October 1974 General Election - Hexham
| Year | 1974 | 
| General election | October 1974 General Election | 
| Constituency | Hexham | 
| Turnout | 75.4% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Rippon, Aubrey | Conservative | 21,352 | 
| Wade, E | Labour | 16,711 | 
| Cairncross, Roy | Liberal | 10,991 | 
| Year | 1974 | 
| General election | October 1974 General Election | 
| Constituency | Hexham | 
| Turnout | 75.4% | 
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Rippon, Aubrey | Conservative | 21,352 | 
| Wade, E | Labour | 16,711 | 
| Cairncross, Roy | Liberal | 10,991 |