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1970 Enfield West by-election

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Election

The Enfield West by-election of 19 November 1970 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Iain Macleod died on 20 July of the same year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.

Results

Enfield West by-Election, 1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cecil Parkinson	15,205	57.18	−0.72
	Labour	Herbert C King	6,926	26.05	−0.17
	Liberal	Anthony Stowell	3,283	12.35	−0.42
	National Front	Kenneth Taylor	1,176	4.42	+1.31
Majority			8,279	31.13	−0.56
Turnout			26,590
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

"1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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