UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 FEBRUARY 1974 =================================================================== Elections to the House of Commons Source: F W S Craig, British Electoral Facts NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS =================================================================== Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Party 11,872,180 37.9 (-08.5) 297 -033 Labour Party 11,645,616 37.2 (-05.9) 301 +013 Liberal Party 6,059,519 19.3 (+11.8) 14 +008 Plaid Cymru 171,374 00.6 ( 00.0) 2 +002 Scottish National Party 633,180 02.0 (+00.9) 7 +006 Others 958,293 03.1 14 +009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,340,162 635 -------------------------------------------------------------------