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The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974. It was the second of two United Kingdom general elections held that year. Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, having taken power in a minority government after the February election, returned to the polls and won a tiny majority of 3. In both elections the Conservative Party's hopes of forming a government had been weakened by the decision of Ulster Unionist Party MPs to withdraw from their long-standing acceptance of the Conservative whip in parliament, due to their opposition to the 1973 Sunningdale Agreement. The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath. ... This is a list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1970, for the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ... This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom in the February 1974 general election, held on 28 February 1974. ... This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom in October 1974 general election, held on 10 October 1974. ... Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel BBC Election 1979 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... This is a list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1979 in the 1979 general election, for the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... This is a list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1983 in the 1983 general election, for the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Government portrait of Harold Wilson This work is copyrighted. ... Government portrait of Harold Wilson This work is copyrighted. ... James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 â€“ 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. ... Ted Heath government photo This work is copyrighted. ... Ted Heath government photo This work is copyrighted. ... Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 â€“ 17 July 2005), soldier and politician, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This is a list of United Kingdom general elections since 1802. ... James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 â€“ 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Sunningdale Agreement on December 9, 1973, was an attempt to end the Northern Ireland troubles by forcing unionists to share power with nationalists. ...

It was at this election that the Scottish National Party secured their best ever representation inside the House of Commons: 11 elected MPs as well as their largest total number of votes in a UK general election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

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Total number of votes: 29,189,104. All parties shown. The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Plaid Cymru (pronounced IPA: ) â€“ The Party of Wales, is the principal nationalist political party in Wales. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP â€” Irish: PÃ¡irtÃ SÃ³isialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 80s. ... The Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, also known as the Vanguard Ulster Progressive Party (and several variations of word order), was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Independent Republican was a political title frequently used by Irish republicans when contesting elections in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland since the 1920s. ... ... The Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974. ... The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist party in the United Kingdom. ... Democratic Labour was a minor political party operating in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. ... The Northern Ireland Labour Party was a political party which operated from 1924 until the 1980s. ... The United Democratic Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain was a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Logo of the current Workers Revolutionary Party The Workers Revolutionary Party is a small Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Volunteer Political Party was a political party formed in Northern Ireland in 1974 by members of the then recently legalised Ulster Volunteer Force under the leadership of Ken Gibson. ... The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was an organisation which campaigned for civil rights for Northern Irelands Catholic minority during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... The Green Party was a Green political party in the United Kingdom. ... Logo of the RCPB-ML The Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) (RCPB-ML) is a British communist political party. ... The English National Party (ENP) was founded as the John Hampden New Freedom Party in the 1960s by Frank Hansford-Miller. ... The Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) was an anti-revisionist political party based in Ireland. ... Mebyon Kernow (Cornish for Sons of Cornwall, often abbrieviated MK) is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Arguing against capitalism, Speakers Corner, October 31, 2004 The Socialist Party of Great Britain, also known as the SPGB, is a small Marxist party, which is emphatically not Leninist. ...

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