1987 General election results
summary
Majority – 102
PM Margaret Thatcher (Biography)
PM John Major 1990—97 (Biography)
Held Thursday, 11 June
Electorate – 43,181,321
Turnout – 75.3%
| Party |
Seats |
Votes |
% Share |
Candidates |
| |
Conservative |
375 |
13,736,395 |
42.2 |
632 |
|
Labour |
229 |
10,029,807 |
30.8 |
633 |
|
Liberal/SDP Alliance |
22 |
7,341,633 |
22.6 |
633 |
|
Ulster Unionist |
9 |
276,230 |
37.8 |
12 |
|
SDP/Alliance |
5 |
3,168,183 |
20.6 |
306 |
|
Democratic Unionist |
3 |
85,642 |
11.7 |
4 |
|
Plaid Cymru |
3 |
123,599 |
0.4 |
38 |
|
Scottish National |
3 |
416,473 |
1.3 |
71 |
|
Speaker |
1 |
24,188 |
0.1 |
1 |
|
Provisional Sinn Fein |
1 |
83,389 |
11.4 |
14 |
|
Popular Unionist |
1 |
18,420 |
2.5 |
1 |
Election manifestos
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