1974: October election night on Nationwide
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Fronting an array of large election props, Sue Lawley gamely rallies the final results for London and the Home Counties during the general election of October 1974.
It was a bumper year for general elections in the UK in 1974, with one held in February and another in October.
The first had failed to produce an overall majority, resulting in a hung Parliament, with Labour's Harold Wilson eventually becoming prime minister after incumbent Conservative Edward Heath failed to enlist Liberal support to form a coalition government. October's election saw Wilson again returned to power with a tiny majority of three.
