1983 General election results
summary
Majority – 144
PM Margaret Thatcher (Biography)
Held on Thursday, 9 June
Electorate – 42,197,344
Turnout – 72.7%
| Party |
Seats |
Votes |
% Share |
Candidates |
| |
Conservative |
397 |
13,012,316 |
42.4 |
633 |
| |
Labour |
209 |
8,456,934 |
27.6 |
633 |
| |
Liberal/SDP Alliance |
23 |
7,780,949 |
25.4 |
633 |
| |
Ulster Unionist |
11 |
259,952 |
34 |
16 |
| |
SDP/Alliance |
6 |
3,570,834 |
11.6 |
311 |
| |
Democratic Unionist |
3 |
152,749 |
20 |
14 |
| |
Plaid Cymru |
2 |
125,309 |
0.4 |
38 |
| |
Scottish National |
2 |
331,975 |
1.1 |
72 |
| |
Provisional Sinn Fein |
1 |
102,701 |
13.4 |
14 |
| |
Ulster Popular Union |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
| |
Social Democratic & Labour |
1 |
|
17.9 |
17 |
Election manifestos
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