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UK general election, 1974 (October)
The UK general election of October 1974 took place on October 10, 1974. It was the second of two United Kingdom general elections held that year. Prime Minister Harold Wilson, having taken power in a minority government after the February election, returned to the polls and won a tiny majority.
It was at this election that the SNP secured their best ever representation inside the House of Commons, 11 MPs.
| Party |
Votes |
Seats |
Loss/Gain |
Share of Vote (%) |
| Labour |
11,457,079 |
319 |
+ 18 |
39.2 |
| Conservative |
10,462,565 |
277 |
- 20 |
35.8 |
| Liberal |
5,346,704 |
13 |
- 1 |
18.3 |
| SNP |
839,617 |
11 |
+ 4 |
2.9 |
| Ulster Unionist |
256,065 |
7 |
|
0.9 |
| Plaid Cymru |
166,321 |
3 |
+ 1 |
0.6 |
| SDLP |
154,193 |
1 |
|
0.6 |
| National Front |
113,843 |
0 |
- 1 |
0.4 |
| VUPP |
92,262 |
3 |
|
0.3 |
| Democratic Unionist |
59,451 |
1 |
|
0.3 |
| Alliance (NI) |
44,644 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
| UUUP |
39,856 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
| Independent Nationalist |
32,795 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
| Independent Labour |
31,747 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
| Republican Clubs |
21,633 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
| UPNI |
20,454 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
| Communist |
17,426 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
| Social Democrat |
13,714 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Labour (NI) |
11,539 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
See also MPs elected in the UK general election, 1974 (October).
Referenced By
1974 in politics | British Labour Party | British elections | Donald Stewart | Jeffrey Archer | Jeffrey Howard Archer | Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer | Labour (UK) | Labour Party (UK) | List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom | Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare | Lord Archer of Weston Super Mare | Margaret Beckett | Margaret Mary Beckett | Michael Ancram | Michael Ker, Earl of Ancram | Michael Kerr, Earl of Ancram | Scottish National Party | Scottish Nationalist Party | The Labour Party (UK) | UK Labour Party | UK general election, 1974 | UK general election, 1974 (February) | United Kingdom General Election | United Kingdom Labour Party | United Kingdom general elections | William Wolfe
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