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.
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Edinburgh North by-election, 1973 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA