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 (%)
Conservative	10,428,966	276	- 34	35.7
Labour	11,456,597	319	+ 18	39.3
Liberal	5,346,817	13	- 1	18.3
Others	1,953,318	27	+ 3	6.7

The 27 "others" include the "Speaker seeking re-election"