Edinburgh North by-election, 1973

A by-election for the UK Parliament took place in Edinburgh North on 8 November 1973. Alexander Fletcher held the seat for the Conservatives, after his predecessor became Duke of Buccleuch.

One of four UK parliamentary by-elections taking place that day, and one of two in Scotland, it was overshadowed by the surprising SNP win in Glasgow Govan.

Edinburgh North by-election, 1973^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Fletcher	7,208	38.69	-14.16
	Labour	Robert Cairns	4,467	23.98	-13.11
	SNP	William Wolfe	3,526	19.11	N/A
	Liberal	Ronald Guild	3,431	18.42	+8.36
Majority			2,741	14.71
Turnout			18,632
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "1973 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

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Edinburgh North by-election, 1973

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