Editing Three-Day Week (section)

==Election result==
The election resulted in a [[hung parliament]]: the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] took the largest share of the vote, but lost its majority, with [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] having the most seats in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. In the ensuing talks, Heath failed to secure enough parliamentary support from [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] and [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionist]] [[Member of parliament|MP]]s; and [[Harold Wilson]] returned to power in a minority government. The normal working week was restored on 8 March, but other restrictions on the use of electricity remained in force.<ref name="na" /> A [[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|second general election]] was held in October 1974 cementing the Labour administration, which gained a majority of three seats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics/4393307.stm |title=1974 Oct: Wilson makes it four |publisher=BBC News |date=5 April 2005 |access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref>

The new Labour government increased miners' wages by 35% immediately after the February 1974 election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/6/newsid_4207000/4207111.stm|title=1974: Miners' strike comes to an end|date=6 March 1974 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref>  In February 1975, a further increase of 35% was achieved without any industrial action.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/13/newsid_2541000/2541085.stm|title=1975: Miners set for 35 per cent pay rises|date=13 February 1975 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref>

In the campaign for the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]], following the [[Winter of Discontent]] running into that year, Labour reminded voters of the Three-Day Week, with a poster showing a lit candle and bearing the slogan "Remember the last time the Tories said they had all the answers?"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/167771/General-Election-2010-The-power-of-persuasion-General-Election-2010-The-power-of-persuasion-General-Election-2010-The-power-of-persuasion-General-Election-2010-The-power-of-persuasion-General-Election-2010-The-power-of-persuasion-General-Election-2010-The-power-of-persuasion |title=The power of persuasion |work=Daily Express |date=7 April 2010 |access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref>