Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 8 and 15 March 1970.
Electoral system
The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of registered voters) needed to proceed to the second round.
National results
Runoff results missing
Party/Alliance% (first round)SeatsPCF 23.8% 144Miscellaneous Right 17.8% 389 UDR 15.6% 206 SFIO 14.8% 263Miscellaneous Left 10.5% 292CD 9.1% 183 RI 5.2% 110Far-Left 3.1% 22
References Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988