October 1974 General Election - Leicester South
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | October 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Leicester South |
| Turnout | 68.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Marshall, Jim | Labour | 21,588 |
| Boardman, Tom | Conservative | 20,455 |
| Young, H | Liberal | 5,709 |
| Cartwright, AR | National Front | 2,072 |
| Rousseau, GH | Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) | 136 |