Elections in The 70's
| General Election 1979: Lowestoft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Prior | 33,376 | 50.46% | ||
| Labour | A Lark | 25,555 | 38.63% | ||
| Liberal | B Skelcher | 6,783 | 10.25% | ||
| Ecology | T Pye | 435 | 0.66% | ||
| Majority | 7,821 | 11.82% | |||
| Turnout | 82,733 | 79.95% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results below are from the October general election
| General Election 1974: Lowestoft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Prior | 25,510 | 42.43% | ||
| Labour | DA Baker | 23,448 | 39.00% | ||
| Liberal | P Hancock | 11,165 | 18.57% | ||
| Majority | 2,062 | 3.43% | |||
| Turnout | 76,936 | 78.15% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
These results are from the February General election
| 1974: Lowestoft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Prior | 26,157 | 40.89% | ||
| Labour | DA Baker | 22,553 | 35.26% | ||
| Liberal | P Hancock | 15,261 | 23.86% | ||
| Majority | 3,604 | 5.63% | |||
| Turnout | 76,350 | 83.79% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1970: Lowestoft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Prior | 28,842 | 50.69% | ||
| Labour | DA Baker | 23,319 | 40.98% | ||
| Liberal | DR Crome | 4737 | 8.33% | ||
| Majority | 5,523 | 9.71% | |||
| Turnout | 72,320 | 78.68% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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