1971 Liverpool Scotland by-election

The 1971 Liverpool Scotland by-election of 1 April 1971 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Alldritt, resigned from the House of Commons. The seat was retained by Labour.

Results

Liverpool Scotland by-Election, 1971 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Marsden	6,795	71.32	−3.43
	Conservative	Barry Porter	1,751	18.38	−6.87
	Labour and Anti-Abortion	Peter Mahon	981	10.30	New
Majority			5,044	52.94	+3.43
Turnout			9,527
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1970: Liverpool Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Alldritt	11,074	74.75
	Conservative	RH Morris	3,740	25.25
Majority			7,334	49.50
Turnout			14,814	50.71
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.