February 1974 General Election - Edinburgh Central
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | February 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh Central |
| Turnout | 73.6% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Cook, Robin | Labour | 11,354 |
| Jones, P | Conservative | 10,393 |
| Scott, C | Liberal | 4,180 |
| Rae, AWS | SNP | 4,074 |