London: October 1974 general election results
How London voted at the October 1974 general election: Labour won 51 of 92 seats with 43.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 51 | +1 | 1,540,551 | 43.9% | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | 41 | −1 | 1,310,546 | 37.4% | −0.2 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 594,757 | 17.0% | −3.8 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 61,706 | 1.8% | +0.6 |
Change compared with the February 1974 general election in London.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Con | 808 | 2.1 | 69.0% | Con hold |
| Barking | Lab | 16,290 | 48.3 | 67.4% | Lab hold |
| Battersea North | Lab | 11,142 | 40.4 | 61.6% | Lab hold |
| Battersea South | Lab | 2,851 | 9.5 | 64.2% | Lab hold |
| Beckenham | Con | 8,658 | 20.9 | 69.8% | Con hold |
| Bermondsey | Lab | 18,581 | 59.6 | 56.4% | Lab hold |
| Bethnal Green | Lab | 15,949 | 55.9 | 53.1% | |
| Bexley Heath | Con | 1,987 | 5.0 | 77.8% | |
| Brent East | Lab | 8,927 | 23.5 | 60.1% | Lab hold |
| Brent North | Con | 7,312 | 14.1 | 71.9% | Con hold |
| Brent South | Lab | 11,053 | 29.5 | 61.2% | Lab hold |
| Brentford and Isleworth | Con | 232 | 0.4 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| Camberwell Dulwich | Lab | 7,459 | 17.0 | 65.1% | |
| Camberwell Peckham | Lab | 18,826 | 54.9 | 54.2% | |
| Carshalton | Con | 3,698 | 7.5 | 74.3% | Con hold |
| Chelsea | Con | 13,167 | 40.8 | 50.0% | Con hold |
| Chingford | Con | 4,645 | 11.1 | 73.4% | Con hold |
| Chipping Barnet | Con | 7,866 | 18.9 | 73.6% | Con hold |
| Chislehurst | Con | 3,894 | 9.5 | 76.1% | Con hold |
| Cities of London and Westminster | Con | 5,761 | 20.8 | 53.2% | |
| Croydon Central | Con | 164 | 0.3 | 72.6% | Con hold |
| Croydon North East | Con | 2,151 | 5.2 | 71.0% | Con hold |
| Croydon North West | Con | 1,479 | 3.9 | 69.3% | Con hold |
| Croydon South | Con | 14,189 | 31.9 | 73.9% | Con hold |
| Dagenham | Lab | 21,994 | 48.3 | 65.0% | Lab hold |
| Deptford | Lab | 13,034 | 36.3 | 58.7% | Lab hold |
| Ealing North | Lab | 2,922 | 5.4 | 73.9% | Lab hold |
| Edmonton | Lab | 6,828 | 16.6 | 67.1% | Lab hold |
| Enfield North | Lab | 4,793 | 10.0 | 70.5% | Lab hold |
| Erith and Crayford | Lab | 8,467 | 19.1 | 73.1% | Lab hold |
| Feltham and Heston | Lab | 9,147 | 17.1 | 67.9% | Lab hold |
| Finchley | Con | 3,911 | 10.4 | 69.5% | Con hold |
| Fulham | Lab | 5,321 | 12.9 | 70.9% | Lab hold |
| Greenwich | Lab | 9,906 | 28.7 | 65.3% | Lab hold |
| Hackney Central | Lab | 12,853 | 50.2 | 52.8% | Lab hold |
| Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | 13,295 | 49.1 | 54.7% | Lab hold |
| Hammersmith North | Lab | 8,122 | 24.0 | 64.6% | Lab hold |
| Hampstead | Con | 1,725 | 4.3 | 63.1% | Con hold |
| Harrow Central | Con | 2,068 | 6.3 | 73.0% | Con hold |
| Harrow East | Con | 3,478 | 9.4 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Harrow West | Con | 11,582 | 27.5 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Hayes and Harlington | Lab | 9,420 | 24.2 | 69.5% | Lab hold |
| Hendon North | Con | 1,750 | 4.8 | 72.3% | Con hold |
| Hendon South | Con | 4,963 | 13.7 | 69.7% | Con hold |
| Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | 5,441 | 25.8 | 53.8% | |
