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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>9 June 1983</b></td> <td 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href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies_(1983%E2%80%931997)" title="List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1983–1997)">650 seats</a> in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a><br />326 seats needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 1983 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">72.7% (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, 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id="cite_ref-boundary_change_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boundary_change-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>12<sup id="cite_ref-boundary_change_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boundary_change-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>13,012,316</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8,456,934 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7,780,949 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>42.4%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">27.6% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">25.4% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.5% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>9.3% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>11.6% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_General_Election,_1983.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/UK_General_Election%2C_1983.svg/200px-UK_General_Election%2C_1983.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="316" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/UK_General_Election%2C_1983.svg/300px-UK_General_Election%2C_1983.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/UK_General_Election%2C_1983.svg/400px-UK_General_Election%2C_1983.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="635" data-file-height="1002" /></a></span><div>Colours denote the winning party—as shown in <a href="#Results">§ Results</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1983_UK_GE_Westminster_diagram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/1983_UK_GE_Westminster_diagram.svg/300px-1983_UK_GE_Westminster_diagram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/1983_UK_GE_Westminster_diagram.svg/450px-1983_UK_GE_Westminster_diagram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/1983_UK_GE_Westminster_diagram.svg/600px-1983_UK_GE_Westminster_diagram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="198" /></a></span><div>Composition of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> after the election</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Prime Minister after election</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1983 United Kingdom general election</b> was held on Thursday 9 June 1983. It gave the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> the most decisive election victory since that of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> in <a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a>, with a majority of 144 seats and the first of two consecutive landslide victories.<sup id="cite_ref-The_British_General_Election_of_1979_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_British_General_Election_of_1979-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thatcher's first term as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> had not been an easy time.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unemployment increased during the first three years of her premiership and the economy went <a href="/wiki/Early_1980s_recession" title="Early 1980s recession">through a recession</a>. However, the British victory in the <a href="/wiki/Falklands_War" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a> led to a recovery of her personal popularity, and economic growth had begun to resume. </p><p>By the time Thatcher called the election in May 1983, opinion polls pointed to a Conservative victory, with most national newspapers backing the re-election of the Conservative government. The resulting win earned the Conservatives their biggest parliamentary majority of the post-war era, and their second-biggest majority as a majority government, behind only the <a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924 general election</a> (they earned even more seats in the <a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931 general election</a>, but were part of the <a href="/wiki/National_Government_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Government (United Kingdom)">National Government</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-bbcoverview_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcoverview-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Labour Party had been led by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Foot" title="Michael Foot">Michael Foot</a> since the resignation of former Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/James_Callaghan" title="James Callaghan">James Callaghan</a> as Leader of the Labour Party in 1980, and its new policies were considered more <a href="/wiki/Left-wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Left-wing">left-wing</a> than before.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcoverview_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcoverview-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several moderate Labour MPs had defected from the party to form the <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">Social Democratic Party</a> (SDP), which then formed the <a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">SDP–Liberal Alliance</a> with the existing <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a>. Labour was further harmed by its promise to withdraw from the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">European Economic Community</a>, which alienated Pro-European groups. </p><p>The opposition vote split almost evenly between the Alliance and Labour. With its worst electoral performance since <a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a>, the Labour vote fell by over 3,000,000 votes from 1979, accounting for both a national swing of almost 4% towards the Conservatives and their larger parliamentary majority of 144 seats, even though the Conservatives' total vote fell by almost 700,000. This was the last general election until <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a> in which a governing party increased its number of seats. </p><p>The Alliance finished in third place but came within 700,000 votes of out-polling Labour; by gaining 25.4% of the vote it won the largest percentage for any third party since <a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a>. Despite this, it won only 23 seats, whereas Labour won 209. The Liberals argued that a proportional electoral system would have given them a more representative number of MPs. Changing the electoral system from First-Past-The-Post had been a long-running campaign plank of the Liberal Party and would later be adopted by its successor, the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>. </p><p>The election night was broadcast live on the BBC and was presented by <a href="/wiki/David_Dimbleby" title="David Dimbleby">David Dimbleby</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/Robin_Day" title="Robin Day">Robin Day</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Snow" title="Peter Snow">Peter Snow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also broadcast on ITV and presented by <a href="/wiki/Alastair_Burnet" title="Alastair Burnet">Alastair Burnet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Sissons" title="Peter Sissons">Peter Sissons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martyn_Lewis" title="Martyn Lewis">Martyn Lewis</a>. </p><p>Three future leaders of the Labour Party were first elected to Parliament at this election: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> (1994–2007), <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> (2007–2010) and <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Corbyn" title="Jeremy Corbyn">Jeremy Corbyn</a> (2015–2020). In addition, two future Leaders of the Liberal Democrats, <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown" title="Paddy Ashdown">Paddy Ashdown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a>, were first elected. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a>, who later served the Conservatives as Home Secretary in government and as <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)">party leader</a> from 2003 to 2005, was also first elected to Parliament in 1983. </p><p>At the same time, a number of prominent Members of Parliament stepped aside or lost their seats. Former Labour Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Harold_Wilson" title="Harold Wilson">Harold Wilson</a> stood down from Parliament after 38 years, while the Alliance's <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Williams" title="Shirley Williams">Shirley Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Pitt_(politician)" title="Bill Pitt (politician)">Bill Pitt</a> lost their seats only a short time after having won them. <a href="/wiki/Joan_Lestor" title="Joan Lestor">Joan Lestor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Benn" title="Tony Benn">Tony Benn</a> as well as former Liberal leader <a href="/wiki/Jo_Grimond" title="Jo Grimond">Jo Grimond</a> and <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker of the House of Commons</a> and former Labour Cabinet Minister <a href="/wiki/George_Thomas,_1st_Viscount_Tonypandy" title="George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy">George Thomas</a> also departed from Parliament at this election, although Benn would return after winning a <a href="/wiki/1984_Chesterfield_by-election" title="1984 Chesterfield by-election">by-election</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Chesterfield</a> the following year, and Lestor returned to Parliament after winning a seat at the next general election in 1987. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_campaign">Background and campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Foot" title="Michael Foot">Michael Foot</a> was <a href="/wiki/1980_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK)" title="1980 Labour Party leadership election (UK)">elected leader</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> at the end of 1980, replacing <a href="/wiki/James_Callaghan" title="James Callaghan">James Callaghan</a>. The election of Foot signalled that the core of the party was swinging to the left and the move exacerbated divisions within the party. During 1981, a group of senior figures including <a href="/wiki/Roy_Jenkins" title="Roy Jenkins">Roy Jenkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Owen" title="David Owen">David Owen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rodgers,_Baron_Rodgers_of_Quarry_Bank" title="Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank">Bill Rodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Williams" title="Shirley Williams">Shirley Williams</a> left Labour to found the <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">Social Democratic Party</a> (SDP). The SDP agreed to a pact with the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberals</a> for the 1983 election and stood as "<a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">The Alliance</a>". For a while the Alliance topped the opinion polls and looked capable of achieving their goal of forming a coalition government at the next general election, but the success of the Falklands campaign in 1982 saw the political tide turn in favour of the Conservative government. </p><p>The election did not have to be held until 1984. Although political circumstances were clearly favourable for the government and opposition parties anticipated that Mrs Thatcher would go to the country in June, earlier in 1983 the Conservatives were split on the timing of the election. One faction favoured a June election, but another group wanted to wait until October before going to the country, while some within the Party even advocated delaying the contest until 1984. Supporters of waiting to a later time to hold an election included Thatcher's deputy and <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/William_Whitelaw" title="William Whitelaw">William Whitelaw</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Biffen" title="John Biffen">John Biffen</a> who was then serving as <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Haviland1983p23_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haviland1983p23-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 27 April it was reported that all the Conservative party's regional agents had unanimously expressed a preference to Thatcher for a June election, although some members of her cabinet were advising her to wait until October.<sup id="cite_ref-GH27April1983_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GH27April1983-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 May senior Conservatives met at <a href="/wiki/Chequers" title="Chequers">Chequers</a> and agreed to go to the country on 9 June. The election was formally called the next day and Parliament was dissolved on 13 May for a four-week official election campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-Haviland1983p23_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haviland1983p23-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The campaign displayed the huge divisions between the two major parties. Thatcher had been highly unpopular during her first two years in office until the swift and decisive victory in the <a href="/wiki/Falklands_War" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a>, coupled with an improving economy, considerably raised her standings in the polls. The Conservatives' key issues included reducing unemployment (which had increased from 1.5 million in 1979 to more than 3 million by 1982), continuing economic growth following the recent recession, and defence. Labour's campaign manifesto involved leaving the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">European Economic Community</a>, abolishing the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a>, abandoning the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent by cancelling <a href="/wiki/Trident_(UK_nuclear_programme)" title="Trident (UK nuclear programme)">Trident</a> and removing cruise missiles — a programme dubbed by Labour MP <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Kaufman" title="Gerald Kaufman">Gerald Kaufman</a> "<a href="/wiki/The_longest_suicide_note_in_history" title="The longest suicide note in history">the longest suicide note in history</a>"; "Although, at barely 37 pages, it only seemed interminable", noted <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hattersley" title="Roy Hattersley">Roy Hattersley</a>. Pro-Labour political journalist <a href="/wiki/Michael_White_(journalist)" title="Michael White (journalist)">Michael White</a>, writing in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, commented: "There was something magnificently brave about <a href="/wiki/Michael_Foot" title="Michael Foot">Michael Foot</a>'s campaign but it was like the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme" title="Battle of the Somme">Battle of the Somme</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Alliance had had a setback ahead of the campaign at the <a href="/wiki/1983_Darlington_by-election" title="1983 Darlington by-election">Darlington by-election</a> in March. The contest was one that had looked promising ground for the SDP, but despite heavily campaigning in the Labour-held seat, the SDP candidate, who struggled when interviewed for television by <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Hanna" title="Vincent Hanna">Vincent Hanna</a> finished a poor third, which stalled the momentum of the Alliance.