Enfield West by-election, 1970
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The Enfield West
by-election
of 19 November 1970 was held after Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) Iain Macleod
died on 20 July of the same year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.
Enfield West (UK Parliament constituency)
Enfield West was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election....
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 19 November 1970 was held after Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Iain Macleod
Iain Macleod
Iain Norman Macleod was a British Conservative Party politician and government minister.-Early life:...
died on 20 July of the same year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.