1983 General election results summary

  • Majority – 144
  • PM Margaret Thatcher
  • Held on 9th June 1983
  • Electorate – 42,197,344
  • Turnout – 72.7%
Chart: Seats won in the 1983 general election

1983 General Election Results Summary

PartySeatsGainLossNetVotes%±%
Conservative3974710+3713,012,31642.4-1.5
Labour209455-518,456,93427.6-9.3
Liberal Democrats/SDP Alliance23120+127,780,94925.4+11.6
Ulster Unionist1102-2259,9521.1+0.0
Democratic Unionist301-1152,7490.5+0.3
Plaid Cymru2000125,3090.4+0.0
Scottish National2000331,9751.1-0.5
SDLP101-1137,0120.4+0.0
Sinn Fein1110102,7010.3+0.0
Ulster Popular Unionist110+122,8610.1+0.0

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