<sup id="cite_ref-SRichardspp70-71_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRichardspp70-71-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the campaign, on Sunday 29 May, <a href="/wiki/David_Steel" title="David Steel">David Steel</a> held a meeting with Jenkins and other Alliance leaders at his <a href="/wiki/Ettrickbridge" title="Ettrickbridge">Ettrickbridge</a> home. Steel, who polls showed was more popular proposed that Jenkins take a lower profile and that Steel take over as leader of the campaign. Jenkins rejected Steel's view and remained "Prime Minister designate", but Steel did have a heightened role on television for the last 10 days of the election campaign. According to <a href="/wiki/Steve_Richards" title="Steve Richards">Steve Richards</a> the meeting meant Jenkins' "confidence was undermined and he staggered to the finishing line with less verve than he had displayed in the early days of the SDP" and showed little sign of his earlier "exuberance".<sup id="cite_ref-SRichardsp71_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRichardsp71-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Haviland1983p26_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haviland1983p26-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notional_election,_1979"><span id="Notional_election.2C_1979"></span>Notional election, 1979</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notional election, 1979"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following boundary changes in 1983, the BBC and ITN (<a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Television News">Independent Television News</a>) co-produced a <a href="/wiki/Notional_election_results" title="Notional election results">calculation</a> of how the 1979 general election would have gone if fought on the new 1983 boundaries. The following table shows the effects of the boundary changes on the House of Commons:<sup id="cite_ref-BBC/ITN(1983)_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC/ITN(1983)-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption style="background-color:#EAECF0;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">UK General Election 1979 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="width:230px">Party </th> <th style="width:30px">Seats </th> <th style="width:30px">Gains </th> <th style="width:30px">Losses </th> <th style="width:30px">Net gain/loss </th> <th style="width:30px">Seats % </th> <th style="width:30px">Votes % </th> <th style="width:60px">Votes </th> <th style="width:4em">+/− </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">359 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+20 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">44.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13,703,429 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">261 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11,512,877 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,324,936 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">497,128 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #005B54; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">135,241 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Other_parties" class="mw-redirect" title="Other parties">Other parties</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,063,263 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> visited <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Palace" title="Buckingham Palace">Buckingham Palace</a> on the afternoon of 9 May and asked <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">the Queen</a> to <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">dissolve Parliament</a> on 13 May, announcing that the election would be held on 9 June.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The key dates were as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:25%;">Friday 13 May</td> <td>Dissolution of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election">48th Parliament</a> and campaigning officially begins </td></tr> <tr> <td>Monday 23 May</td> <td>Last day to file nomination papers; 2,579 candidates enter </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wednesday 8 June</td> <td>Campaigning officially ends </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday 9 June</td> <td>Polling day </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday 10 June</td> <td>The Conservative Party wins with a majority of 144 to retain power </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wednesday 15 June</td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election">49th Parliament</a> assembles </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wednesday 22 June</td> <td><a href="/wiki/State_Opening_of_Parliament" title="State Opening of Parliament">State Opening of Parliament</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results of the 1983 United Kingdom general election">Results of the 1983 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <p>The election saw the Conservatives win a <a href="/wiki/Landslide_victory" title="Landslide victory">landslide victory</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-The_British_General_Election_of_1979_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_British_General_Election_of_1979-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> improving on their 1979 result and achieving their best results since <a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a>. Although there was a slight drop in their share of the vote, they made significant gains at the expense of Labour. The Tories have yet to match their 1983 seat total in any subsequent general election, although they recorded a higher share of the popular vote in <a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a>. </p><p>The night was a disaster for the Labour Party; their share of the vote fell by over 9%, which meant they were only 700,000 votes ahead of the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Third_party_(politics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Third party (politics)">third party</a>, the SDP–Liberal Alliance. The massive increase of support for the Alliance at the expense of Labour meant that, in many seats,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too vague attribution or weasel words. (June 2018)">which?</span></a></i>]</sup> the collapse in the Labour vote allowed the Conservatives to gain. Despite winning over 25% of the national vote, the Alliance got fewer than 4% of seats, 186 fewer than Labour. The most significant Labour loss of the night was <a href="/wiki/Tony_Benn" title="Tony Benn">Tony Benn</a>, who was defeated in the revived <a href="/wiki/Bristol_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol East">Bristol East</a> seat. SDP President <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Williams" title="Shirley Williams">Shirley Williams</a>, then a prominent leader in the Social Democratic Party, lost her <a href="/wiki/Crosby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Crosby (UK Parliament constituency)">Crosby</a> seat which she had won in a <a href="/wiki/1981_Crosby_by-election" title="1981 Crosby by-election">by-election in 1981</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rodgers,_Baron_Rodgers_of_Quarry_Bank" title="Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank">Bill Rodgers</a>, another leading figure in the Alliance (like Williams, one of the "<a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">Gang of Four</a>") also failed to win his old seat that he previously held as a Labour MP. </p><p>In Scotland, both Labour and the Conservatives sustained modest losses to the Alliance. Labour remained by far the largest party, with 41 seats to 21 for the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" title="Scottish Conservatives">Scottish Conservatives</a>. The Scottish Conservatives have been unable to match their 1983 Westminster seat total since, although they did record a slightly larger share of the Scottish vote in <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2017_(Scotland)" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom general election, 2017 (Scotland)">2017</a>, by which time the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> had become the dominant party in Scotland with the Conservatives being the largest unionist party, with 13 seats won in 2017; their strongest performance in Scotland in 34 years. </p><p>On a nationwide basis, the 1983 UK general election was the worst result in Labour's modern history until the <a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019 general election</a>, in terms of seats won. 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.sticky-header-multi,body.skin-monobook .mw-parser-output .sticky-header,body.skin-monobook .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi,body.skin-vector-legacy .mw-parser-output .sticky-header,body.skin-vector-legacy .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi,body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .sticky-header,body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header>caption,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi>caption{display:table-caption}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi.wikitable{background-color:#101418}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi.wikitable{background-color:#101418}}</style> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%"> <caption>1983 UK general election </caption> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#E9E9E9;vertical-align:top;"> <th colspan="3"> </th> <th colspan="6" style="width:30px">Candidates </th> <th colspan="3" style="width:30px">Votes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Stood </th> <th>Elected </th> <th>Gained </th> <th>Unseated </th> <th style="width:45px">Net </th> <th>% of total </th> <th>% </th> <th>No. </th> <th>Net % </th></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#0087DC; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><b><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">633 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">397 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">47 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">10 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">+37 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">61.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">42.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">13,012,316 </td> <td style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold">−1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#E4003B; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Foot" title="Michael Foot">Michael Foot</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">633 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">209<sup id="cite_ref-Speaker_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Speaker-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−51 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,456,934 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−9.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#FFD700; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Steel" title="David Steel">David Steel</a> & <a href="/wiki/Roy_Jenkins" title="Roy Jenkins">Roy Jenkins</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">636<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+12 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,794,770 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+11.6 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#FDF38E; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(Scottish_politician)" title="Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)">Gordon Wilson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">72 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">331,975 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#48A5EE; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">UUP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Molyneaux" class="mw-redirect" title="James Molyneaux">James Molyneaux</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">259,952 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#D46A4C; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Paisley" title="Ian Paisley">Ian Paisley</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">152,749 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#2AA82C; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">SDLP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">137,012 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#005B54; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dafydd_Wigley" title="Dafydd Wigley">Dafydd Wigley</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">125,309 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruair%C3%AD_%C3%93_Br%C3%A1daigh" title="Ruairí Ó Brádaigh">Ruairí Ó Brádaigh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">102,701 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#F6CB2F; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Napier" title="Oliver Napier">Oliver Napier</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">61,275 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:yellowgreen; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Ecology_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecology Party">Ecology</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathon_Porritt" title="Jonathon Porritt">Jonathon Porritt</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">109 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">54,299 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#DCDCDC; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">73 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30,422 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:MidnightBlue; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/National_Front_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Front (United Kingdom)">National Front</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Brons" title="Andrew Brons">Andrew Brons</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">60 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27,065 