1974 (February) General Election

England

C                     10,508,977         (40.2%)    268 MP’s elected

L                     5,574,934            (21.3%)    9 MP’s elected

Lab                 9,842,468            (37.6%)    237 MP’s elected

Com               13,379                 (0.1%)      0 MP elected

NF                  76,865                 (0.3%)      0 MP elected

Wales

C                     412,535               (25.9%)    8 MP’s elected

L                     255,423               (16.0%)    2 MP’s elected

Lab                 745,547               (46.8%)    24 MP’s elected

Com               4,293                   (0.3%)      0 MP elected

PC                  171,374               (10.7%)    2 MP’s elected

Scotland

C                     950,668               (32.9%)    21 MP’s elected

L                     229,162               (8.0%)      3 MP’s elected

Lab                 1,057,601            (36.6%)    40 MP’s elected

Com               15,071                 (0.5%)      0 MP elected

SNP               633,180               (21.9%)    7 MP’s elected

N Ireland      

DUP               58,656                 (8.2%)      1 MP elected

UU*                 232,103               (32.3%)    7 MP’s elected

VUPP             75,944                 (10.6%)    3 MP’s elected

APNI               22,660                 (3.2%)      0 MP’s elected

NI Lab            17,284                 (2.4%)      0 MP elected

Rep                15,152                 (2.1%)      0 MP elected

SDLP             160,437               (22.4%)    1 MP elected

Unity               17,593                 (2.4%)      0 MP elected

UU~                94,301                 (13.1%)    0 MP elected

Total UK:

C                 11,872,180        (37.9%)          297 MP’s elected

L                  6,059,519          (19.3%)          14 MP’s elected

Lab             11,645,616        (37.2%)          301 MP’s elected

Com           32,743               (0.1%)            0 MP elected

NF               76,865               (0.2%)            0 MP elected

PC              171,374             (0.6%)            2 MP’s elected

SNP            633,685             (2.7%)            7 MP’s elected

DUP           58,656               (8.2%)            1 MP elected

UU*             232,103             (32.3%)          7 MP’s elected

VUPP         75,944               (10.6%)          3 MP’s elected

APNI           22,660               (3.2%)            0 MP’s elected

NI Lab         17,284               (2.4%)            0 MP elected

Rep             15,152               (2.1%)            0 MP elected

SDLP         160,437             (22.4%)          1 MP elected

Unity           17,593               (2.4%)            0 MP elected

UU~            94,301               (13.1%)          0 MP elected

C = Conservatives

L = Liberals

Lab = Labour

Com = Communist Party

NF = National Front

PC = Plaid Cymru

SNP = Scottish National Party

DUP = Democratic Unionist Party

UU* = Ulster Unionists (anti-Assembly)

UU~ = Ulster Unionists (pro-Assembly)

VUPP = Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party

APNI = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

NI Lab = Northern Ireland Labour Party

Rep = Irish Republican Party

SDLP = Social Democratic and Labour Party

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