1970 United Kingdom General Election

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{{Infobox election | election_name = 1970 United Kingdom General Election | country = United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta | type = Parliamentary | ongoing = no | party_name = no | previous_election = Wiki:1966_United_Kingdom_general_election | previous_year = 1966 | next_election = 1974 United Kingdom General Election | next_year = 1974 | seats_for_election = 633 in the House of Commons (318 for a majority) | election_date = 4th of July | elected_mps = | opinion_polls = | turnout = 77.4% (Increase1.6%)

| image1 = EnochPowellUKGBNIM.png | colour1 = 00008B | leader1 = Enoch Powell | leader_since1 = 18th of May, 1966 | party1 = Conservatives | leaders_seat1 = Wolverhampton South West | last_election1 = 253 Seats, 41.9% | seats_before1 = | seats1 = 386 | seat_change1 = Increase 133
| popular_vote1 = 23,954,500 | percentage1 = 55.3% | swing1 = Increase 13.4%

| image2 = HWilson.png | colour2 = E4003B | leader2 = Harold Wilson | leader_since2 = 14th of February, 1963 | party2 = Labour | leaders_seat2 = Huyton | last_election2 = 364 seats, 48.0% | seats_before2 = | seats2 = 228 | seat_change2 = Decrease 89 | popular_vote2 = 14,641,267 | percentage2 = 33.8% | swing2 = Decrease 14.2%

| image3 = [[Grim.png | colour3 = FFD700 | leader3 = Jo Grimond | leader_since3 = 5th of November, 1956 | party3 = Liberals | leaders_seat3 = Orkney and Shetland | last_election3 = 12 seats, 8.5% | seats3 = | seat_change3 = Steady 12 | popular_vote3 = 3,941,850 | percentage3 = 9.1% | swing3 = Increase 0.6%

| map_image = 2020_Election_Map.png | map_size = 330px | map_caption = Colors denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. | title = Prime Minister | posttitle = | before_election = Richard Larrow | before_colour = blue | before_party = Royalist Party | after_election = Richard Larrow | after_colour = blue | after_party = Royalist Party }}