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#ffdead; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Popular_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Popular Unionist Party">UPUP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Kilfedder" title="James Kilfedder">James Kilfedder</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22,861 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#FFBBBB; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Labour" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Labour">Independent Labour</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16,447 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#930C1A; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_(Ireland)" title="Workers' Party (Ireland)">Workers' Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_Mac_Giolla" title="Tomás Mac Giolla">Tomás Mac Giolla</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14,650 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#2e3b74; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tyndall_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Tyndall (politician)">John Tyndall</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14,621 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:red; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain" title="Communist Party of Great Britain">Communist</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_McLennan_(politician)" title="Gordon McLennan (politician)">Gordon McLennan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11,606 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9;width: 3px">  </th> <td style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Independent Socialist</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10,326 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDEEFF; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Conservative" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Conservative">Ind. Conservative</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,442 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9;width: 3px">  </th> <td style="width: 130px">Independent Communist </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,760 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#AA0000; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Workers_Revolutionary_Party_(UK)" title="Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)">Workers Revolutionary</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Banda" title="Michael Banda">Michael Banda</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,798 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#FFF000; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party" title="Official Monster Raving Loony Party">Monster Raving Loony</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Screaming_Lord_Sutch" title="Screaming Lord Sutch">Screaming Lord Sutch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,015 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#318B58; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Wessex_Regionalist_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Wessex Regionalist Party">Wessex Regionalist</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,750 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#d5c229; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jenkin" title="Richard Jenkin">Richard Jenkin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,151 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9;width: 3px">  </th> <td style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/William_Gault" class="mw-redirect" title="William Gault">Independent DUP</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,134 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9;width: 3px">  </th> <td style="width: 130px"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Party_of_Associates_with_Licensees&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Party of Associates with Licensees (page does not exist)">Licensees</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">934 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:DarkGoldenrod; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nationalist Party (UK)">Nationalist Party</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">874 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9;width: 3px">  </th> <td style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_and_Trade_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour and Trade Union">Labour and Trade Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hadden" title="Peter Hadden">Peter Hadden</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">584 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit; background-color:#880000; width:3px">  </th> <td style="min-width:190px"><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Communist_Party_(UK,_1978)" title="Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978)">Revolutionary Communist</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Furedi" title="Frank Furedi">Frank Furedi</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">581 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9;width: 3px">  </th> <td style="width: 130px"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freedom_Party_(UK_1980s)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Freedom Party (UK 1980s) (page does not exist)">Freedom Party</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">508 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> </tbody><caption style="caption-side: bottom; font-weight:normal">All parties with more than 500 votes shown.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:70%"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Government's new majority</b> </td> <td><b>144</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total votes cast </td> <td>30,671,137 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Turnout </td> <td>72.7% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Votes_summary">Votes summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Votes summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1062633282">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .content .thumb>div:not(.thumbinner){display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;align-content:flex-start;flex-direction:column}}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output div.thumb>div:not(.thumbinner){font-size:94%;text-align:center;overflow:hidden;min-width:100px}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output div.thumb>div:not(.thumbinner){margin:0 auto;max-width:100%!important}</style> <div class="thumb tleft"> <div style="display:table;"> <div class="thumbcaption" style="display:table-caption;caption-side:top;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="float: left; 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border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Popular vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:500px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Conservative</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#0087DC; width:42.43%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">42.43%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E4003B; width:27.57%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">27.57%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">SDP–Liberal</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FFD700; width:25.37%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">25.37%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#a9a9a9; width:4.63%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">4.63%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seats_summary">Seats summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Seats summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Parliamentary seats</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:500px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Conservative</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#0087DC; width:61.08%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">61.08%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E4003B; width:32.15%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">32.15%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">SDP–Liberal</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; 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Colour key:   Conservative   Labour   Alliance   Others"><img alt="Data from Guardian daily polls published in The Guardian between May and June 1983. Colour key:   Conservative   Labour   Alliance   Others" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Election_1983_Polls.jpg/350px-Election_1983_Polls.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Election_1983_Polls.jpg/525px-Election_1983_Polls.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Election_1983_Polls.jpg/700px-Election_1983_Polls.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1217" data-file-height="661" /></a></span><div class="thumbcaption" style="display:table-caption;caption-side:bottom;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="float: left; margin-top: 0.25em; width: 11px; height: 9.5px;"><div style="position: relative; width: 0px; height: 0px; border-style: solid inset; border-width: 0 5.5px 9.5px 5.5px; border-color: transparent transparent #ff0080 transparent;"></div></div><div style="padding-left: 20px">Data from Guardian daily polls published in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> between May and June 1983. 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Gallagher Index, mainly between the Conservatives and the Alliance."><img alt="The disproportionality of the House of Commons in the 1983 election was "20.62" according to the Gallagher Index, mainly between the Conservatives and the Alliance." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/1983_UK_General_Election-Gallagher_Index.svg/350px-1983_UK_General_Election-Gallagher_Index.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/1983_UK_General_Election-Gallagher_Index.svg/525px-1983_UK_General_Election-Gallagher_Index.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/1983_UK_General_Election-Gallagher_Index.svg/700px-1983_UK_General_Election-Gallagher_Index.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="533" data-file-height="295" /></a></span><div class="thumbcaption" style="display:table-caption;caption-side:bottom;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="float: left; margin-top: 0.25em; width: 11px; height: 9.5px;"><div style="position: relative; width: 0px; height: 0px; border-style: solid inset; border-width: 0 5.5px 9.5px 5.5px; border-color: transparent transparent #ff0080 transparent;"></div></div><div style="padding-left: 20px">The disproportionality of the House of Commons in the 1983 election was "20.62" according to the <a href="/wiki/Gallagher_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallagher Index">Gallagher Index</a>, mainly between the Conservatives and the Alliance. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incumbents_defeated">Incumbents defeated</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Incumbents defeated"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Office held whilst in Parliament </th> <th>Year elected </th> <th>Defeated by </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="30" style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td rowspan="30"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Benn" title="Tony Benn">Tony Benn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_South_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol South East">Bristol South East</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Bristol_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol East">Bristol East</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(United_Kingdom)" title="Department of Energy (United Kingdom)">Secretary of State for Energy</a> (1975–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Bristol_South_East_by-election" title="1950 Bristol South East by-election">1950</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Sayeed" title="Jonathan Sayeed">Jonathan Sayeed</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Booth" title="Albert Booth">Albert Booth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barrow_and_Furness_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)">Barrow and Furness</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Secretary of State for Employment</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Franks" title="Cecil Franks">Cecil Franks</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Davidson_(politician)" title="Arthur Davidson (politician)">Arthur Davidson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Accrington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Accrington (UK Parliament constituency)">Accrington</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Hyndburn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency)">Hyndburn</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Attorney General">Shadow Attorney General</a> (1982–1983) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Hargreaves" title="Ken Hargreaves">Ken Hargreaves</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Carmichael,_Baron_Carmichael_of_Kelvingrove" title="Neil Carmichael, Baron Carmichael of Kelvingrove">Neil Carmichael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Kelvingrove_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency)">Glasgow Kelvingrove</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Hillhead" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow Hillhead">Glasgow Hillhead</a>) </td> <td>Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department of Industry (1975–1976) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Glasgow_Woodside_by-election" title="1962 Glasgow Woodside by-election">1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Jenkins" title="Roy Jenkins">Roy Jenkins</a> MP </td> <td style="background-color: #6C2f56"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">SDP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cryer" title="Bob Cryer">Bob Cryer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keighley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)">Keighley</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Waller" title="Gary Waller">Gary Waller</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Dean" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Dean">Joseph Dean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leeds_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Leeds West">Leeds West</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Commissioner_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Commissioner of the Treasury">Lord Commissioner of the Treasury</a> (1978–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Meadowcroft" title="Michael Meadowcroft">Michael Meadowcroft</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ennals" class="mw-redirect" title="David Ennals">David Ennals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwich_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwich North">Norwich North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Services" title="Secretary of State for Social Services">Secretary of State for Social Services</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Thompson" title="Patrick Thompson">Patrick Thompson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Garrett_(British_politician)" title="John Garrett (British politician)">John Garrett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwich_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwich South">Norwich South</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Powley" title="John Powley">John Powley</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Graham,_Baron_Graham_of_Edmonton" title="Ted Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton">Ted Graham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)">Edmonton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Commissioner_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Commissioner of the Treasury">Lord Commissioner of the Treasury</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Twinn" title="Ian Twinn">Ian Twinn</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Homewood" title="William Homewood">William Homewood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kettering_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)">Kettering</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Corby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corby (UK Parliament constituency)">Corby</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Powell_(Corby_MP)" title="William Powell (Corby MP)">William Powell</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hooley" title="Frank Hooley">Frank Hooley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Heeley" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheffield Heeley">Sheffield Heeley</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Stratford-on-Avon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)">Stratford-on-Avon</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Howarth,_Baron_Howarth_of_Newport" title="Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport">Alan Howarth</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_Kerr" title="Russell Kerr">Russell Kerr</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Feltham_and_Heston" class="mw-redirect" title="Feltham and Heston">Feltham and Heston</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ground" title="Patrick Ground">Patrick Ground</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Lestor" title="Joan Lestor">Joan Lestor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eton_and_Slough" class="mw-redirect" title="Eton and Slough">Eton and Slough</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Slough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Slough (UK Parliament constituency)">Slough</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chair_of_the_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Chair of the Labour Party">Chair of the Labour Party</a> (1977–78) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Watts_(British_politician)" title="John Watts (British politician)">John Watts</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Lyon_(politician)" title="Alex Lyon (politician)">Alex Lyon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_York_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="City of York (UK Parliament constituency)">York</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conal_Gregory" title="Conal Gregory">Conal Gregory</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Marshall_(British_politician)" title="Jim Marshall (British politician)">Jim Marshall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Leicester South">Leicester South</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_Spencer" title="Derek Spencer">Derek Spencer</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roland_Moyle" title="Roland Moyle">Roland Moyle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewisham_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lewisham East (UK Parliament constituency)">Lewisham East</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State" title="Minister of State">Minister of State</a> for Health (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Moynihan" class="mw-redirect" title="Colin Moynihan">Colin Moynihan</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Newens" title="Stan Newens">Stan Newens</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harlow_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Harlow (UK Parliament constituency)">Harlow</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Hayes" title="Jerry Hayes">Jerry Hayes</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oswald_O%27Brien" class="mw-redirect" title="Oswald O'Brien">Oswald O'Brien</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darlington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)">Darlington</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Darlington_by-election" title="1983 Darlington by-election">1983</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fallon" title="Michael Fallon">Michael Fallon</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Price_(politician)" title="Christopher Price (politician)">Christopher Price</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewisham_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lewisham West (UK Parliament constituency)">Lewisham West</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Maples" title="John Maples">John Maples</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gwilym_Roberts" title="Gwilym Roberts">Gwilym Roberts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cannock_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cannock (UK Parliament constituency)">Cannock</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Cannock_and_Burntwood" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannock and Burntwood">Cannock and Burntwood</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Howarth" title="Gerald Howarth">Gerald Howarth</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Sever" title="John Sever">John Sever</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Ladywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Ladywood">Birmingham Ladywood</a>, contested (<a href="/wiki/Meriden_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Meriden (UK Parliament constituency)">Meriden</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Birmingham_Ladywood_by-election" title="1977 Birmingham Ladywood by-election">1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iain_Mills" title="Iain Mills">Iain Mills</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Spellar" title="John Spellar">John Spellar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Northfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Northfield">Birmingham Northfield</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Birmingham_Northfield_by-election" title="1982 Birmingham Northfield by-election">1982</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_King_(politician)" title="Roger King (politician)">Roger Douglas King</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Stoddart,_Baron_Stoddart_of_Swindon" title="David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon">David Stoddart</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swindon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)">Swindon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Commissioner_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Commissioner of the Treasury">Lord Commissioner of the Treasury</a> (1975–1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Coombs" title="Simon Coombs">Simon Coombs</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Summerskill" title="Shirley Summerskill">Shirley Summerskill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halifax_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)">Halifax</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department">Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Galley" title="Roy Galley">Roy Galley</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ann_Taylor,_Baroness_Taylor_of_Bolton" title="Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton">Ann Taylor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolton_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolton West">Bolton West</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Bolton_North_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolton North East">Bolton North East</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Thurnham" title="Peter Thurnham">Peter Thurnham</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Tilley_(Labour_politician)" title="John Tilley (Labour politician)">John Tilley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lambeth_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Lambeth Central">Lambeth Central</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Southwark_and_Bermondsey" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwark and Bermondsey">Southwark and Bermondsey</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Lambeth_Central_by-election" title="1978 Lambeth Central by-election">1978</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Hughes" title="Simon Hughes">Simon Hughes</a> MP </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_White_(British_politician)" title="Frank White (British politician)">Frank White</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bury_and_Radcliffe" class="mw-redirect" title="Bury and Radcliffe">Bury and Radcliffe</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Bury_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Bury North">Bury North</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alistair_Burt" title="Alistair Burt">Alistair Burt</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Whitehead" title="Phillip Whitehead">Phillip Whitehead</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Derby North">Derby North</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Knight" title="Greg Knight">Greg Knight</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Whitlock_(politician)" title="William Whitlock (politician)">William Whitlock</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottingham North">Nottingham North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs">Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs</a> (1968–1969) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ottaway" title="Richard Ottaway">Richard Ottaway</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Woolmer" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth Woolmer">Kenneth Woolmer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Batley_and_Morley" class="mw-redirect" title="Batley and Morley">Batley and Morley</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Batley_and_Spen" class="mw-redirect" title="Batley and Spen">Batley and Spen</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Peacock" title="Elizabeth Peacock">Elizabeth Peacock</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="23" style="background-color: #6C2f56"> </th> <td rowspan="23"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">SDP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_George_Bradley" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom George Bradley">Tom Bradley</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Leicester East">Leicester East</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Leicester_North_East_by-election" title="1962 Leicester North East by-election">1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Bruinvels" title="Peter Bruinvels">Peter Bruinvels</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Brocklebank-Fowler" title="Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler">Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_West_Norfolk" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Norfolk">North West Norfolk</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bellingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Bellingham">Henry Bellingham</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Brown_(English_politician)" title="Ronald Brown (English politician)">Ronald Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hackney_South_and_Shoreditch" class="mw-redirect" title="Hackney South and Shoreditch">Hackney South and Shoreditch</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Sedgemore" title="Brian Sedgemore">Brian Sedgemore</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Crawshaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Crawshaw">Richard Crawshaw</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Toxteth" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool Toxteth">Liverpool Toxteth</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Broadgreen" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool Broadgreen">Liverpool Broadgreen</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Deputy_Chairman_of_Ways_and_Means" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means">Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means</a> (1979–1981) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Fields" title="Terry Fields">Terry Fields</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Cunningham_(British_politician)" title="George Cunningham (British politician)">George Cunningham</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Islington_South_and_Finsbury" class="mw-redirect" title="Islington South and Finsbury">Islington South and Finsbury</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Smith,_Baron_Smith_of_Finsbury" title="Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury">Chris Smith</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Ellis_(politician)" title="Tom Ellis (politician)">Tom Ellis</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wrexham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)">Wrexham</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Clwyd_South_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Clwyd South West">Clwyd South West</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Harvey_(Clwyd_politician)" title="Robert Harvey (Clwyd politician)">Robert Harvey</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ginsburg_(politician)" title="David Ginsburg (politician)">David Ginsburg</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dewsbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Dewsbury</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Whitfield_(politician)" title="John Whitfield (politician)">John Whitfield</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Grant_(British_politician)" title="John Grant (British politician)">John Grant</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Islington_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Islington Central">Islington Central</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Islington_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)">Islington North</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Under-Secretary of State for Employment</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Corbyn" title="Jeremy Corbyn">Jeremy Corbyn</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Horam" title="John Horam">John Horam</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gateshead_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gateshead West (UK Parliament constituency)">Gateshead West</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle upon Tyne Central">Newcastle upon Tyne Central</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Piers_Merchant" title="Piers Merchant">Piers Merchant</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ednyfed_Hudson_Davies" title="Ednyfed Hudson Davies">Ednyfed Hudson Davies</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caerphilly_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)">Caerphilly</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Basingstoke_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)">Basingstoke</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Hunter_(British_politician)" title="Andrew Hunter (British politician)">Andrew Hunter</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Lyons_(British_politician)" title="Edward Lyons (British politician)">Edward Lyons</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradford_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Bradford West">Bradford West</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Madden" title="Max Madden">Max Madden</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dickson_Mabon" title="Dickson Mabon">Dickson Mabon</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenock_and_Port_Glasgow" class="mw-redirect" title="Greenock and Port Glasgow">Greenock and Port Glasgow</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Inverclyde" title="Inverclyde">Inverclyde</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State" title="Minister of State">Minister</a> for <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(United_Kingdom)" title="Department of Energy (United Kingdom)">Energy</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_McCurley" title="Anna McCurley">Anna McCurley</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_McNally" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom McNally">Tom McNally</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockport_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockport South">Stockport South</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Stockport_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)">Stockport</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Favell" title="Anthony Favell">Anthony Favell</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Magee" title="Bryan Magee">Bryan Magee</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leyton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leyton (UK Parliament constituency)">Leyton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Cohen" title="Harry Cohen">Harry Cohen</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Mitchell_(British_politician)" title="Bob Mitchell (British politician)">Bob Mitchell</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southampton_Itchen" class="mw-redirect" title="Southampton Itchen">Southampton Itchen</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Southampton_Itchen_by-election" title="1971 Southampton Itchen by-election">1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Chope" title="Christopher Chope">Christopher Chope</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Ogden_(politician)" title="Eric Ogden (politician)">Eric Ogden</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_West_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool West Derby">Liverpool West Derby</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wareing" title="Bob Wareing">Bob Wareing</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Rodgers,_Baron_Rodgers_of_Quarry_Bank" title="Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank">William Rodgers</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockton-on-Tees_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stockton-on-Tees (UK Parliament constituency)">Stockton-on-Tees</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Stockton_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockton North">Stockton North</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Stockton-on-Tees_by-election" title="1962 Stockton-on-Tees by-election">1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Cook_(politician)" title="Frank Cook (politician)">Frank Cook</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Roper,_Baron_Roper" title="John Roper, Baron Roper">John Roper</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Farnworth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)">Farnworth</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Worsley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Worsley (UK Parliament constituency)">Worsley</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SDP_Chief_Whip" class="mw-redirect" title="SDP Chief Whip">SDP Chief Whip</a> (1981–83) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Lewis_(politician)" title="Terry Lewis (politician)">Terry Lewis</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Neville_Sandelson" title="Neville Sandelson">Neville Sandelson</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hayes_and_Harlington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hayes and Harlington (UK Parliament constituency)">Hayes and Harlington</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Hayes_and_Harlington_by-election" title="1971 Hayes and Harlington by-election">1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Dicks" title="Terry Dicks">Terry Dicks</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Thomas_(politician)" title="Jeffrey Thomas (politician)">Jeffrey Thomas</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abertillery_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency)">Abertillery</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)">Cardiff West</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stefan_Terlezki" title="Stefan Terlezki">Stefan Terlezki</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Thomas_(politician)" title="Mike Thomas (politician)">Michael Thomas</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Newcastle upon Tyne East">Newcastle upon Tyne East</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Brown" title="Nick Brown">Nick Brown</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Wellbeloved" title="James Wellbeloved">James Wellbeloved</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erith_and_Crayford" class="mw-redirect" title="Erith and Crayford">Erith and Crayford</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_Erith_and_Crayford_by-election" title="1965 Erith and Crayford by-election">1965</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Evennett" title="David Evennett">David Evennett</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Williams" title="Shirley Williams">Shirley Williams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crosby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Crosby (UK Parliament constituency)">Crosby</a> (elected as SDP) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Education_and_Science" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Education and Science">Secretary of State for Education and Science</a> (1976–1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Crosby_by-election" title="1981 Crosby by-election">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Thornton" title="Malcolm Thornton">Malcolm Thornton</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Myles_(politician)" title="David Myles (politician)">David Myles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banffshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Banffshire</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Orkney_and_Shetland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)">Orkney and Shetland</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Wallace" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Wallace">Jim Wallace</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iain_Sproat" title="Iain Sproat">Iain Sproat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)">Aberdeen South</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Roxburgh_and_Berwickshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Roxburgh and Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Roxburgh and Berwickshire</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Archy_Kirkwood" title="Archy Kirkwood">Archy Kirkwood</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Delwyn_Williams" title="Delwyn Williams">Delwyn Williams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Montgomeryshire</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Carlile" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Carlile">Alex Carlile</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamish_Gray" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamish Gray">Hamish Gray</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)">Ross and Cromarty</a> (contested <a href="/wiki/Ross,_Cromarty_and_Skye" class="mw-redirect" title="Ross, Cromarty and Skye">Ross, Cromarty and Skye</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Energy">Minister of State for Energy</a> (1979–1983) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #6C2f56"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)" title="Social Democratic Party (UK)">SDP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" style="background-color: #DCDCDC"> </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Ford_(politician)" title="Ben Ford (politician)">Ben Ford</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradford_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Bradford North">Bradford North</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Lawler" title="Geoffrey Lawler">Geoffrey Lawler</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Lewis_(British_politician)" title="Arthur Lewis (British politician)">Arthur Lewis</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newham_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Newham North West">Newham North West</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Banks,_Baron_Stratford" title="Tony Banks, Baron Stratford">Tony Banks</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Halloran_(British_politician)" title="Michael O'Halloran (British politician)">Michael O'Halloran</a><sup id="cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Islington_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)">Islington North</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_Islington_North_by-election" title="1969 Islington North by-election">1969</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Corbyn" title="Jeremy Corbyn">Jeremy Corbyn</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast West</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Adams" title="Gerry Adams">Gerry Adams</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="background-color: #326760"> </th> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Owen_Carron" title="Owen Carron">Owen Carron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)">Fermanagh and South Tyrone</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/August_1981_Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_by-election" title="August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Maginnis" title="Ken Maginnis">Ken Maginnis</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #48A5EE"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">UUP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Pitt_(politician)" title="Bill Pitt (politician)">Bill Pitt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Croydon_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Croydon North West">Croydon North West</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Croydon_North_West_by-election" title="1981 Croydon North West by-election">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Humfrey_Malins" title="Humfrey Malins">Humfrey Malins</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tables_of_target_seats">Tables of target seats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tables of target seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conservative_targets">Conservative targets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Conservative targets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th colspan="2">1983 winner </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)">Isle of Wight</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oxford_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford East">Oxford East</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cunninghame_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)">Cunninghame North</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corby (UK Parliament constituency)">Corby</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottingham East">Nottingham East</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Hertfordshire West">Hertfordshire West</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitcham_and_Morden" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitcham and Morden">Mitcham and Morden</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Derbyshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Derbyshire South</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_West_Leicestershire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)">Leicestershire North West</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southampton_Itchen" class="mw-redirect" title="Southampton Itchen">Southampton Itchen</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halifax_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)">Halifax</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockton_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockton South">Stockton South</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewisham_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lewisham West (UK Parliament constituency)">Lewisham West</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)">Edmonton</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stevenage_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stevenage (UK Parliament constituency)">Stevenage</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_York_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="City of York (UK Parliament constituency)">York</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darlington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)">Darlington</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ceredigion_and_Pembroke_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceredigion and Pembroke North">Ceredigion and Pembroke North</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inverness,_Nairn_and_Lochaber" class="mw-redirect" title="Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber">Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgend_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgend</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Labour_targets">Labour targets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Labour targets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To regain an overall majority, Labour needed to make at least 65 gains. