1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales
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The 1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales took place on 9 June 1983 for all 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons. The Labour Party again won a majority of Welsh MPs, but the party's vote share declined by 9.4% and they lost three seats. In this election popular vote and percentage gap produced between Labour and Conservative parties will be the smallest one up until 2019 UK general election.
The governing Conservatives made a net gain of two seats, with the SDP–Liberal Alliance gaining one.[1]
Across the UK the Conservatives won a landslide majority and continued in office for a second term.[2]
Results[]
Below is a table summarising the results of the 1983 general election in Wales.[2]
Party | Seats | Votes | |||||||
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Total | Gains | Losses | Net +/- | % seats | Total votes | % votes | Change | ||
Labour | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 52.6 | 603,858 | 37.5 | 9.4 | |
Conservative | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36.8 | 499,310 | 31.0 | 1.2 | |
Alliance | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 373,358 | 23.2 | 12.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 125,309 | 7.8 | 0.2 | ||
style="width: 2px; background-color: white;" data-sort-value="Other parties" | | Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7,151 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
References[]
- ^ "Ups and downs on Welsh vote trail". BBC News. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 JUNE 1983" (PDF). 1984. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
Notes[]
Categories:
- 1983 in Wales
- 1980s elections in Wales
- General elections in Wales to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- 1983 United Kingdom general election