1 9 2 4 ▁elections , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁ 1 0 ▁months ▁apart . ▁The ▁election ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁led ▁by ▁Harold ▁Wilson ▁winning ▁the ▁narrow est ▁majority ▁recorded , ▁ 3 ▁seats . ▁This ▁enabled ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁government , ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁take ▁place , ▁which ▁saw ▁a ▁grad ual ▁loss ▁of ▁its ▁majority . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁of ▁February ▁that ▁year ▁had ▁produced ▁an ▁unexpected ▁hung ▁parliament . ▁Co al ition ▁tal ks ▁between ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁other ▁parties ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Union ists ▁failed , ▁allowing ▁Labour ▁leader ▁Harold ▁Wilson ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁The ▁October ▁campaign ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁vig orous ▁or ▁exc iting ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁in ▁February . ▁Despite ▁continu ing ▁high ▁infl ation , ▁Labour ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁bo ast ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁ended ▁the ▁min ers ' ▁strike , ▁which ▁had ▁do gg ed ▁He ath ' s ▁premi ership , ▁and ▁had ▁returned ▁some ▁stability . ▁The ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁still ▁led ▁by ▁Edward ▁He ath , ▁released ▁a ▁manif esto ▁prom oting ▁national ▁unity ; ▁however , ▁its ▁ch ances ▁of ▁forming ▁a ▁government ▁were ▁h inder ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Union ist ▁Party ▁ref using ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁wh ip ▁at ▁West min ster , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Sun ning dale ▁Ag re ement ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁The