1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales

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United Kingdom general election, 1987 (Wales)
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All 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975
Last election 20 seats, 37.5% 14 seats, 31.0%
Seats won 24 8
Seat change Increase4 Decrease6
Popular vote 765,209 501,316
Percentage 45.1% 29.5%
Swing Increase7.6% Decrease1.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader
Dafydd Elis-Thomas
Party SDP–Liberal Alliance Plaid Cymru
Leader since
1984
Last election 2 seats, 23.2% 2 seats, 7.8%
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 304,230 123,599
Percentage 17.9% 7.3%
Swing Decrease5.3% Decrease0.5%
Main article: 1987 United Kingdom general election

The 1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales took place on 11 June 1987 for all 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons. 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.

However, across the UK the Conservatives won a landslide majority and continued in office for a third term.[1]

Results

Below is a table summarising the results of the 1987 general election in Wales.[2]

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Party Seats Votes
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 24 4 0 Increase4 63.2 765,209 45.1 Increase7.6
Conservative 8 0 6 Decrease6 21.1 501,316 29.5 Decrease1.5
Alliance 3 1 0 Increase1 7.9 304,230 17.9 Decrease5.3
Plaid Cymru 3 1 0 Increase1 7.9 123,599 7.3 Decrease0.5
Other parties 0 0 0 Steady — 3,742 0.2 Decrease0.2

References

  1. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 11 JUNE 1987" (PDF). 1989. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 11 JUNE 1987" (PDF). 1989. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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