North East: 1983 general election results
How North East voted at the 1983 general election: Labour won 23 of 30 seats with 42.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 23 | −3 | 597,290 | 42.0% | −9.8 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | +1 | 459,187 | 32.3% | −2.0 | ||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 2 | new | 364,338 | 25.6% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 1,702 | 0.1% | |||||
Change compared with the 1979 general election in North East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | Alliance | 8,215 | 19.7 | 76.9% | |
| Bishop Auckland | Lab | 4,306 | 8.4 | 71.1% | |
| Blaydon | Lab | 7,222 | 15.1 | 72.4% | |
| Blyth Valley | Lab | 3,243 | 7.7 | 72.0% | |
| Darlington | Con | 3,438 | 6.8 | 76.1% | |
| Durham City of | Lab | 1,973 | 4.0 | 73.5% | |
| Durham North | Lab | 13,437 | 26.0 | 71.8% | |
| Durham North West | Lab | 6,356 | 14.8 | 69.9% | |
| Easington | Lab | 14,792 | 33.3 | 66.7% | |
| Gateshead East | Lab | 10,322 | 21.7 | 68.7% | |
| Hartlepool | Lab | 3,090 | 6.4 | 68.8% | |
| Hexham | Con | 8,308 | 20.0 | 75.3% | |
| Houghton and Washington | Lab | 13,821 | 27.3 | 66.2% | |
| Jarrow | Lab | 13,877 | 30.5 | 70.4% | |
| Langbaurgh | Con | 6,024 | 10.4 | 73.9% | |
| Middlesbrough | Lab | 9,669 | 23.1 | 65.6% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Con | 2,228 | 5.0 | 70.3% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East | Lab | 7,492 | 17.7 | 70.3% | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | 2,556 | 5.1 | 71.9% | |
| Redcar | Lab | 3,104 | 6.9 | 70.2% | |
| Sedgefield | Lab | 8,281 | 18.4 | 72.1% | |
| South Shields | Lab | 6,402 | 15.6 | 65.4% | |
| Stockton North | Lab | 1,870 | 3.8 | 69.4% | |
| Stockton South | Alliance | 102 | 0.2 | 71.2% | |
| Sunderland North | Lab | 7,196 | 13.8 | 65.8% | |
| Sunderland South | Lab | 5,548 | 11.1 | 65.9% | |
| Tyne Bridge | Lab | 11,693 | 31.3 | 61.0% | |
| Tynemouth | Con | 9,609 | 17.3 | 73.8% | |
| Wallsend | Lab | 12,514 | 23.1 | 70.4% | |
| Wansbeck | Lab | 7,831 | 17.0 | 72.1% |
North East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North East at the 1983 general election?
Labour won 23 of the 30 seats in North East, with 42.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North East in 1983?
30 constituencies.
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