North West, 1983 vs 1987: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in North West compared between the 1983 and 1987 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1983 | 1987 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | Con | 27.4% | +1.8 |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | Lab | 21.5% | +1.6 |
| Barrow and Furness | Con | Con | 7.2% | +0.9 |
| Birkenhead | Lab | Lab | 32.4% | +5.8 |
| Blackburn | Lab | Lab | 9.8% | +2.2 |
| Blackpool North | Con | Con | 17.0% | +6.2 |
| Blackpool South | Con | Con | 16.1% | +4.9 |
| Bolton North East | Con | Con | 1.7% | +1.8 |
| Bolton South East | Lab | Lab | 23.1% | +2.7 |
| Bolton West | Con | Con | 8.2% | +2.7 |
| Bootle | Lab | Lab | 46.8% | +8.7 |
| Burnley | Lab | Lab | 14.5% | +6.5 |
| Bury North | Con | Con | 12.3% | −3.5 |
| Bury South | Con | Con | 5.2% | +1.2 |
| Carlisle | Lab | Lab | 2.1% | +1.0 |
| Cheadle | Con | Con | 19.2% | +1.4 |
| Chester City of | Con | Con | 9.2% | +4.8 |
| Chorley | Con | Con | 13.3% | +2.2 |
| Congleton | Con | Con | 14.5% | −0.9 |
| Copeland | Lab | Lab | 4.3% | 0 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | Lab | 1.9% | +0.7 |
| Crosby | Con | Con | 10.3% | +4.4 |
| Davyhulme | Con | Con | 16.2% | +1.5 |
| Denton and Reddish | Lab | Lab | 15.7% | +2.7 |
| Eccles | Lab | Lab | 19.4% | +3.4 |
| Eddisbury | Con | Con | 27.5% | +2.4 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Con | Con | 3.2% | +5.1 |
| Fylde | Con | Con | 36.5% | +2.8 |
| Halton | Lab | Lab | 25.2% | +6.2 |
| Hazel Grove | Con | Con | 3.4% | +0.2 |
| Heywood and Middleton | Lab | Lab | 15.6% | +3.1 |
| Hyndburn | Con | Con | 4.6% | −2.3 |
| Knowsley North | Lab | Lab | 53.7% | +6.5 |
| Knowsley South | Lab | Lab | 42.8% | +9.1 |
| Lancashire West | Con | Con | 2.2% | +5.1 |
| Lancaster | Con | Con | 14.2% | +5.6 |
| Leigh | Lab | Lab | 32.4% | +3.7 |
| Littleborough and Saddleworth | Con | Con | 12.1% | +0.2 |
| Liverpool Broadgreen | Lab | Lab | 12.6% | +12.4 |
| Liverpool Garston | Lab | Lab | 29.7% | +10.5 |
| Liverpool Mossley Hill | Alliance | Alliance | 4.9% | +13.2 |
| Liverpool Riverside | Lab | Lab | 59.4% | +7.1 |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | Lab | 43.2% | +11.2 |
| Liverpool West Derby | Lab | Lab | 46.1% | +9.6 |
| Macclesfield | Con | Con | 32.4% | +2.3 |
| Makerfield | Lab | Lab | 29.0% | +3.8 |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | Lab | 23.6% | +4.1 |
| Manchester Central | Lab | Lab | 49.4% | +2.6 |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | Lab | 31.1% | +4.2 |
| Manchester Withington | Con | Lab gain | 6.7% | +5.9 |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Lab | Lab | 28.2% | +1.5 |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale | Con | Con | 27.8% | +4.3 |
| Oldham Central and Royton | Lab | Lab | 13.9% | +3.3 |
| Oldham West | Lab | Lab | 14.5% | +3.3 |
| Pendle | Con | Con | 5.1% | +3.4 |
| Penrith and the Border | Con | Con | 31.6% | −1.8 |
| Preston | Lab | Lab | 23.9% | +4.5 |
| Ribble Valley | Con | Con | 39.4% | +3.4 |
| Rochdale | Alliance | Alliance | 5.4% | +5.8 |
| Rossendale and Darwen | Con | Con | 8.3% | +3.5 |
| Salford East | Lab | Lab | 31.4% | +3.7 |
| South Ribble | Con | Con | 14.2% | +4.2 |
| Southport | Con | Alliance gain | 3.4% | +2.0 |
| St Helens North | Lab | Lab | 26.4% | +4.5 |
| St Helens South | Lab | Lab | 27.9% | +4.1 |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | Lab | 11.2% | +1.1 |
| Stockport | Con | Con | 6.1% | +3.5 |
| Stretford | Lab | Lab | 22.7% | +6.0 |
| Tatton | Con | Con | 31.0% | +1.6 |
| Wallasey | Con | Con | 0.5% | +6.5 |
| Warrington North | Lab | Lab | 14.1% | +1.8 |
| Warrington South | Con | Con | 6.1% | +2.9 |
| Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | Con | 28.4% | +3.6 |
| Wigan | Lab | Lab | 37.1% | +2.5 |
| Wirral South | Con | Con | 22.2% | +4.5 |
| Wirral West | Con | Con | 25.7% | +4.2 |
| Workington | Lab | Lab | 15.3% | −0.3 |
| Worsley | Lab | Lab | 13.0% | +2.6 |
| Wyre | Con | Con | 29.0% | +3.0 |
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