| Hornchurch | Lab | 6,801 | 15.5 | 72.8% | Lab hold |
| Hornsey | Con | 782 | 2.0 | 68.5% | Con hold |
| Ilford North | Lab | 778 | 1.6 | 74.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Ilford South | Lab | 1,749 | 4.5 | 69.7% | Lab hold |
| Islington Central | Lab | 9,393 | 37.4 | 55.4% | Lab hold |
| Islington North | Lab | 6,818 | 30.4 | 54.2% | Lab hold |
| Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | 9,593 | 40.5 | 56.0% | Lab hold |
| Kensington | Con | 1,917 | 5.6 | 56.4% | Con hold |
| Kingston upon Thames | Con | 8,414 | 19.8 | 71.8% | Con hold |
| Lambeth Central | Lab | 8,677 | 33.9 | 52.6% | Lab hold |
| Lambeth Norwood | Lab | 4,771 | 14.6 | 61.9% | |
| Lambeth Vauxhall | Lab | 9,766 | 39.8 | 52.7% | |
| Lewisham East | Lab | 8,952 | 18.7 | 68.8% | Lab hold |
| Lewisham West | Lab | 5,529 | 12.6 | 70.1% | Lab hold |
| Leyton | Lab | 11,513 | 28.6 | 62.7% | Lab hold |
| Mitcham and Morden | Lab | 6,191 | 13.3 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| Newham North East | Lab | 13,541 | 34.7 | 59.2% | Lab hold |
| Newham North West | Lab | 13,381 | 48.5 | 51.6% | Lab hold |
| Newham South | Lab | 17,761 | 57.6 | 53.5% | Lab hold |
| Orpington | Con | 5,010 | 9.7 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Paddington | Lab | 2,311 | 6.4 | 61.7% | Lab hold |
| Ravensbourne | Con | 8,505 | 23.7 | 74.0% | Con hold |
| Richmond (Surrey) | Con | 4,215 | 10.4 | 75.1% | |
| Romford | Con | 2,651 | 6.7 | 71.5% | Con hold |
| Ruislip Northwood | Con | 10,289 | 25.5 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Sidcup | Con | 7,543 | 20.1 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Southall | Lab | 9,983 | 22.2 | 63.6% | Lab hold |
| Southgate | Con | 14,922 | 31.1 | 67.7% | Con hold |
| St.Marylebone | Con | 6,503 | 26.1 | 57.0% | Con hold |
| St.Pancras North | Lab | 7,553 | 31.2 | 58.1% | Lab hold |
| Stepney and Poplar | Lab | 20,976 | 67.4 | 51.5% | Lab hold |
| Stoke Newington and Hackney North | Lab | 10,553 | 37.8 | 52.8% | |
| Surbiton | Con | 6,021 | 17.9 | 72.9% | Con hold |
| Sutton and Cheam | Con | 5,161 | 11.1 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Tooting | Lab | 7,855 | 23.0 | 63.4% | Lab hold |
| Tottenham | Lab | 9,216 | 34.5 | 56.2% | Lab hold |
| Twickenham | Con | 9,507 | 17.7 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Upminster | Con | 694 | 1.4 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| Uxbridge | Con | 2,153 | 4.8 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Walthamstow | Lab | 10,664 | 30.8 | 66.2% | Lab hold |
| Wandsworth Putney | Lab | 2,775 | 5.8 | 71.8% | |
| Wandsworth Streatham | Con | 2,867 | 7.9 | 64.1% | |
| Wanstead and Woodfod | Con | 10,840 | 27.2 | 68.3% | Con hold |
| Wimbledon | Con | 8,706 | 17.9 | 68.8% | Con hold |
| Wood Green | Lab | 8,211 | 25.4 | 62.3% | Lab hold |
| Woolwich East | Lab | 12,425 | 37.8 | 64.4% | Lab hold |
| Woolwich West | Lab | 3,541 | 8.5 | 73.9% | Lab hold |
Questions and answers
Who won in London at the October 1974 general election?
Labour won 51 of the 92 seats in London, with 43.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in London in October 1974?
92 constituencies.
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