1774 British general election

{{Short description|British Parliamentary election}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox election

| country = Kingdom of Great Britain

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1768 British general election

| previous_year = 1768

| previous_mps = List of MPs elected in the British general election, 1768

| next_election = 1780 British general election

| next_year = 1780

| seats_for_election = All 558 seats in the House of Commons | majority_seats= 280

| elected_mps = List of MPs elected in the British general election, 1774

| election_date = {{start and end dates|1774|10|5|1774|11|10|df=yes}}

| image_size = 160x160px

| image1 = Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford by Nathaniel Dance, (later Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt).jpg

| leader1 = Lord North

| leaders_seat1 = Banbury

| party1 = Northite

| color1 = 3333cc

| seats1 = 343

| seat_change1 =

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 =

| image2 = {{eppt|Rockingham Whigs}}

| leader2 = William Dowdeswell

| leaders_seat2 = Worcestershire

| party2 = Rockinghamite

| colour2 = F0DC82

| seats2 = 215

| seat_change2 =

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 =

| title = Prime Minister

| posttitle = Prime Minister after
election

| before_election = Lord North

| before_party = Northite

| after_election = Lord North

| after_party = Northite

| map2 = File:Results of the 1774 GB General Election.svg

| map2_caption = Composition of the House of Commons after the election

}}

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.