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Elections and campaigns of Margaret Thatcher
This is a summary of the
electoral history of
Margaret Thatcher
, who served as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
from 1979 to 1990 and
Leader of the Conservative Party
from 1975 to 1990. She was the
Member of Parliament
(MP) for
Finchley
from 1959 to 1992.
Parliamentary elections
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1950 general election, Dartford
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1951 general election, Dartford
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1959 general election, Finchley
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1964 general election, Finchley
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1966 general election, Finchley
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1970 general election, Finchley
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February 1974 general election, Finchley
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October 1974 general election, Finchley
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1979 general election, Finchley
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1983 general election, Finchley
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1987 general election, Finchley
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Conservative Party leadership elections
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1975 leadership election
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1989 leadership election
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1990 leadership election
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United Kingdom general elections
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1979 general election
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UK General Election 1979
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Candidates
|
Votes
|
Party
|
Leader
|
Stood
|
Elected
|
Gained
|
Unseated
|
Net
|
% of total
|
%
|
No.
|
Net %
|
|
Conservative
|
Margaret Thatcher
|
622
|
339
|
63
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1
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+62
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53.4
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43.9
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13,697,923
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+8.1
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Labour
|
James Callaghan
|
623
|
269
[a]
|
4
|
54
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?50
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42.4
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36.9
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11,532,218
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?2.3
|
|
Liberal
|
David Steel
|
577
|
11
|
1
|
3
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?2
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1.7
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13.8
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4,313,804
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?4.5
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SNP
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William Wolfe
|
71
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2
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0
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9
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?9
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0.31
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1.6
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504,259
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?1.3
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UUP
|
Harry West
|
11
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5
|
1
|
2
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?1
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0.79
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0.8
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254,578
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?0.1
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National Front
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John Tyndall
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303
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.6
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191,719
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+0.2
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Plaid Cymru
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Gwynfor Evans
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36
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2
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0
|
1
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?1
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0.31
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0.4
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132,544
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?0.2
|
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SDLP
|
Gerry Fitt
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0.16
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0.4
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126,325
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?0.2
|
|
Alliance
|
Oliver Napier
|
12
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.3
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82,892
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+0.1
|
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DUP
|
Ian Paisley
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5
|
3
|
2
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0
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+2
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0.47
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0.2
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70,795
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?0.1
|
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Ecology
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Jonathan Tyler
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53
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
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N/A
|
0.1
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39,918
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+0.1
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UUUP
|
Ernest Baird
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
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+1
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0.16
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0.1
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39,856
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N/A
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Ulster Popular Unionist
|
James Kilfedder
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1
|
1
|
1
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0
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+1
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0.16
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0.1
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36,989
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+0.1
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Independent Labour
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N/A
|
11
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.1
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26,058
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?0.1
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Irish Independence
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Fergus McAteer
and
Frank McManus
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
N/A
|
0.1
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23,086
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N/A
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Ind. Republican
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N/A
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.1
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22,398
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?0.1
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Independent
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N/A
|
62
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.1
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19,531
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+0.1
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Communist
|
Gordon McLennan
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38
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.1
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16,858
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0.0
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SLP
|
Jim Sillars
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.1
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13,737
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N/A
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Workers Revolutionary
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Michael Banda
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60
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.1
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12,631
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+0.1
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Workers' Party
|
Tomas Mac Giolla
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.1
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12,098
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0.0
