Edward Heath vs Harold Wilson

Edward Heath and Harold Wilson faced each other at the 1966 and 1970 and February 1974 and October 1974 general elections: seats, votes and the result, side by side.

Edward Heath

Party: Conservative
Elections: 4
Most seats: 1
Best: 330 seats

Harold Wilson

Party: Labour
Elections: 5
Most seats: 4
Best: 363 seats

October 1974

318 for a majority

Lab319
Con277
Lib13
SNP11
UUP6
Smaller parties9

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
Edward Heath	Conservative	277	35.9%	10,464,817
Harold Wilson PM	Labour	319	39.3%	11,457,079

February 1974

318 for a majority

Lab301
Con296
Lib14
SNP7
UUP7
Smaller parties10

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
Edward Heath	Conservative	296	37.8%	11,834,346
Harold Wilson PM	Labour	301	37.2%	11,641,143

1970

316 for a majority

Con330
Lab287
Lib6
Oth6
SNP1

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
Edward Heath PM	Conservative	330	46.4%	13,145,061
Harold Wilson	Labour	287	43.0%	12,179,360

1966

316 for a majority

Lab363
Con253
Lib12
Oth2

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
Edward Heath	Conservative	253	41.9%	11,418,446
Harold Wilson PM	Labour	363	47.9%	13,065,986

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