Yorkshire and the Humber: 1983 general election results
How Yorkshire and the Humber voted at the 1983 general election: Labour won 28 of 54 seats with 35.3% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 28 | −6 | 925,483 | 35.3% | −9.7 | |
| Conservative | 24 | +5 | 1,013,315 | 38.7% | −0.7 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 2 | new | 669,377 | 25.5% | — | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 13,512 | 0.5% | −0.4 |
Change compared with the 1979 general election in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Central | Lab | 14,173 | 38.8 | 65.5% | |
| Barnsley East | Lab | 17,492 | 48.5 | 66.5% | |
| Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | 10,342 | 23.3 | 72.3% | |
| Batley and Spen | Con | 870 | 1.6 | 72.5% | |
| Beverley | Con | 13,869 | 25.0 | 72.3% | |
| Boothferry | Con | 17,420 | 32.9 | 72.2% | |
| Bradford North | Con | 1,602 | 3.4 | 70.0% | |
| Bradford South | Lab | 110 | 0.2 | 70.2% | |
| Bradford West | Lab | 3,337 | 6.8 | 68.2% | |
| Bridlington | Con | 16,609 | 30.7 | 69.7% | |
| Brigg and Cleethorpes | Con | 12,189 | 21.4 | 72.6% | |
| Calder Valley | Con | 7,999 | 14.3 | 77.5% | |
| Colne Valley | Alliance | 3,146 | 5.9 | 75.3% | |
| Dewsbury | Con | 2,086 | 4.0 | 73.0% | |
| Don Valley | Lab | 6,466 | 12.7 | 68.9% | |
| Doncaster Central | Lab | 2,508 | 5.0 | 70.0% | |
| Doncaster North | Lab | 12,711 | 25.2 | 68.9% | |
| Elmet | Con | 7,856 | 15.5 | 74.4% | |
| Glanford and Scunthorpe | Con | 637 | 1.2 | 72.5% | |
| Great Grimsby | Lab | 731 | 1.5 | 72.8% | |
| Halifax | Con | 1,869 | 3.4 | 74.2% | |
| Harrogate | Con | 15,888 | 31.6 | 68.1% | |
| Hemsworth | Lab | 14,190 | 38.1 | 67.7% | |
| Huddersfield | Lab | 3,955 | 8.2 | 70.3% | |
| Hull East | Lab | 10,074 | 21.3 | 66.7% | |
| Hull North | Lab | 6,028 | 12.0 | 66.6% | |
| Hull West | Lab | 3,654 | 10.0 | 62.7% | |
| Keighley | Con | 2,774 | 5.5 | 78.0% | |
| Leeds Central | Lab | 8,222 | 21.1 | 61.1% | |
| Leeds East | Lab | 6,095 | 14.5 | 65.5% | |
| Leeds North East | Con | 8,995 | 19.5 | 69.9% | |
| Leeds North West | Con | 8,537 | 17.6 | 70.6% | |
| Leeds South and Morley | Lab | 5,854 | 14.2 | 67.2% | |
| Leeds West | Alliance | 2,048 | 4.4 | 68.2% | |
| Normanton | Lab | 4,183 | 9.7 | 69.5% | |
| Pontefract and Castleford | Lab | 13,691 | 31.3 | 66.5% | |
| Pudsey | Con | 5,314 | 9.9 | 74.9% | |
| Richmond (Yorks) | Con | 18,066 | 35.0 | — | |
| Rother Valley | Lab | 8,625 | 18.4 | 70.9% | |
| Rotherham | Lab | 11,709 | 28.6 | 66.1% | |
| Ryedale | Con | 16,142 | 28.7 | 70.9% | |
| Scarborough | Con | 13,929 | 27.0 | 70.4% | |
| Selby | Con | 15,965 | 33.9 | 71.2% | |
| Sheffield Attercliffe | Lab | 11,612 | 25.9 | 68.9% | |
| Sheffield Brightside | Lab | 15,209 | 34.5 | 64.7% | |
| Sheffield Central | Lab | 16,790 | 40.8 | 61.1% | |
| Sheffield Hallam | Con | 11,774 | 22.2 | 72.0% | |
| Sheffield Heeley | Lab | 8,368 | 15.9 | 69.8% | |
| Sheffield Hillsborough | Lab | 1,546 | 2.8 | 74.5% | |
| Shipley | Con | 11,445 | 22.0 | 76.1% | |
| Skipton and Ripon | Con | 15,046 | 28.9 | 74.0% | |
| Wakefield | Lab | 360 | 0.8 | 68.4% | |
| Wentworth | Lab | 15,935 | 36.9 | 68.7% | |
| York | Con | 3,647 | 6.2 | 74.3% |
Yorkshire and the Humber at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in Yorkshire and the Humber at the 1983 general election?
Labour won 28 of the 54 seats in Yorkshire and the Humber, with 35.3% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Yorkshire and the Humber in 1983?
54 constituencies.
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