East Midlands: 1983 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1983 general election: the Conservatives won 34 of 42 seats with 47.2% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 34 | +10 | 1,013,406 | 47.2% | +0.5 | |
| Labour | 8 | −8 | 600,624 | 28.0% | −10.2 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 0 | new | 517,098 | 24.1% | — | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 17,266 | 0.8% | −0.1 |
Change compared with the 1979 general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley | Con | 3,318 | 6.4 | 76.4% | |
| Ashfield | Lab | 6,087 | 11.8 | 72.8% | |
| Bassetlaw | Lab | 3,831 | 7.9 | 73.2% | |
| Blaby | Con | 17,116 | 30.8 | 76.3% | |
| Bolsover | Lab | 13,848 | 29.4 | 71.7% | |
| Bosworth | Con | 17,294 | 30.3 | 77.2% | |
| Broxtowe | Con | 15,078 | 28.3 | 75.5% | |
| Chesterfield | Lab | 7,763 | 15.6 | 71.7% | |
| Corby | Con | 3,168 | 6.5 | 76.3% | |
| Daventry | Con | 13,136 | 26.6 | 75.8% | |
| Derby North | Con | 3,506 | 6.9 | 71.5% | |
| Derby South | Lab | 421 | 0.9 | 66.5% | |
| Derbyshire North East | Lab | 2,006 | 3.9 | 74.8% | |
| Derbyshire South | Con | 8,613 | 14.6 | 77.5% | |
| Derbyshire West | Con | 15,325 | 28.9 | 76.4% | |
| Erewash | Con | 11,319 | 20.4 | 74.7% | |
| Gainsborough and Horncastle | Con | 5,067 | 10.1 | 74.0% | |
| Gedling | Con | 14,664 | 29.2 | 74.5% | |
| Grantham | Con | 18,911 | 34.3 | 72.6% | |
| Harborough | Con | 18,485 | 33.7 | 74.8% | |
| High Peak | Con | 9,940 | 18.8 | 77.6% | |
| Holland With Boston | Con | 11,736 | 26.0 | 70.2% | |
| Kettering | Con | 8,586 | 17.9 | 75.4% | |
| Leicester East | Con | 933 | 1.9 | 72.3% | |
| Leicester South | Con | 7 | 0.0 | 71.4% | |
| Leicester West | Lab | 1,712 | 3.7 | 67.9% | |
| Leicestershire North West | Con | 6,662 | 12.0 | 80.0% | |
| Lincoln | Con | 10,286 | 18.9 | 73.6% | |
| Lindsey East | Con | 7,517 | 14.7 | 72.3% | |
| Loughborough | Con | 16,180 | 29.5 | 76.7% | |
| Mansfield | Lab | 2,216 | 4.8 | 69.8% | |
| Newark | Con | 14,283 | 29.2 | 75.4% | |
| Northampton North | Con | 9,860 | 20.0 | 71.1% | |
| Northampton South | Con | 15,126 | 30.2 | 71.8% | |
| Nottingham East | Con | 1,464 | 3.4 | 62.9% | |
| Nottingham North | Con | 362 | 0.8 | 65.2% | |
| Nottingham South | Con | 5,715 | 11.8 | 69.4% | |
| Rushcliffe | Con | 20,220 | 37.4 | 75.8% | |
| Rutland and Melton | Con | 18,353 | 33.3 | 72.3% | |
| Sherwood | Con | 658 | 1.3 | 75.3% | |
| Stamford and Spalding | Con | 11,756 | 24.0 | 73.4% | |
| Wellingborough | Con | 12,056 | 22.9 | 76.7% |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1983 general election?
The Conservatives won 34 of the 42 seats in East Midlands, with 47.2% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1983?
42 constituencies.
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