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Independent SDLP
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N/A
|
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
N/A
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0.0
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10,785
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N/A
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Unionist Party NI
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Anne Dickson
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3
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.0
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8,021
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?0.1
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Ind. Conservative
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N/A
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.0
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4,841
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0.0
|
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NI Labour
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Alan Carr
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.0
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4,441
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0.0
|
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Mebyon Kernow
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Richard Jenkin
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3
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.0
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4,164
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0.0
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Democratic Labour
|
Dick Taverne
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2
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.0
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3,785
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?0.1
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Wessex Regionalist
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Viscount Weymouth
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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N/A
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0.0
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3,090
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N/A
|
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Socialist Unity
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N/A
|
10
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
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N/A
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0.0
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2,834
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N/A
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United Labour
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Paddy Devlin
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1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
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0.0
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1,895
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N/A
|
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Independent Democratic
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N/A
|
5
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
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0.0
|
1,087
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N/A
|
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United Country
|
Edmund Iremonger
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2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
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0.0
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1,033
|
N/A
|
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Independent Liberal
|
N/A
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
1,023
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0.0
|
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Independent Socialist
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N/A
|
2
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
N/A
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0.0
|
770
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0.0
|
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Workers (Leninist)
|
Royston Bull
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2
|
0
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0
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0
|
0
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N/A
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0.0
|
767
|
0.0
|
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New Britain
|
Dennis Delderfield
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2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
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0.0
|
717
|
0.0
|
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Fellowship
|
Ronald Mallone
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2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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N/A
|
0.0
|
531
|
0.0
|
|
More Prosperous Britain
|
Tom Keen
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
518
|
0.0
|
|
United English National
|
John Kynaston
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
238
|
0.0
|
|
Cornish Nationalist
|
James Whetter
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
227
|
N/A
|
|
Social Democrat
|
Donald Kean
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
144
|
0.0
|
|
English National
|
Frank Hansford-Miller
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
142
|
0.0
|
|
The Dog Lovers' Party
|
Auberon Waugh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
79
|
0.0
|
|
Socialist (GB)
|
N/A
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
0.0
|
78
|
0.0
|
All parties shown.
[b]
[c]
Government's new majority
|
43
|
Total votes cast
|
31,221,362
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Turnout
|
76%
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1983 general election
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1983 UK general election
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Candidates
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Votes
|
Party
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Leader
|
Stood
|
Elected
|
Gained
|
Unseated
|
Net
|
% of total
|
%
|
No.
|
Net %
|
|
Conservative
|
Margaret Thatcher
|
633
|
397
|
47
|
10
|
+37
|
61.1
|
42.4
|
13,012,316
|
?1.5
|
|
Labour
|
Michael Foot
|
633
|
209
[d]
|
4
|
55
|
?51
|
32.2
|
27.6
|
8,456,934
|
?9.3
|
|
Alliance
|
David Steel
&
Roy Jenkins
|
636
[e]
|
23
|
12
|
0
|
+12
|
4.5
|
25.4
|
7,794,770
|
+11.6
|
|
SNP
|
Gordon Wilson
|
72
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.3
|
1.1
|
331,975
|
?0.5
|
|
UUP
|
James Molyneaux
|
16
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
+2
|
1.7
|
0.8
|
259,952
|
0.0
|
|
DUP
|
Ian Paisley
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
+1
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
152,749
|
+0.3
|
|
SDLP
|
John Hume
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
?1
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
137,012
|
0.0
|
|
Plaid Cymru
|
Dafydd Wigley
|
38
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
125,309
|
0.0
|
|
Sinn Fein
|
Ruairi O Bradaigh
|
14
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
102,701
|
N/A
|
|
Alliance
|
Oliver Napier
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
61,275
|
?0.1
|
|
Ecology
|
Jonathon Porritt
|
109
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
54,299
|
+0.1
|
|
Independent
|
N/A
|
73
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
30,422
|
N/A
|
|
National Front
|
Andrew Brons
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
27,065
|
?0.5
|
|
UPUP
|
James Kilfedder
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
+1
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
22,861
|
N/A
|
|
Independent Labour
|
N/A
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
16,447
|
0.0
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Tomas Mac Giolla
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
14,650
|
?0.1
|
|
BNP
|
John Tyndall
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
14,621
|
N/A
|
|
Communist
|
Gordon McLennan
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
11,606
|
?0.1
|
|
Independent Socialist
|
N/A
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
10,326
|
N/A
|
|
Ind. Conservative
|
N/A
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
9,442
|
0.0
|
|
Independent Communist
|
N/A
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
4,760
|
N/A
|
|
Workers Revolutionary
|
Michael Banda
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
3,798
|
?0.1
|
|
Monster Raving Loony
|
Screaming Lord Sutch
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
3,015
|
N/A
|
|
Wessex Regionalist
|
N/A
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,750
|
0.0
|
|
Mebyon Kernow
|
Richard Jenkin
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,151
|
N/A
|
|
Independent DUP
|
N/A
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,134
|
N/A
|
|
Licensees
|
N/A
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
934
|
N/A
|
|
Nationalist Party
|
N/A
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
874
|
N/A
|
|
Labour and Trade Union
|
Peter Hadden
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
584
|
N/A
|
|
Revolutionary Communist
|
Frank Furedi
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
581
|
N/A
|
|
Freedom Party
|
N/A
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
508
|
N/A
|
All parties with more than 500 votes shown.
