October 1974 General Election - Motherwell and Wishaw
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | October 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Motherwell and Wishaw |
| Turnout | 75.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Bray, Jeremy | Labour | 17,319 |
| MacKay, James | SNP | 12,357 |
| Rae, James | Conservative | 7,069 |
| Young, David | Liberal | 1,126 |
| Sneddon, James | Communist | 946 |