1970 General Election - Edinburgh East
| Year | 1970 |
| General election | 1970 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh East |
| Turnout | 74.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Strang, Gavin | Labour | 22,171 |
| Gow, N | Conservative | 16,657 |
| Davidson, HB | SNP | 3,502 |
| Swann, I | Communist | 413 |