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1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales
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All 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Michael Foot Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 10 November 1980 11 February 1975
Last election 21 seats, 46.9% 11 seats, 32.2%
Seats before 23[a] 12[a]
Seats won 20 14
Seat change Decrease3[b] Increase2[b]
Popular vote 603,858 499,310
Percentage 37.5% 31.0%
Swing Decrease9.4% Decrease1.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader
Dafydd Wigley
Party SDP–Liberal Alliance Plaid Cymru
Leader since
1981
Last election 1 seats, 10.6% 2 seats, 8.0%
Seats before 1[a] 2[a]
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Increase1[b] Steady
Popular vote 373,358 125,309
Percentage 23.2% 7.8%
Swing Increase12.6% Decrease0.2%
Main article: 1983 United Kingdom general election

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. 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]

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Party Seats Votes
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 20 0 3 Decrease3 52.6 603,858 37.5 Decrease9.4
Conservative 14 3 1 Increase2 36.8 499,310 31.0 Decrease1.2
Alliance 2 1 0 Increase1 5.3 373,358 23.2 Increase12.6
Plaid Cymru 2 0 0 Steady 5.3 125,309 7.8 Decrease0.2
Other parties 0 0 0 Steady — 7,151 0.4 Decrease1.9
Popular vote
Labour
 
 37.5%
Conservative
 
 31.0%
SDP–Liberal Alliance
 
 23.2%
Plaid Cymru
 
 7.8%
Other
 
 0.4%
Parliament seats
Labour
 
 52.6%
Conservative
 
 36.8%
SDP–Liberal Alliance
 
 5.3%
Plaid Cymru
 
 5.3%

References

  1. ^ "Ups and downs on Welsh vote trail". BBC News. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 JUNE 1983" (PDF). 1984. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Notional 1979 results.
  2. ^ a b c Indicates boundary change—so this is a nominal figure.
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