1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales

UK general election 1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1983 List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election 1992 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1992 All 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election 11 June 1987 78.9% (2.8 pp) Start campagne voor Europese verkiezingen van PvdA (Rotterdam) Neal Kinnoch , k, Bestanddeelnr 932-9811.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Neil Kinnock 2 October 1983 Labour Party (UK) Islwyn 20 seats, 37.5% 24 4 765,209 45.1% 7.6 pp Margaret Thatcher in Israel (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Margaret Thatcher Finchley 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 14 seats, 31.0% 8 6 501,316 29.5% 1.5 pp David Steel 1985 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Steel July 1976 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Liberal Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance 2 seats, 12.1% 3 1 181,427 10.7% 1.4 pp Dafyddelisthomas.jpg 130 120 160 0 0 Dafydd Elis-Thomas 1984 Plaid Cymru Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 2 seats, 7.8% 3 1 123,599 7.3% 0.5 pp David Owen-1.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Owen 21 June 1983 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Plymouth Devonport 0 seats, 11.1% 0 122,803 7.2% 3.9 pp September 2017 On Thursday 11 June 1987, the 1987 United Kingdom general election was held to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 38 constituencies being in Wales. The Labour Party again won a majority of Welsh MPs, gaining four seats for a total of 24 out of 38. The governing Conservatives lost six seats, with the SDP–Liberal Alliance and Plaid Cymru gaining one each. Despite Labour winning the most votes in Wales, across the UK the Conservatives won a landslide majority and continued in office for a third term.https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/m11.pdf GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 11 JUNE 1987 1989 30 July 2018 Background: pit closures More than 25,000 Welsh colliers had lost their jobs in the decade of pit closures following the miners' strike of 1984. The coalfield communities in Wales still accounted for a quarter of the entire Welsh population in 2014. The closures caused the mining areas of Wales to have the lowest "job density" of all 16 coalfield communities across Wales (and lower job densities than the areas of Scotland and England also).2014-06-19 South Wales mining communities 'still feeling' job cuts en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-27920610 2022-12-09 After the election, the coal mines of Abernant and Abercynon were closed in 1988, Cynheidre and Marine/Six Bells, Merthyr Vale, Oakdale and Trelewis were closed in 1989. Deep navigation and Penallta mines were also closed in 1991.2004-03-05 Pit closures, year by year en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3500979.stm 2022-12-09 Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1987 general election in Wales.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 23 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/40 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 51 2006 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 38 Conservative and Unionist Party 38Plaid Cymru 38Liberal Party 20Social Democratic Party 18Green Party 4Communist Party of Great Britain 1Candidate Arthur True stood in Rhondda.Independent Labour 1Candidate Thomas Spence stood in Ogmore.Total 158 Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 1987 general election in Wales. +Partyhttps://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 22-23 8 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 51 2006SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%)   Labour 24 4 0 4 63.2 765,209 45.1 7.6   Conservative 8 0 6 6 21.1 501,316 29.5 1.5   SDP–Liberal Alliance 3 1 0 1 7.9 304,230 17.9 5.3 Liberal Party (UK) 3 1 0 1 5.3 181,427 10.7 1.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) 0 0 0 — 122,803 7.2 3.9   Plaid Cymru 3 1 0 1 7.9 123,599 7.3 0.5   Green 0 0 0 — 2,221 0.1 0.1   Communist 0 0 0 — 869 0.1   Independent Labour 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1983 — 652 0.0 Total 38 0 100.0 1,698,096 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 78.9https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026 2.8 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 45.1 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 29.5 Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance 17.9 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 7.3 Other #777777 0.2 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 63.2 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 21.1 Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance 7.9 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 7.9 See also 1987 United Kingdom general election in England 1987 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1987–1992) Notes References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1987 in Wales Category:1980s elections in Wales 1987 #Wales