1774 British general election

1774 British general election

← 1768 5 October – 10 November 1774 (1774-10-05 – 1774-11-10) 1780 →
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All 558 seats in the House of Commons 280 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Lord North William Dowdeswell Party Northite Rockinghamite Leader's seat Banbury Worcestershire Seats won 343 215
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election Lord North Northite Prime Minister after election Lord North Northite

The 1774 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Lord North's government was returned with a large majority. The opposition consisted of factions supporting the Marquess of Rockingham and William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, both of whom referred to themselves as Whigs. North's opponents referred to his supporters as Tories, but no Tory party existed at the time and his supporters rejected the label.