Today the Government faced a critical test of its popularity with two parliamentary by-elections - at Kingston-upon-Thames and Southwark - and the 342 municipal and county borough elections in England and Wales.
Introduced by Austin Mitchell and Robert McKenzie
A complete results service including special reports from the constituencies and BBC studios and newsrooms around the country. With analysis and comment from David Butler and Michael Steed
1970 General Election
Kingston-upon-Thames Con
(Con 23,426, Lab 13,090, Lib 4,822)
Southwark Lab
(Lab 16,834, Con 7,040, CP 1,128)