1983 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none April 2021 April 2021 1983 United Kingdom general election in Scotland parliamentary no 9 June 1983 72.7% ( 4.1%) All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons 1979 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1979 List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1979–1983) List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1983–1987) 1987 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1987 Michael Foot (1981).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Michael Foot 10 November 1980 Labour Party (UK) Blaenau Gwent 44 seats, 41.5% 45boundary change Notional 1979 results. 41 4Notional Indicates boundary change—so this is a nominal figure. 990,654 35.1% Scotland 6.5 pp Margaret Thatcher (1983).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) Finchley 22 seats, 31.4% 22boundary change 21 1Notional 801,487 28.4% 3.0 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 3 seats, 9.0% 3boundary change 5 2Notional 356,224 12.6% 3.6 pp Roy Jenkins 1977 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Roy Jenkins 2 July 1982 Social Democratic Party (UK) SDP–Liberal Alliance Glasgow Hillhead Did not stand 0boundary change 3 3Notional 336,410 11.9% New party Winnie_Ewing_and_Gordon_Wilson_Brussels_(cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gordon Wilson 15 September 1979 Scottish National Party Dundee East 2 seats, 17.3% 2boundary change 2 Notional 331,975 11.8% 5.5 pp File:United Kingdom General Election 1983 in Scotland.svg On Thursday 9 June 1983, the 1983 United Kingdom general election was held in Scotland, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 72 constituencies being in Scotland.Commons results report https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-information-office/m09.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20201126023124/https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-information-office/m09.pdf 26 November 2020 British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 49 As a result of the third periodic review of Westminster constituencies undertaken by the Boundary Commission for Scotland the number of seats representing Scotland had increased by one to 72 constituencies from the 71 contested between the general elections in 1955 and 1979.Third Periodical Report, Boundary Commission for Scotland, HMSO, 1983 (0-10-187940-7) When combined with results from across the United Kingdom, the election saw the Conservatives winning a landslide victory, improving on their 1979 result and achieving their best results since 1935. Although there was a slight drop in their share of the vote, they made significant gains at the expense of Labour. This was at odds with the Scottish result, as Labour remained by far the largest party in Scotland. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1983 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 25 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/39 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 49 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 72 Conservative and Unionist Party 72Scottish National Party 72Liberal Party 36Social Democratic Party 36Ecology Party 11Communist Party of Great Britain 10Workers Revolutionary Party 2British National Party 1Animal Rights Anti-Vivisection 1Candidate John Frederick Robins in Glasgow Hillhead.Independent Conservative 1Candidate John P. Davidson stood in Glasgow Hillhead.Total 314 Analysis The Labour, Conservative and Scottish National parties all sustained modest losses in vote share to the SDP–Liberal Alliance. The Labour Party won 41 seats, with the Conservative Party winning 21, the Alliance winning eight and the Scottish National Party winning two.Macwhirter Iain https://books.google.com/books?id=6EYuDAAAQBAJ&dq=41+seats+scotland+labour+1983&pg=PT155 Road to Referendum: The Essential Guide to the Scottish Referendum 2014 Cargo Publishing 978-1-908885-95-1 enhttps://www.thenational.scot/politics/19787278.scottish-votes-havent-influenced-english-election-result-40-years/ Scottish votes haven't influenced an English election result in 40 years Letters 16 December 2021 The National 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. 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 2017. Results +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 49 2006SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%)   Labour 41 0 4 4 56.9 990,654 35.1 6.5   Conservative 21 0 1 1 29.2 801,487 28.4 3.0   SDP–Liberal Alliance 8 5 0 5 11.1 692,634 24.5 15.5 Liberal Party (UK) 5 2 0 2 6.9 356,224 12.6 3.6 Social Democratic Party (UK) 3 3 0 3 4.2 336,410 11.9 11.9   SNP 2 0 0 2.8 331,975 11.8 5.5   Ecology Party 0 0 0 — 3,854 0.1 0.1   Communist 0 0 0 — 3,223 0.1 0.1   Workers Revolutionary 0 0 0 — 262 0.0   BNP 0 colspan ="3" New — 103 0.0 New   Ind. Conservative 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1979 — 249 0.0   Animal Rights Anti-Vivisection 0 colspan=3 New — 139 0.0 New Total 72 0 100.0 2,824,580 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 72.7https://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 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 91 4.1 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour 35.1 Conservative Scottish Conservatives 28.4 Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance 24.5 SNP Scottish National Party 11.8 Other #777777 0.28 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour 56.9 Conservative Scottish Conservatives 29.2 Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance 11.1 SNP Scottish National Party 2.8 See also 1983 United Kingdom general election in England 1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1983–1987) Notes References Politics Scotland United Kingdom collapsed Category:1983 in Scotland Category:1980s elections in Scotland 1983 #Scotland