North West: 1987 general election results
How North West voted at the 1987 general election: Labour won 39 of 79 seats with 40.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 39 | +1 | 1,616,574 | 40.6% | +4.9 | ||
| Conservative | 37 | −2 | 1,543,791 | 38.8% | −1.7 | ||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 3 | +1 | 813,621 | 20.4% | −2.8 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 9,288 | 0.2% | |||||
Change compared with the 1983 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham and Sale | Con | 14,228 | 27.4 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 9,286 | 21.5 | 74.0% | Lab hold |
| Barrow and Furness | Con | 3,927 | 7.2 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 15,372 | 32.4 | 72.3% | Lab hold |
| Blackburn | Lab | 5,497 | 9.8 | 74.9% | Lab hold |
| Blackpool North | Con | 7,321 | 17.0 | 73.1% | Con hold |
| Blackpool South | Con | 6,744 | 16.1 | 72.7% | Con hold |
| Bolton North East | Con | 813 | 1.7 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Bolton South East | Lab | 11,381 | 23.1 | 74.9% | Lab hold |
| Bolton West | Con | 4,593 | 8.2 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Bootle | Lab | 24,477 | 46.8 | 72.9% | Lab hold |
| Burnley | Lab | 7,557 | 14.5 | 78.8% | Lab hold |
| Bury North | Con | 6,911 | 12.3 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Bury South | Con | 2,679 | 5.2 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| Carlisle | Lab | 916 | 2.1 | 78.8% | Lab hold |
| Cheadle | Con | 10,631 | 19.2 | 81.0% | Con hold |
| Chester City of | Con | 4,855 | 9.2 | — | |
| Chorley | Con | 8,057 | 13.3 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Congleton | Con | 7,969 | 14.5 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Copeland | Lab | 1,894 | 4.3 | 81.3% | Lab hold |
| Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | 1,092 | 1.9 | 79.3% | Lab hold |
| Crosby | Con | 6,847 | 10.3 | 79.6% | Con hold |
| Davyhulme | Con | 8,199 | 16.2 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Denton and Reddish | Lab | 8,250 | 15.7 | 75.5% | Lab hold |
| Eccles | Lab | 9,699 | 19.4 | 74.5% | Lab hold |
| Eddisbury | Con | 15,835 | 27.5 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Con | 1,853 | 3.2 | 81.0% | Con hold |
| Fylde | Con | 17,772 | 36.5 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Halton | Lab | 14,578 | 25.2 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Hazel Grove | Con | 1,840 | 3.4 | 81.6% | Con hold |
| Heywood and Middleton | Lab | 6,848 | 15.6 | 73.8% | Lab hold |
| Hyndburn | Con | 2,220 | 4.6 | 80.5% | Con hold |
| Knowsley North | Lab | 21,098 | 53.7 | 74.2% | Lab hold |
| Knowsley South | Lab | 20,846 | 42.8 | 74.1% | Lab hold |
| Lancashire West | Con | 1,353 | 2.2 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| Lancaster | Con | 6,453 | 14.2 | 79.2% | Con hold |
| Leigh | Lab | 16,606 | 32.4 | 74.1% | Lab hold |
| Littleborough and Saddleworth | Con | 6,202 | 12.1 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Liverpool Broadgreen | Lab | 6,047 | 12.6 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Garston | Lab | 13,777 | 29.7 | 75.7% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Mossley Hill | Alliance | 2,226 | 4.9 | 75.1% | Alliance hold |
| Liverpool Riverside | Lab | 20,689 | 59.4 | 65.3% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | 23,253 | 43.2 | 73.6% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Lab | 20,496 | 46.1 | 73.4% | Lab hold |
| Macclesfield | Con | 19,092 | 32.4 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Makerfield | Lab | 15,558 | 29.0 | 75.8% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 10,122 | 23.6 | 72.9% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Central | Lab | 19,867 | 49.4 | 63.9% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 14,065 | 31.1 | 70.4% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Withington | Lab | 3,391 | 6.7 | 77.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Lab | 11,855 | 28.2 | 72.1% | Lab hold |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale | Con | 11,785 | 27.8 | 76.1% | Con hold |
| Oldham Central and Royton | Lab | 6,279 | 13.9 | 69.2% | Lab hold |
| Oldham West | Lab | 5,967 | 14.5 | 71.9% | Lab hold |
| Pendle | Con | 2,639 | 5.1 | 81.8% | Con hold |
| Penrith and the Border | Con | 17,366 | 31.6 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Preston | Lab | 10,645 | 23.9 | 69.0% | Lab hold |
| Ribble Valley | Con | 19,528 | 39.4 | 79.1% | Con hold |
| Rochdale | Alliance | 2,779 | 5.4 | 74.6% | Alliance hold |
| Rossendale and Darwen | Con | 4,982 | 8.3 | 80.3% | Con hold |
| Salford East | Lab | 12,056 | 31.4 | 66.0% | Lab hold |
| South Ribble | Con | 8,430 | 14.2 | 82.5% | Con hold |
| Southport | Alliance | 1,849 | 3.4 | 76.3% | Alliance gain from Con |
| St Helens North | Lab | 14,260 | 26.4 | 76.3% | Lab hold |
| St Helens South | Lab | 13,801 | 27.9 | 71.3% | Lab hold |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 5,663 | 11.2 | 74.2% | Lab hold |
| Stockport | Con | 2,853 | 6.1 | 78.1% | Con hold |
| Stretford | Lab | 9,402 | 22.7 | 71.9% | Lab hold |
| Tatton | Con | 17,094 | 31.0 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Wallasey | Con | 279 | 0.5 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Warrington North | Lab | 8,013 | 14.1 | 75.2% | Lab hold |
| Warrington South | Con | 3,609 | 6.1 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | 14,920 | 28.4 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 20,462 | 37.1 | 76.6% | Lab hold |
| Wirral South | Con | 10,963 | 22.2 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Wirral West | Con | 12,723 | 25.7 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Workington | Lab | 7,019 | 15.3 | 80.6% | Lab hold |
| Worsley | Lab | 7,337 | 13.0 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Wyre | Con | 14,661 | 29.0 | 75.3% | Con hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1987 general election?
Labour won 39 of the 79 seats in North West, with 40.6% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1987?
79 constituencies.
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