1987 United Kingdom general election in England

none August 2019 1987 United Kingdom general election in England England parliamentary no 1983 United Kingdom general election in England 1983 List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election 1992 United Kingdom general election in England 1992 List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election All 523 English seats in the House of Commons 75.4% ( 2.9 pp) 11 June 1987 Margaret Thatcher in Israel (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) Finchley 362 seats, 46.0% 358speaker 4 12,546,186 46.2% 0.2 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 148 seats, 26.8% 155 7 8,006,466 29.5% 2.5 pp David Steel 1985 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Steel 7 July 1976 Liberal Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 10 seats, 14.4% 7 3 3,684,813 13.6% 0.8 pp David Owen-1.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Owen 21 June 1983 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Plymouth Devonport 3 seats, 12.0% 3 2,782,537 10.3% 1.7 pp On Thursday 11 June 1987, the 1987 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 523 constituencies being in England. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1987 general election in England.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 CandidatesConservative and Unionist Party 523 Labour Party 523 Liberal Party 271 Social Democratic Party 252 Green Party 117 Communist Party of Great Britain 13 Other 83Total 1,782 Analysis The Conservative Party won an overall majority of English seats for the third successive election and enough seats to seal a UK-wide majority already within England's borders. 326 was the UK-wide threshold and the Conservatives won 358 in the English constituencies. The 1987 general election saw the election of the first Black Members of Parliament: Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant, all as representatives in Greater London for the Labour Party. Future Cabinet members David Blunkett, John Redwood and Andrew Smith and future Shadow Cabinet minister Ann Widdecombe also entered the House of Commons in English constituencies. MPs who left the House of Commons as a result of this election included Keith Joseph, Jim Prior, Ian Mikardo and Clement Freud. Results +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 51 2006SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%)   Conservative 358speaker 9 13 4 68.5 12,546,186 46.2 0.2   Labour 155 13 6 7 29.6 8,006,466 29.5 2.5   SDP–Liberal Alliance 10 1 4 3 1.9 6,467,350 23.8 2.6 Liberal Party (UK) 7 0 3 3 1.9 3,684,813 13.6 0.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) 3 1Rosie Barnes in Greenwich. 1Ian Wrigglesworth in Stockton South. 0.6 2,782,537 10.3 1.7   Green 0 0 0 — 82,787 0.3 0.1   Communist 0 0 0 — 4,022 0.0   Others 0 0 0 — 26,711 0.1 0.2 Total 523 0 100.0 27,133,522 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 75.4https://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 2.9 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 46.2 Labour Labour Party (UK) 29.5 Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance 23.8 Other #777777 0.4 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 68.5 Labour Labour Party (UK) 29.6 Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance 1.9 By region Note: these results are based on the previously-used standard statistical regions, not the current regions of England established in 1994. North This region included Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and constituencies in the defunct county of Cleveland in the current English region of North East England, as well as Cumbria. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 27 1 0 1 75.0 830,785 46.4 6.2 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 0 22.2 578,996 32.3 2.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 0 1 1 2.8 376,675 21.0 4.0   Others 0 0 0 0.0 4,635 0.3 0.1 Total 36 1,791,091 Yorkshire and the Humber Like the current statistical region, this region included North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire constituencies in Humberside. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 33 5 0 5 61.1 1,128,878 40.6 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) 21 0 3 3 38.9 1,040,751 37.4 1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 2 2 0.0 602,709 21.7 3.9   Others 0 0 0 0.0 7,811 0.3 0.2 Total 54 2,780,149 East Midlands Like the current statistical region, this region included Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (excluding North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 31 0 3 3 73.8 1,127,208 48.6 1.4 Labour Party (UK) 11 3 0 3 26.2 696,780 30.0 2.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 0 0.0 487,164 21.0 3.1   Others 0 0 0 0.0 9,128 0.4 0.4 Total 42 2,230,280 East Anglia This region included Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 19 1 0 1 95.0 601,421 52.1 1.1 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 0 5.0 249,894 21.7 1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 1 1 0.0 297,041 25.7 2.5   Others 0 0 0 0.0 5,217 0.5 0.2 Total 20 1,153,573 Greater London This consisted of the constituencies within the county and region of Greater London. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 58speaker Figure includes Speaker of the House of Commons Bernard Weatherill in Croydon North East. 2 0 2 69.0 1,680,140 46.5 2.6 Labour Party (UK) 23 0 3 3 27.4 1,136,903 31.5 1.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 1 0 1 3.6 770,117 21.3 3.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 26,681 0.7 0.9 Total 84 3,613,841 South East England This region included Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex within the current South East England. It also included Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex within the current East of England region. However, it excluded Greater London, which was otherwise part of the standard statistical region at the time. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 107 1 0 1 99.1 3,382,849 55.6 1.1 Labour Party (UK) 1 2 0 0.9 1,023,521 16.8 0.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 1 1 0.0 1,653,514 27.2 1.8   Others 0 0 0 0.0 27,603 1.4 0.2 Total 108 6,087,487 South West England Like the current statistical region, this region included Cornwall, Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, and the defunct county of Avon. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 44 0 0 91.7 1,386,857 50.6 0.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 0 0 6.2 906,288 15.9 0.1 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 0 2.1 436,358 33.0 1.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 13,048 0.5 0.3 Total 48 2,742,551 West Midlands Like the current statistical region, this region included Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the county of West Midlands, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 36 0 0 62.1 1,346,505 45.5 0.5 Labour Party (UK) 22 0 0 37.9 984,667 33.3 2.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 0 0 0.0 615,699 20.8 2.6   Others 0 0 0 0.0 10,401 0.4 0.1 Total 58 2,957,272 North West This region included Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire. +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 36 8 0 1 60.3 1,518,680 41.2 5.2 Conservative Party (UK) 34 0 2 2 37.0 1,401,459 38.0 2.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 0 1 1 2.7 758,143 20.6 2.8   Others 0 0 0 0.0 8,996 0.2 0.4 Total 73 3,687,278 See also 1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1987 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales Notes References n Politics England United Kingdom #England Category:1987 in England Category:1980s in England Category:General elections in England to the Parliament of the United Kingdom