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1970 United Kingdom general election

1970 United Kingdom general election
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A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday, 18 June 1970. It resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, which defeated the governing Labour Party under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The Liberal Party, under its new leader Jeremy Thorpe, lost half its seats.

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Timeline

  1. 1968 United States presidential electionNovember 5, 1968
  2. 1969 West German federal electionSeptember 28, 1969
  3. 1970 United Kingdom general election (this page)June 18, 1970
  4. 1972 United States presidential electionNovember 7, 1972
  5. 1972 West German federal electionNovember 19, 1972
  6. 1974 French presidential electionMay 19, 1974

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