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United Kingdom UK Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
Labour
39.2 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
7
±0 compared to 1974
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Final Official Results of the UK Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share. UK Parliamentary Election Results, October 10, 1974

Lab
39.2
Lib
18.3
SNP
2.9
UUUC
1.4
PC
0.6
SDLP
0.5
NF
0.4
UUP
< 0.1
DUP
< 0.1
Other
36.7
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 50.2% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After the UK Parliamentary Election

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Who Governed the UK After the Election

Election Day 10/10/1974 Wilson IV 10/10/1974 – 04/05/1976 Callaghan 04/05/1976 – 05/04/1979

Wilson IV

 October 10, 1974 – April 5, 1976 · 1 year 5 months
319 of 635 seats

Callaghan

 April 5, 1976 – May 4, 1979 · 3 years 29 days
319 of 635 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Left Labour 39.2 % – 319 –
Liberal Liberal Party 18.3 % – 13 –
Regional Scottish National Party 2.9 % – 11 –
Regional United Ulster Unionist Coalition 1.4 % – 0 –
Regional Plaid Cymru 0.6 % – 3 –
Regional Social Democratic and Labour Party 0.5 % – 1 –
Far-Right National Front 0.4 % – 0 –
Centre-Right Ulster Unionist Party < 0.1 % – 6 –
Centre-Right Democratic Unionist Party < 0.1 % – 1 –
Unknown Other Parties 36.7 % – 281 –

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