February 1974 General Election - Lambeth Central
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | February 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Lambeth Central |
| Turnout | 62.3% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Lipton, Lt-Col Marcus | Labour | 15,954 |
| Patten, Christopher | Conservative | 8,585 |
| Thwaites, Eric | Liberal | 5,226 |
| Smart, Sylvester | Workers Revolutionary | 337 |
| Brome, Ekins | Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) | 107 |