February 1974 General Election - Dearne Valley
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | February 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Dearne Valley |
| Turnout | 80.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Wainwright, Edwin | Labour | 34,727 |
| Hargreaves, P | Liberal | 7,873 |
| Irwin, Lord | Conservative | 6,950 |
| Wilson, AE | Independent | 906 |