1983 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
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All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 72.7%, 4.14% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the 1983 election in Scotland |
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 9 June 1983 and all 72 seats in Scotland were contested.[1]
The Labour Party won 41 seats, with the Conservative Party winning 21, the SDP–Liberal Alliance winning eight and the Scottish National Party winning two.[2][3]
Results
Party | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | |
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Labour | 41 | 3 | 990,654 | 35.1 | 6.5 | |
Conservative | 21 | 1 | 801,487 | 28.4 | 3.0 | |
Alliance | 8 | 5 | 692,634 | 24.5 | 15.5 | |
SNP | 2 | 331,975 | 11.8 | 5.5 | ||
Other | 0 | 7,830 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
Turnout: | 2,824,580 | 72.7 |
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See also
- List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1983–1987)
- 1983 United Kingdom general election in England
- 1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
- 1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales
References
- ^ "Commons results report" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020.
- ^ Macwhirter, Iain (2014). Road to Referendum: The Essential Guide to the Scottish Referendum. Cargo Publishing. ISBN 978-1-908885-95-1.
- ^ Letters (16 December 2021). "Scottish votes haven't influenced an English election result in 40 years". The National. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
In 1983, Margaret Thatcher won 387 seats out of 650, a majority of 144. Labour secured 41 of the 72 seats in Scotland, the Tories 21, the SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 and the SNP 2. Obviously Scotland's 72 seats would not have influenced the outcome either way.
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