[f]
[g]
[h]
[i]
Government's new majority
|
144
|
Total votes cast
|
30,671,137
|
Turnout
|
72.7%
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1987 general election
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UK general election 1987
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Candidates
|
Votes
|
Party
|
Leader
|
Stood
|
Elected
|
Gained
|
Unseated
|
Net
|
% of total
|
%
|
No.
|
Net %
|
|
Conservative
|
Margaret Thatcher
|
633
|
376
[j]
|
9
|
30
|
−21
|
57.85
|
42.2
|
13,760,583
|
−0.2
|
|
Labour
|
Neil Kinnock
|
633
|
229
|
26
|
6
|
+20
|
35.23
|
30.8
|
10,029,807
|
+3.2
|
|
Alliance
|
David Owen
&
David Steel
|
633
|
22
|
5
|
6
|
−1
|
3.38
|
22.6
|
7,341,633
|
−2.8
|
|
SNP
|
Gordon Wilson
|
72
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
+1
|
0.46
|
1.3
|
416,473
|
+0.2
|
|
UUP
|
James Molyneaux
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
−2
|
1.38
|
0.8
|
276,230
|
0.0
|
|
SDLP
|
John Hume
|
13
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
+2
|
0.46
|
0.5
|
154,067
|
+0.1
|
|
Plaid Cymru
|
Dafydd Elis-Thomas
|
38
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
+1
|
0.46
|
0.4
|
123,599
|
0.0
|
|
Green
|
N/A
|
133
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.3
|
89,753
|
+0.1
|
|
DUP
|
Ian Paisley
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.46
|
0.3
|
85,642
|
−0.2
|
|
Sinn Fein
|
Gerry Adams
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.15
|
0.3
|
83,389
|
0.0
|
|
Alliance
|
John Alderdice
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.2
|
72,671
|
0.0
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Tomas Mac Giolla
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.1
|
19,294
|
+0.1
|
|
UPUP
|
James Kilfedder
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.15
|
0.1
|
18,420
|
0.0
|
|
Real Unionist
|
Robert McCartney
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.1
|
14,467
|
N/A
|
|
Communist
|
Gordon McLennan
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
6,078
|
0.0
|
|
Protestant Unionist
|
George Seawright
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
5,671
|
N/A
|
|
Red Front
|
N/A
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
3,177
|
N/A
|
|
Orkney and Shetland Movement
|
John Goodlad
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
3,095
|
N/A
|
|
Moderate Labour
|
Brian Marshall
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
2,269
|
N/A
|
|
Monster Raving Loony
|
Screaming Lord Sutch
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
1,951
|
0.0
|
|
Workers Revolutionary
|
Sheila Torrance
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
1,721
|
0.0
|
|
Independent Liberal
|
N/A
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
686
|
0.0
|
|
BNP
|
John Tyndall
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
553
|
0.0
|
|
Spare the Earth
|
N/A
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0.0
|
522
|
N/A
|
All parties gaining over 500 votes listed.
Government's new majority
|
102
|
Total votes cast
|
32,529,578
|
Turnout
|
75.3%
|
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