1970 St Marylebone by-election
# 1970 St Marylebone by-election

The St Marylebone by-election of 22 October 1970 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Quintin Hogg became a life peer. The seat was retained for the Conservatives by Kenneth Baker, who had lost his previous seat of Acton at the general election four months earlier; Baker would go on to represent the Mole Valley seat in Surrey and become a long-serving Cabinet minister.

## Results

St Marylebone by-Election, 1970 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Baker | 10,684 | 63.49 | +1.40 |
| | Labour | Keith Morrell | 4,542 | 26.99 | -2.32 |
| | Liberal | Michael Vann | 1,038 | 6.19 | -2.41 |
| | National Front | Malcolm Skeggs | 401 | 2.38 | New |
| | Fourth World Group | John Papworth | 163 | 0.97 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,142 | 36.5 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,828 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
