Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament Constituency) - Elections in The 1970s

Elections in The 1970s

General Election 1979: Bishop Auckland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Foster	27,200	48.8	−4.0
	Conservative	M.F. Irvine	21,160	38.0	+6.7
	Liberal	J.D. Frise	7,439	13.3	−2.6
Majority			6,040	10.8
Turnout			55,799	74.7	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.4

General Election October 1974: Bishop Auckland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Boyden	27,181	52.8	+4.7
	Conservative	D.W. Etheridge	16,086	31.3	−2.8
	Liberal	D. Lytton-Cobbold	8,168	15.9	−1.9
Majority			11,095	21.6
Turnout			51,435	70.9	−7.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

General Election February 1974: Bishop Auckland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Boyden	27,101	48.1	−12.6
	Conservative	D.W. Etheridge	19,226	34.1	−5.2
	Liberal	J.D. Frise	10,044	17.8	N/A
Majority			7,875	14.0
Turnout			56,371	78.4	+7.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.7

General Election 1970: Bishop Auckland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Boyden	21,257	60.7	−4.1
	Conservative	T.J. Wiseman	13,769	39.3	+4.1
Majority			7,488	21.4
Turnout			35,026	71.0	−2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.1

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