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United Kingdom general election, 1970
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United Kingdom general election, 1970
The
United Kingdom general election of 1970
was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the
Conservative Party
under leader
Edward Heath
, who defeated the
Labour Party
under
Harold Wilson
. The
Liberal Party
and its new leader
Jeremy Thorpe
lost half their seats. The Conservatives, including the
Ulster Unionists
, were given a majority of 31. The election was the first in which people could vote from the age of 18, after the
Representation of the People Act 1969
.
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