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th colspan="2">1983 winner </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Northfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Northfield">Birmingham Northfield</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bury_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Bury South">Bury South</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dulwich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)">Dulwich</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Broadgreen" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool Broadgreen">Liverpool Broadgreen</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottingham South">Nottingham South</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)">Aberdeen South</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stirling_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stirling (UK Parliament constituency)">Stirling</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hornchurch_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hornchurch (UK Parliament constituency)">Hornchurch</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luton_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton South">Luton South</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calder_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)">Calder Valley</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pendle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)">Pendle</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolton_North_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolton North East">Bolton North East</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)">Cardiff Central</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Croydon_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Croydon North West">Croydon North West</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fulham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)">Fulham</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)">Cambridge</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Erdington" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Erdington">Birmingham Erdington</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley West">Dudley West</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Welwyn_Hatfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Welwyn Hatfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Welwyn Hatfield</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Cathcart_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency)">Glasgow Cathcart</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SDP–Liberal_Alliance_targets"><span id="SDP.E2.80.93Liberal_Alliance_targets"></span>SDP–Liberal Alliance targets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: SDP–Liberal Alliance targets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th colspan="2">1983 winner </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roxburgh_and_Berwickshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Roxburgh and Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Roxburgh and Berwickshire</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_and_Barnes" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond and Barnes">Richmond and Barnes</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Montgomeryshire</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chelmsford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)">Chelmsford</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Wiltshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Wiltshire North</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Cornwall North">Cornwall North</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hereford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)">Hereford</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colne_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)">Colne Valley</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gordon (UK Parliament constituency)">Gordon</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southport_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Southport (UK Parliament constituency)">Southport</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Salisbury</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Devon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)">Devon North</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gainsborough_and_Horncastle" class="mw-redirect" title="Gainsborough and Horncastle">Gainsborough and Horncastle</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_East_Cornwall_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)">Cornwall South East</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clwyd_South_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Clwyd South West">Clwyd South West</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Broadgreen" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool Broadgreen">Liverpool Broadgreen</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Newbury</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yeovil_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)">Yeovil</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pudsey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)">Pudsey</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross,_Cromarty_and_Skye" class="mw-redirect" title="Ross, Cromarty and Skye">Ross, Cromarty and Skye</a> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP–Liberal Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">Alliance</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opinion_polls">Opinion polls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Opinion polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 1983 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polling for the 1983 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England" title="1983 United Kingdom general election in England">1983 United Kingdom general election in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Wales" title="1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales">1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1983 United Kingdom local elections">1983 United Kingdom local elections</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-lower-alpha" style="column-width: 40em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-boundary_change-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-boundary_change_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-boundary_change_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-boundary_change_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Includes boundary change—so this is a nominal figure.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Speaker-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Speaker_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Speaker_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Includes Speaker of the House of Commons, <a href="/wiki/George_Thomas,_1st_Viscount_Tonypandy" title="George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy">George Thomas</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Results for the Liberals only. The SDP did not contest</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Includes official Liberal candidates who were not given national Alliance endorsement in three constituencies: <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Broadgreen" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverpool Broadgreen">Liverpool Broadgreen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hackney_South_and_Shoreditch" class="mw-redirect" title="Hackney South and Shoreditch">Hackney South and Shoreditch</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hammersmith_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)">Hammersmith</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The <a href="/wiki/SDP%E2%80%93Liberal_Alliance" title="SDP–Liberal Alliance">SDP–Liberal Alliance</a> vote is compared with the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a> vote in the 1979 election.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Independent Unionist elected in the <a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979 election</a> defended and held his seat for the <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Popular_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Popular Unionist Party">Ulster Popular Unionist Party</a>. The <a href="/wiki/United_Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="United Ulster Unionist Party">United Ulster Unionist Party</a> dissolved and its sole MP did not re-stand.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The <a href="/wiki/Frank_Maguire_(politician)" title="Frank Maguire (politician)">Independent Republican</a> elected in the <a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979 election</a> died in 1981. In the ensuring by-election the seat was won by <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Sands" title="Bobby Sands">Bobby Sands</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Anti-H-Block/Armagh_Political_Prisoner" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-H-Block/Armagh Political Prisoner">Anti-H-Block/Armagh Political Prisoner</a> who then died and was succeeded by an <a href="/wiki/Anti-H-Block_Proxy_Political_Prisoner" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-H-Block Proxy Political Prisoner">Anti-H-Block Proxy Political Prisoner</a> candidate <a href="/wiki/Owen_Carron" title="Owen Carron">Owen Carron</a>. He defended and lost his seat standing for <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> who contested seats in Northern Ireland for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This election was fought under revised boundaries. The changes reflect those comparing to the notional results on the new boundaries. One significant change was the increase in the number of seats allocated to <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> from 12 to 17.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Benn did not serve during his Viscountcy between 1960 and 1963.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-The_British_General_Election_of_1979-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-The_British_General_Election_of_1979_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_British_General_Election_of_1979_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDavid_Butler_and_Dennis_Kavanagh1980" class="citation book cs1">David Butler and Dennis Kavanagh (1980). <i>The British General Election of 1979</i>. London: Macmillan Publishers Limited. p. 197. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0333269349" title="Special:BookSources/0333269349"><bdi>0333269349</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+British+General+Election+of+1979&rft.place=London&rft.pages=197&rft.pub=Macmillan+Publishers+Limited&rft.date=1980&rft.isbn=0333269349&rft.au=David+Butler+and+Dennis+Kavanagh&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/margaret-thatcher">"Baroness Margaret Thatcher"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gov.uk" title="Gov.uk">gov.uk</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 July</span> 2018</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=gov.uk&rft.atitle=Baroness+Margaret+Thatcher&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fhistory%2Fpast-prime-ministers%2Fmargaret-thatcher&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bbcoverview-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bbcoverview_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bbcoverview_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics/4393313.stm">"1983: Thatcher triumphs again"</a>, <i>BBC News</i>, 5 April 2005<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2015</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=1983%3A+Thatcher+triumphs+again&rft.date=2005-04-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fhi%2Fuk_politics%2Fvote_2005%2Fbasics%2F4393313.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVaidyanathan2010" class="citation cs2">Vaidyanathan, Rajini (4 March 2010), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8550425.stm">"Michael Foot: What did the 'longest suicide note' say?"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC News</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2015</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Michael+Foot%3A+What+did+the+%27longest+suicide+note%27+say%3F&rft.date=2010-03-04&rft.aulast=Vaidyanathan&rft.aufirst=Rajini&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fhi%2Fmagazine%2F8550425.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf3NxCCSz3Y"><span class="plainlinks">Election 1983 – Part 1</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Haviland1983p23-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Haviland1983p23_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Haviland1983p23_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJulian_Haviland1983" class="citation book cs1">Julian Haviland (1983). "The June 1983 Election Campaign:Conservative lead was never challenged". <i>The Times Guide to the House of Commons June 1983</i>. London: Times Books Ltd. p. 23. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7230-0255-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7230-0255-X"><bdi>0-7230-0255-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+June+1983+Election+Campaign%3AConservative+lead+was+never+challenged&rft.btitle=The+Times+Guide+to+the+House+of+Commons+June+1983&rft.place=London&rft.pages=23&rft.pub=Times+Books+Ltd&rft.date=1983&rft.isbn=0-7230-0255-X&rft.au=Julian+Haviland&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GH27April1983-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GH27April1983_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFParkhouse1983" class="citation news cs1">Parkhouse, Geoffrey (27 April 1983). