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1983 United Kingdom general election in England

1983 United Kingdom general election in England

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The 1983 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 9 June 1983 for 523 English seats to the House of Commons. The Conservative Party won a landslide majority of English seats, gaining 37 seats for a total of 362. The Labour Party came second, winning 148 MPs, a decline of 45. Labour's share of the vote in England was its lowest since 1918, and its number of English MPs was its smallest since 1931.[1] The SDP–Liberal Alliance won 26.4% of the popular vote, just 0.4% behind Labour, but won only 13 seats compared to 148 for Labour, due to the first-past-the-post electoral system.[2][3]

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Notes

  1. Notional 1979 results.
  2. Indicates boundary change—so this is a nominal figure.

References

  1. [1]
    "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 JUNE 1983" (PDF). 1984. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    Lindsay, Caron (2 April 2013). "The 1983 election: highlights and hindsight". Lib Dem Voice. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    Stats for Lefties [@LeftieStats] (25 September 2019). "It may seem unbelievable that Labour could outpoll the Lib Dems by just 2pts and win 198 more seats. But bear in mind that, in 1983, Labour won 26.8% in England. The SDP-Liberal Alliance won 26.4%. Labour won 148 seats. The Alliance won 13" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via Twitter.


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