | 46,209 | |||
| Majority | 15,527 | 33.6% | ||
Change compared with the 1966 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Mansfield at the 1970 general election?
The Labour candidate won with 30,554 votes (66.1%). Result: Lab hold.
What was the majority in Mansfield in 1970?
15,527 votes (33.6% of valid votes) over the Conservative.
What was the turnout in Mansfield in 1970?
68.7% of the 67,291 registered electors cast a valid vote (46,209 votes).
Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data