October 1974 General Election - Edinburgh Central
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | October 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh Central |
| Turnout | 67.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Cook, Robin | Labour | 11,129 |
| Jones, P | Conservative | 7,176 |
| Rae, AWS | SNP | 6,866 |
| Scott, C | Liberal | 2,463 |