Widnes by-election, 1971
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The Widnes
by-election of 1971 took place on 23rd September and produced a victory for the incumbent Labour Party
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It remains the most recent by-election in England, Wales or Scotland to be contested by only two candidates.
Widnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Widnes was a county constituency in England, based on the town of Widnes, in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:...
by-election of 1971 took place on 23rd September and produced a victory for the incumbent Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
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It remains the most recent by-election in England, Wales or Scotland to be contested by only two candidates.