- Electorate –43,181,321
- Turnout – 75.3%
Chart: Seats won at the 1987 general election
| Conservative — 376 |
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| Labour — 229 |
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| Lib Dem — 22 |
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| Others — 23 |
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Table: 1987 general election results summary
| Party |
Seats |
Gain |
Loss |
Net |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Conservative |
376 |
9 |
30 |
–21 |
13,760,935 |
42.2 |
–0.2 |
| Labour |
229 |
26 |
6 |
+20 |
10,029,270 |
30.8 |
+3.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat/SDP Alliance |
22 |
5 |
6 |
–1 |
7,341,651 |
22.6 |
–2.8 |
| Scottish National |
3 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
416,473 |
1.3 |
+0.2 |
| Ulster Unionist |
9 |
0 |
2 |
–2 |
276,230 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
| SDLP |
3 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
154,067 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
| Plaid Cymru |
3 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
123,599 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
| Democratic Unionist |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
85,642 |
0.3 |
–0.2 |
| Sinn Féin |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
83,389 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
Ulster Popular Unionist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18,420 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Source: House of Commons Information Office (pdf)
BBC coverage of the 1987 general election results
