1970 General Election - City of Chester
| Year | 1970 | 
| General election | 1970 General Election | 
| Constituency | City of Chester | 
| Turnout | 73.1% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Temple, John | Conservative | 25,877 | 
| Crawford, John | Labour | 18,872 | 
| Tompkins, Michael | Liberal | 4,978 |