1974 February General election results summary

Majority – None
PM Harold Wilson
Held on 28th February 1974

Electorate – 39,798,899
Turnout – 78.8%

Chart: Seats won in the 1974 February general election

1974 February General Election Results Summary

Party	Seats	Gain	Loss	Net	Votes	%	±%
Labour	301	34	14	+20	11,646,316	37.2	-5.9
Conservative	297	5	42	-37	11,872,180	37.9	-8.5
Liberal	14	8	0	+8	6,059,519	19.3	+11.8
Scottish National	7	6	0	+6	633,180	2.0	+0.9
Ulster Unionist	7	1	2	-1	232,103	0.8	0.0
Vanguard Unionist	3	3	0	+3	75,944	0.2	0.0
Plaid Cymru	2	2	0	+2	171,374	0.5	-0.1
SDLP	1	1	0	+1	160,137	0.5	0.0
Democratic Unionists	1	1	0	+1	58,656	0.2	+0.1
Independent Labour	1	1	0	+1	28,892	0.1	0.0
Democratic Labour	1	1	0	+1	14,780	0.1	0.0

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James Whitfield is a political analyst and journalist covering British and international affairs. He studied Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh before spending eight years reporting from Westminster for regional and national outlets. His work focuses on electoral trends, party strategy and the intersection of domestic policy with global events. James has contributed analysis to broadcast panels and political podcasts across the UK media landscape. He is based in London and writes regularly for ukpolitical.info.

1974 February General election results summary

Election manifestos

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