February 1974 General Election Night | ITN Special 'The Nation Decides'
31K views · Mar 6, 2026 · News & Politics
Comments · 167
@FrontlinebyITN · 6 months ago · pinned
Thanks for watching! Leave us a comment to let us know what you enjoy the most, whether it's the graphics, the ties, the haircuts or the indoor smoking. More to come! 🎞 🍿
26
@carlingblacklabel2864 · 6 months ago
Whilst most BBC elections have always been on YouTube its been nearly impossible to even find clips from ITN. Thanks for uploading!
54
@benreadspoetry7958 · 6 months ago
The casual smoking is hilarious 😂
16
@dskinz · 6 months ago
A great slice of 1974.
9
@PHILHORNBY-zu9no · 6 months ago
Robert Kee is really good
10
@johnrider5701 · 6 months ago
Some great 1970s comb - overs on display here.
26
@BlameThande · 6 months ago
I do like how election night coverage in this era tended to use what were cutting edge computer graphics for the time, both on ITN and the BBC. You can see glimpses of what'll show up in things like Doctor Who or Blake's 7 a few years later.
15
@TheLankies · 6 months ago
I enjoyed that so much, let's do it again in October!
12
@kylegreen2768 · 6 months ago
This is great. The only downside is it seems as though the first hour or so the audio and video are out of sync
35
@tancreddehauteville764 · 6 months ago
Wilson and Heath were both 58 but looked more like 68.
26
@laurencekavanagh9074 · 6 months ago
Good old ITN.
9
@Dommer1973 · 6 months ago
Fabulous. Jeremy Smug before Norman Scott, Andrew Newton, Rinka and the big scandal. Now do October 74 please
5
Up next
BBC 1964 General Election Results Part 1
Old TV Archive · 1.8K views
WATCH: Harold Wilson Resigns | Full Unedited Press Conference Announcing Shock Resignation (1976)
Frontline by ITN · 37K views
Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood
The Rest Is History · 312K views
The Troubles '71 | Frontline Footage of the Year That Changed Northern Ireland
Frontline by ITN · 963K views
How close did this Flydubai flight come to disaster? | DW News
DW News · 7.4K views
CDU-Absturz & Linken-Sieg | Tankrabatt 3.0 | Milliarden für Kampfjets | heute-show vom 25.09.2026
ZDF heute-show · 2.1M views
ITN Archive's Alternative Election Night (1959–1997)
Frontline by ITN · 34K views
1974 uk general election 1974 October part 1
chris latimer · 72K views
The Most Mysterious Resignation in British History | EP 3
The Rest Is History · 217K views
Panorama: The Labour Party — 15th February 1982
Andy JS · 23K views
Edward Heath Attacks Margaret Thatcher and Tory Right Over Europe in Uncut Interview (2001)
Frontline by ITN · 34K views
S13 E24: Texas Midterms & Brazil Elections 2026: 9/27/26: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
LastWeekTonight · 908K views
Harold Macmillan Wins Again - ITN's Special 1959 Election Coverage in Full
Frontline by ITN · 14K views
Can Andy Burnham really pull this one off? | James O’Brien - The Whole Show
LBC · 39K views
No confidence debate 1979: edited highlights
David Boothroyd · 25K views
1974 Explained: The Year That Almost Crushed Britain
The Rest Is History and Dominic Sandbrook · 871K views
We asked voters what they really think of rejoining EU after Burnham comments
ITV News · 1.6K views
Budget ‘87 - ITN’s Special Budget Day Programme in Full (1987)
Frontline by ITN · 14K views
How The 70s Completely Destroyed Britain's Economy | EP 4
The Rest Is History · 231K views
How Economic Calamity Led To Thatcher's Rise | EP 1
The Rest Is History · 403K views