East Midlands: 1987 general election results
How East Midlands voted at the 1987 general election: the Conservatives won 31 of 42 seats with 48.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | −3 | 1,127,237 | 48.6% | +1.4 | ||
| Labour | 11 | +3 | 696,760 | 30.0% | +2.1 | ||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 0 | 0 | 487,168 | 21.0% | −3.1 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 9,128 | 0.4% | |||||
Change compared with the 1983 general election in East Midlands.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley | Con | 9,500 | 17.1 | 81.2% | Con hold |
| Ashfield | Lab | 4,400 | 8.0 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Bassetlaw | Lab | 5,613 | 10.6 | 77.6% | Lab hold |
| Blaby | Con | 22,176 | 35.6 | 80.9% | Con hold |
| Bolsover | Lab | 14,120 | 27.9 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Bosworth | Con | 17,016 | 27.1 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Broxtowe | Con | 16,651 | 29.3 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Chesterfield | Lab | 8,557 | 15.9 | 76.7% | Lab hold |
| Corby | Con | 1,805 | 3.4 | 79.6% | Con hold |
| Daventry | Con | 19,690 | 36.4 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Derby North | Con | 6,325 | 11.6 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Derby South | Lab | 1,516 | 3.2 | 69.9% | Lab hold |
| Derbyshire North East | Lab | 3,720 | 6.7 | 79.3% | Lab hold |
| Derbyshire South | Con | 10,311 | 15.9 | 81.3% | Con hold |
| Derbyshire West | Con | 10,527 | 17.9 | 83.1% | Con hold |
| Erewash | Con | 9,754 | 16.5 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Gainsborough and Horncastle | Con | 9,723 | 18.1 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Gedling | Con | 16,539 | 30.6 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Grantham | Con | 21,303 | 35.8 | 75.0% | Con hold |
| Harborough | Con | 18,810 | 31.7 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| High Peak | Con | 9,516 | 16.9 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Holland With Boston | Con | 17,595 | 37.2 | 72.3% | Con hold |
| Kettering | Con | 11,327 | 21.8 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Leicester East | Lab | 1,924 | 3.7 | 78.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Leicester South | Lab | 1,877 | 3.3 | 77.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Leicester West | Lab | 1,201 | 2.4 | 73.4% | Lab hold |
| Leicestershire North West | Con | 7,828 | 13.4 | 82.9% | Con hold |
| Lincoln | Con | 7,483 | 12.8 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Lindsey East | Con | 8,616 | 15.5 | 75.2% | Con hold |
| Loughborough | Con | 17,648 | 30.2 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Mansfield | Lab | 56 | 0.1 | 78.4% | Lab hold |
| Newark | Con | 13,543 | 25.8 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Northampton North | Con | 9,256 | 17.9 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Northampton South | Con | 17,803 | 31.1 | 75.2% | Con hold |
| Nottingham East | Con | 456 | 1.0 | 68.8% | Con hold |
| Nottingham North | Lab | 1,665 | 3.3 | 72.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Nottingham South | Con | 2,234 | 4.2 | 73.5% | Con hold |
| Rushcliffe | Con | 20,839 | 35.8 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Rutland and Melton | Con | 23,022 | 38.5 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Sherwood | Con | 4,495 | 7.7 | 81.9% | Con hold |
| Stamford and Spalding | Con | 13,991 | 25.5 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Wellingborough | Con | 14,070 | 25.6 | 78.1% | Con hold |
East Midlands at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in East Midlands at the 1987 general election?
The Conservatives won 31 of the 42 seats in East Midlands, with 48.6% of the vote.
How many seats were there in East Midlands in 1987?
42 constituencies.
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