North West: 1983 general election results
How North West voted at the 1983 general election: the Conservatives won 39 of 79 seats with 40.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 39 | +7 | 1,535,408 | 40.5% | −3.4 | |
| Labour | 38 | −10 | 1,352,841 | 35.7% | −6.8 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 2 | new | 882,895 | 23.3% | — | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 23,984 | 0.6% | 0 |
Change compared with the 1979 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 10,911 | 22.6 | 72.1% | |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 7,697 | 18.2 | 70.9% | |
| Barrow and Furness | Con | 4,577 | 9.0 | 74.2% | |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 9,714 | 20.7 | 68.9% | |
| Blackburn | Lab | 3,055 | 5.4 | 73.9% | |
| Blackpool North | Con | 10,152 | 25.2 | 69.2% | |
| Blackpool South | Con | 10,138 | 25.8 | 69.1% | |
| Bolton North East | Con | 2,443 | 5.4 | 76.1% | |
| Bolton South East | Lab | 8,753 | 17.6 | 72.6% | |
| Bolton West | Con | 7,152 | 13.6 | 77.1% | |
| Bootle | Lab | 15,139 | 29.4 | 67.4% | |
| Burnley | Lab | 770 | 1.5 | 75.4% | |
| Bury North | Con | 2,792 | 5.3 | 78.6% | |
| Bury South | Con | 3,720 | 7.5 | 75.2% | |
| Carlisle | Lab | 71 | 0.2 | 75.4% | |
| Cheadle | Con | 9,380 | 18.4 | 75.9% | |
| Chester City of | Con | 9,099 | 18.9 | — | |
| Chorley | Con | 10,275 | 17.8 | 78.2% | |
| Congleton | Con | 8,459 | 17.2 | 75.9% | |
| Copeland | Lab | 1,837 | 4.3 | 77.1% | |
| Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | 290 | 0.5 | 73.7% | |
| Crosby | Con | 3,401 | 5.3 | 76.7% | |
| Davyhulme | Con | 9,014 | 18.8 | 72.9% | |
| Denton and Reddish | Lab | 5,125 | 10.3 | 72.0% | |
| Eccles | Lab | 6,005 | 12.7 | 69.3% | |
| Eddisbury | Con | 14,846 | 27.9 | 73.2% | |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Con | 7,087 | 13.4 | 74.7% | |
| Fylde | Con | 17,102 | 38.6 | 70.4% | |
| Halton | Lab | 6,829 | 12.8 | 72.2% | |
| Hazel Grove | Con | 2,022 | 4.1 | 76.3% | |
| Heywood and Middleton | Lab | 3,974 | 9.5 | 69.3% | |
| Hyndburn | Con | 21 | 0.1 | 76.8% | |
| Knowsley North | Lab | 17,191 | 44.5 | 68.5% | |
| Knowsley South | Lab | 11,769 | 24.6 | 69.3% | |
| Lancashire West | Con | 6,858 | 12.5 | 73.2% | |
| Lancaster | Con | 10,636 | 25.4 | 73.8% | |
| Leigh | Lab | 12,314 | 25.1 | 71.4% | |
| Littleborough and Saddleworth | Con | 5,650 | 11.8 | 74.0% | |
| Liverpool Broadgreen | Lab | 3,800 | 8.3 | 71.4% | |
| Liverpool Garston | Lab | 4,002 | 8.7 | 70.9% | |
| Liverpool Mossley Hill | Alliance | 4,195 | 9.1 | 72.6% | |
| Liverpool Riverside | Lab | 17,378 | 45.2 | 61.8% | |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | 14,115 | 27.6 | 68.9% | |
| Liverpool West Derby | Lab | 11,843 | 27.0 | 68.8% | |
| Macclesfield | Con | 20,679 | 37.7 | 73.9% | |
| Makerfield | Lab | 10,876 | 21.3 | 72.9% | |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 6,456 | 15.4 | 68.8% | |
| Manchester Central | Lab | 18,485 | 44.1 | 59.8% | |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 9,965 | 22.7 | 67.1% | |
| Manchester Withington | Con | 2,373 | 5.1 | 71.5% | |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Lab | 10,684 | 25.2 | 68.6% | |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale | Con | 12,194 | 31.4 | 72.2% | |
| Oldham Central and Royton | Lab | 3,312 | 7.4 | 66.3% | |
| Oldham West | Lab | 3,180 | 7.9 | 69.1% | |
| Pendle | Con | 6,135 | 11.9 | 78.8% | |
| Penrith and the Border | Con | 15,421 | 31.0 | 72.2% | |
| Preston | Lab | 6,978 | 15.0 | 71.0% | |
| Ribble Valley | Con | 18,591 | 40.4 | 75.7% | |
| Rochdale | Alliance | 7,587 | 16.0 | 70.3% | |
| Rossendale and Darwen | Con | 8,821 | 15.3 | 76.9% | |
| Salford East | Lab | 9,541 | 24.0 | 61.6% | |
| South Ribble | Con | 12,659 | 22.5 | 76.7% | |
| Southport | Con | 5,039 | 9.9 | 71.7% | |
| St Helens North | Lab | 9,259 | 17.5 | 73.5% | |
| St Helens South | Lab | 9,662 | 19.8 | 69.7% | |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 4,362 | 9.1 | 69.7% | |
| Stockport | Con | 5,786 | 13.2 | 74.0% | |
| Stretford | Lab | 4,342 | 10.8 | 69.2% | |
| Tatton | Con | 13,960 | 27.3 | 73.4% | |
| Wallasey | Con | 6,708 | 13.5 | 71.7% | |
| Warrington North | Lab | 5,277 | 10.4 | 71.7% | |
| Warrington South | Con | 6,465 | 11.9 | 73.4% | |
| Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | 16,587 | 34.2 | 71.4% | |
| Wigan | Lab | 17,305 | 31.6 | 74.9% | |
| Wirral South | Con | 13,838 | 30.0 | 74.7% | |
| Wirral West | Con | 15,151 | 33.5 | 72.5% | |
| Workington | Lab | 7,128 | 16.0 | 78.6% | |
| Worsley | Lab | 4,139 | 7.7 | 73.7% | |
| Wyre | Con | 14,811 | 31.5 | 70.6% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1983 general election?
The Conservatives won 39 of the 79 seats in North West, with 40.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1983?
79 constituencies.
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