United Kingdom local elections, 1970
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Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1970. In April, elections were held to the
Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...
and 13 county councils. In May there were elections to 83 county boroughs, 259 municipal boroughs and 521 urban district councils. There were also elections to Scottish burghs. The results showed a substantial recovery for the Labour Party, which had been in government since 1964 and had suffered heavy losses in council elections during the intervening years. The Liberals turned in their worst performance since Clement Davies was party leader. The
Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
's vote was halved as a result of the pro-Labour swing in Scotland. Prime Minister
Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He ...
subsequently called a general election in June of that year, which the Labour Party lost contrary to the expectations of most opinion polls.


See also

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1970 Greater London Council election The third election to the Greater London Council was held on 9 April 1970 and saw a Conservative victory with a reduced majority. Electoral arrangements New constituencies to be used for elections to Parliament and also for elections to the GL ...
* 1970 Scottish local elections *
1970 United Kingdom general election The 1970 United Kingdom general election was held 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 Harold Wilson. The Liberal Party ...


References

*The Economist, articles April/May 1970 {{United Kingdom elections
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1970 elections in the United Kingdom