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19830427&printsec=frontpage&hl=en">"Go for June election, agents urge Thatcher"</a>. <i>The Glasgow Herald</i>. p. 1<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 July</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Glasgow+Herald&rft.atitle=Go+for+June+election%2C+agents+urge+Thatcher&rft.pages=1&rft.date=1983-04-27&rft.aulast=Parkhouse&rft.aufirst=Geoffrey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fnid%3DGGgVawPscysC%26dat%3D19830427%26printsec%3Dfrontpage%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhite2005" class="citation cs2">White, Michael (11 April 2005), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/apr/11/mondaymediasection.politicsandthemedia">"Michael White on 35 years of covering elections"</a>, <i>The Guardian</i><span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 June</span> 2018</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Michael+White+on+35+years+of+covering+elections&rft.date=2005-04-11&rft.aulast=White&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fmedia%2F2005%2Fapr%2F11%2Fmondaymediasection.politicsandthemedia&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SRichardspp70-71-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SRichardspp70-71_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRichards2021" class="citation book cs1">Richards, Steve (2021). <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had; Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn</i>. London: Atlantic Books. pp. 70–71. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-83895-241-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-83895-241-9"><bdi>978-1-83895-241-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Prime+Ministers+We+Never+Had%3B+Success+and+Failure+from+Butler+to+Corbyn&rft.place=London&rft.pages=70-71&rft.pub=Atlantic+Books&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=978-1-83895-241-9&rft.aulast=Richards&rft.aufirst=Steve&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SRichardsp71-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SRichardsp71_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRichards2021" class="citation book cs1">Richards, Steve (2021). <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had; Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn</i>. London: Atlantic Books. p. 71. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-83895-241-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-83895-241-9"><bdi>978-1-83895-241-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Prime+Ministers+We+Never+Had%3B+Success+and+Failure+from+Butler+to+Corbyn&rft.place=London&rft.pages=71&rft.pub=Atlantic+Books&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=978-1-83895-241-9&rft.aulast=Richards&rft.aufirst=Steve&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Haviland1983p26-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Haviland1983p26_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJulian_Haviland1983" class="citation book cs1">Julian Haviland (1983). "The June 1983 Election Campaign:Conservative lead was never challenged". <i>The Times Guide to the House of Commons June 1983</i>. London: Times Books Ltd. p. 26. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7230-0255-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7230-0255-X"><bdi>0-7230-0255-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+June+1983+Election+Campaign%3AConservative+lead+was+never+challenged&rft.btitle=The+Times+Guide+to+the+House+of+Commons+June+1983&rft.place=London&rft.pages=26&rft.pub=Times+Books+Ltd&rft.date=1983&rft.isbn=0-7230-0255-X&rft.au=Julian+Haviland&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BBC/ITN(1983)-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BBC/ITN(1983)_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCraig1983" class="citation book cs1">Craig, F.W.S. (1983). <i>The BBC/ITN Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies</i>. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-90017-814-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-90017-814-6"><bdi>978-0-90017-814-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+BBC%2FITN+Guide+to+the+New+Parliamentary+Constituencies&rft.place=Chichester&rft.pub=Parliamentary+Research+Services&rft.date=1983&rft.isbn=978-0-90017-814-6&rft.aulast=Craig&rft.aufirst=F.W.S.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOsnos1983" class="citation news cs1">Osnos, Peter (10 May 1983). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/05/10/thatcher-sets-june-9-for-election/d353607f-f9e1-4dbb-9c5f-3acb4882cde1/">"Thatcher Sets June 9 For Election"</a>. <i>The Washington Post</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 May</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Thatcher+Sets+June+9+For+Election&rft.date=1983-05-10&rft.aulast=Osnos&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Farchive%2Fpolitics%2F1983%2F05%2F10%2Fthatcher-sets-june-9-for-election%2Fd353607f-f9e1-4dbb-9c5f-3acb4882cde1%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-21"><sup><i><b>v</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-22"><sup><i><b>w</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Elected_as_a_Labour_MP_23-23"><sup><i><b>x</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Elected as a Labour MP</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Elected as a Conservative Party</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Elected as a SDLP MP</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFButler1984" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/David_Butler_(psephologist)" title="David Butler (psephologist)">Butler, David E.</a>; et al. (1984), <i>The British General Election of 1983</i>,</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+British+General+Election+of+1983&rft.date=1984&rft.aulast=Butler&rft.aufirst=David+E.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span> the standard scholarly study</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCraig1989" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/F._W._S._Craig" title="F. W. S. Craig">Craig, F. W. S.</a> (1989), <i>British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987</i>, Dartmouth: Gower, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0900178302" title="Special:BookSources/0900178302"><bdi>0900178302</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Electoral+Facts%3A+1832%E2%80%931987&rft.place=Dartmouth&rft.pub=Gower&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=0900178302&rft.aulast=Craig&rft.aufirst=F.+W.+S.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1983+United+Kingdom+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClarkeMishlerWhiteley1990" class="citation cs2">Clarke, Harold D.; Mishler, William; Whiteley, Paul (1990), "Recapturing the Falklands: models of Conservative popularity, 1979–83", <i>British Journal of Political Science</i>, <b>20</b> (1): 63–81, <a 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(UK)">SDP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">Ulster Unionist Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/James_Molyneaux,_Baron_Molyneaux_of_Killead" title="James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead">James Molyneaux </a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ian_Paisley" title="Ian Paisley">Ian Paisley</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(Scottish_politician)" title="Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)">Gordon Wilson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dafydd_Wigley" title="Dafydd Wigley">Dafydd Wigley</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">Social Democratic and Labour Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John 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href="/wiki/1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1837 United Kingdom general election">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1841 United Kingdom general election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1847 United Kingdom general election">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1852 United Kingdom general election">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1857 United Kingdom general election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1859 United Kingdom general election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1865 United Kingdom general election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1868 United Kingdom general election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1874 United Kingdom general election">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1880 United Kingdom general election">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1892 United Kingdom general election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1895 United Kingdom general election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1906 United Kingdom general election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="January 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="December 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1951 United Kingdom general election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Feb)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Oct)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Next_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Next United Kingdom general election">Next</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Local government in the United Kingdom">Local elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1889 United Kingdom local elections">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1892 United Kingdom local elections">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1894 United Kingdom local elections">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1895_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1895 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1896 United Kingdom local elections">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1898_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1898 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1899 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1900_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1900 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1902 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1903_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1903 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1905_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1905 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1906_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1906 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1907_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1907 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1908 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1909 United Kingdom local elections">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1910_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1910 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1911_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1911 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1912_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1912 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1913_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1913 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1919_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1919 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1921_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1921 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1923_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1923 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1925_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1925 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1931_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1931 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1933_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1933 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1934 United Kingdom local elections">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1949 United Kingdom local elections">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1955 United Kingdom local elections">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1964 United Kingdom local elections">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1965 United Kingdom local elections">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1969 United Kingdom local elections">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1970 United Kingdom local elections">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1971 United Kingdom local elections">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1972 United Kingdom local elections">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1973 United Kingdom local elections">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1974 United Kingdom local elections">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1975 United Kingdom local elections">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1976 United Kingdom local elections">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1977 United Kingdom local elections">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1978 United Kingdom local elections">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1979 United Kingdom local elections">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1980 United Kingdom local elections">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1981 United Kingdom local elections">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1982 United Kingdom local elections">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1983 United Kingdom local elections">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1984 United Kingdom local elections">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1985 United Kingdom local elections">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1986 United Kingdom local elections">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1987 United Kingdom local elections">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1988 United Kingdom local elections">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1989 United Kingdom local elections">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1990 United Kingdom local elections">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1991 United Kingdom local elections">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1992 United Kingdom local elections">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1993 United Kingdom local elections">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1994 United Kingdom local elections">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1995 United Kingdom local elections">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1996 United Kingdom local elections">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1997 United Kingdom local elections">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1998 United Kingdom local elections">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1999 United Kingdom local elections">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2000 United Kingdom local elections">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2001 United Kingdom local elections">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2002 United Kingdom local elections">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2003 United Kingdom local elections">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2004 United Kingdom local elections">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2005 United Kingdom local elections">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2006 