The February General Election of 1974, called due to the collapse of the Heath Goverment, remains one of Alternate Histories more prominent British WI's. Following a fierce campaign from all sides, when the dust had settled and the votes counted, the results would stand at 297 Seats for the outgoing Heath Conservative Goverment, 301 for Harold Wilson's returning Labour, and 14 for Jeremy Thorpe's Liberals. With a hung Parliament and the need for a stable Goverment during a time of economic disruption, there was a great deal of speculation regarding a Coalition. Heath refused to step down, and entered negotiations to form a Coalition Goverment with Thorpe and the Liberals, with the intention of also bringing the UUP back in from the cold to fill out the needed 7 seats for a majority. Talks collapsed quickly over the issue of Electoral Reform, and Wilson would be invited to form a Minority Goverment. Later, in October, a second election would be called and saw Wilson bump up to a clear Majority.
This WI is not about a Conservative-Liberal-UUP Goverment. It is a WI that gets far more attention than it deserves, and when discussed often the reality of just how hated the idea was by the Liberal Party is glossed over, as are the issue between Conservatives and UUP.
Instead, I ask if it was possible for a Coalition between Labour, the Liberals, and the Scottish National Party (who won 5 seats and would have pushed the Lib-Lab into a majority) is possible, and what such a Goverment would looks like (alternatively the SNP simply offer Supply and Confidence). Or as with the Con-Lib-UUP Coalition is this simply pie in the sky thinking?