United Kingdom local elections">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2007 United Kingdom local elections">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2008 United Kingdom local elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2009 United Kingdom local elections">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2010 United Kingdom local elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2011 United Kingdom local elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2012 United Kingdom local elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2013 United Kingdom local elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2014 United Kingdom local elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2015 United Kingdom local elections">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2016 United Kingdom local elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2017 United Kingdom local elections">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2018 United Kingdom local elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2019 United Kingdom local elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2021 United Kingdom local elections">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2022 United Kingdom local elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2023 United Kingdom local elections">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2024 United Kingdom local elections">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2025 United Kingdom local elections">2025</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament" title="Elections to the European Parliament">European elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Referendums in the United Kingdom">Referendums</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum" title="2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="hlist"><div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd>Elections in <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_England" title="Elections in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Elections in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Scotland" title="Elections in Scotland">Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Wales" title="Elections in Wales">Wales</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Elections in the Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Special:EditPage/Template:Margaret Thatcher"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Margaret_Thatcher" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a> (1979–1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)">Leader of the Conservative Party</a> (1975–1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">MP for <a href="/wiki/Finchley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Finchley (UK Parliament constituency)">Finchley</a> (1959–1992)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Member of Parliament</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_Bodies_(Admission_to_Meetings)_Act_1960" title="Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960">Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act (1960)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circular_10/70" title="Circular 10/70">Circular 10/70</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Shadow Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher">Shadow Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britain_Awake" title="Britain Awake">"Britain Awake" (1976)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Callaghan_ministry" title="1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry">Vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry (1979)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Margaret_Thatcher_(1983).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/85px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/128px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg/170px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2444" data-file-height="3259" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ideology</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thatcherism" title="Thatcherism">Thatcherism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservatism" title="Conservatism">Conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_market" title="Free market">Free market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_democracy" title="Union democracy">Union democracy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Premiership of Margaret Thatcher">Premiership</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ministers_under_Margaret_Thatcher" title="List of ministers under Margaret Thatcher">Ministers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wets_and_dries" title="Wets and dries">wets and dries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1979%E2%80%931985)" title="Cold War (1979–1985)">1st term</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1985%E2%80%931991)" title="Cold War (1985–1991)">2nd–3rd term</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/First_Thatcher_ministry" title="First Thatcher ministry">1st ministry<br />(1979–1983)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_1979_United_Kingdom_budget" title="June 1979 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1980 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_lady%27s_not_for_turning" title="The lady's not for turning">"The lady's not for turning" (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1981 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1981)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gang_of_25" title="Gang of 25">Gang of 25</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Irish_hunger_strike" title="1981 Irish hunger strike">Irish hunger strike (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1982 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1982)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falklands_War" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a> (1982) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rejoice_(Margaret_Thatcher)" title="Rejoice (Margaret Thatcher)">"Rejoice"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Gould%E2%80%93Margaret_Thatcher_exchange" title="Diana Gould–Margaret Thatcher exchange">Diana Gould exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_flags_over_Port_Stanley" title="White flags over Port Stanley">"White flags over Port Stanley"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1983 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1983)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/Second_Thatcher_ministry" title="Second Thatcher ministry">2nd ministry<br />(1983–1987)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1984 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_hotel_bombing" title="Brighton hotel bombing">Brighton hotel bombing</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GCHQ_trade_union_ban" title="GCHQ trade union ban">GCHQ trade union ban</a> (1984) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Civil_Service_Unions_v_Minister_for_the_Civil_Service" title="Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service">CCSU case</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%931985_United_Kingdom_miners%27_strike" title="1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike">Miners' strike (1984–85)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1985 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Irish_Agreement" title="Anglo-Irish Agreement">Anglo-Irish Agreement</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1985" title="Local Government Act 1985">Local Government Act (1985)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rate-capping_rebellion" title="Rate-capping rebellion">rate-capping rebellion</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_affair" title="Westland affair">Westland affair</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1986 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1986)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1987 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1987)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/Third_Thatcher_ministry" title="Third Thatcher ministry">3rd ministry<br />(1987–1990)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1988 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%931994_British_broadcasting_voice_restrictions" title="1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions">Broadcasting restrictions (1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sermon_on_the_Mound" title="Sermon on the Mound">"Sermon on the Mound" (1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruges_speech" title="Bruges speech">Bruges speech</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1989 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_(Great_Britain)" title="Poll tax (Great Britain)">Community Charge (1989–90)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_riots" title="Poll tax riots">Poll tax riots</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_Kingdom_budget" title="1990 United Kingdom budget">Budget (1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._No._No._(Margaret_Thatcher)" title="No. No. No. (Margaret Thatcher)">"No. No. No." (1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Prime_Minister%27s_Resignation_Honours" title="1990 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours">Resignation Honours (1990)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Margaret_Thatcher#Conservative_Party_leadership_elections" title="Electoral history of Margaret Thatcher">Party elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1975 Conservative Party leadership election">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1989 Conservative Party leadership election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="1990 Conservative Party leadership election">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Margaret_Thatcher#United_Kingdom_general_elections" title="Electoral history of Margaret Thatcher">General elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Bibliography of Margaret Thatcher">Books</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Downing_Street_Years" title="The Downing Street Years">The Downing Street Years</a></i> (1993 autobiography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Path_to_Power_(Thatcher_book)" title="The Path to Power (Thatcher book)">The Path to Power</a></i> (1995 memoir)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Statecraft:_Strategies_for_a_Changing_World" title="Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World">Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World</a></i> (2003)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Thatcher" title="Denis Thatcher">Denis Thatcher</a> (husband) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thatcher_baronets" title="Thatcher baronets">baronetcy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Thatcher" title="Mark Thatcher">Mark Thatcher</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Thatcher" title="Carol Thatcher">Carol Thatcher</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Roberts" title="Alfred Roberts">Alfred Roberts</a> (father)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_have_become_a_grandmother" title="We have become a grandmother">We have become a grandmother</a>" (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher">Cultural depictions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film and<br />television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anyone_for_Denis%3F_(video)" title="Anyone for Denis? (video)">Anyone for Denis?</a></i> (1982 TV play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spitting_Image" title="Spitting Image">Spitting Image</a></i> (1984–1996 & 2020 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Statesman_(1987_TV_series)" title="The New Statesman (1987 TV series)">The New Statesman</a></i> (1987–1991 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thatcher:_The_Final_Days" title="Thatcher: The Final Days">Thatcher: The Final Days</a></i> (1991 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Falklands_Play" title="The Falklands Play">The Falklands Play</a></i> (2002 play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Archer:_The_Truth" title="Jeffrey Archer: The Truth">Jeffrey Archer: The Truth</a></i> (2002 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Alan_Clark_Diaries" title="The Alan Clark Diaries">The Alan Clark Diaries</a></i> (2004 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pinochet_in_Suburbia" title="Pinochet in Suburbia">Pinochet in Suburbia</a></i> (2006 docudrama)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Long_Walk_to_Finchley" title="The Long Walk to Finchley">The Long Walk to Finchley</a></i> (2008 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Margaret_(2009_film)" title="Margaret (2009 film)">Margaret</a></i> (2009 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_(British_TV_serial)" title="The Queen (British TV serial)">The Queen</a></i> (2009 TV serial)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Lady_(film)" title="The Iron Lady (film)">The Iron Lady</a></i> (2011 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Tony_Blair" title="The Hunt for Tony Blair">The Hunt for Tony Blair</a></i> (2011 episode)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_La_Che" title="In Search of La Che">In Search of La Che</a></i> (2011 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crown_season_4" title="The Crown season 4">The Crown</a></i> (2020 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reagan_(2024_film)" title="Reagan (2024 film)">Reagan</a></i> (2024 film)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Handbagged" title="Handbagged">Handbagged</a></i> (2010, 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Audience_(2013_play)" title="The Audience (2013 play)">The Audience</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Statues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Margaret_Thatcher_(London_Guildhall)" title="Statue of Margaret Thatcher (London Guildhall)">London Guildhall (1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Margaret_Thatcher_(Palace_of_Westminster)" title="Statue of Margaret Thatcher (Palace of Westminster)">Palace of Westminster (2007)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Margaret_Thatcher_(Grantham)" title="Statue of Margaret Thatcher (Grantham)">Grantham (2022)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Paintings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Portrait of Margaret Thatcher">Richard Stone portrait</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blatcherism" title="Blatcherism">Blatcherism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher">Death and funeral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_honours_of_Margaret_Thatcher" title="List of honours of Margaret Thatcher">Honours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thatchergate" 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