South East: 1987 general election results
How South East voted at the 1987 general election: the Conservatives won 76 of 77 seats with 56.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 76 | 0 | 2,436,648 | 56.5% | +0.6 | ||
| Labour | 1 | +1 | 667,500 | 15.5% | +0.9 | ||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 0 | −1 | 1,191,071 | 27.6% | −1.3 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 21,172 | 0.5% | |||||
Change compared with the 1983 general election in South East.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | Con | 17,784 | 29.7 | 74.0% | Con hold |
| Arundel | Con | 18,880 | 33.7 | 71.2% | Con hold |
| Ashford | Con | 15,488 | 29.2 | 75.7% | Con hold |
| Aylesbury | Con | 16,558 | 28.9 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Banbury | Con | 17,330 | 32.8 | 76.2% | Con hold |
| Basingstoke | Con | 17,893 | 29.8 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Beaconsfield | Con | 21,339 | 42.3 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Berkshire East | Con | 22,626 | 34.9 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Bexhill and Battle | Con | 20,519 | 40.6 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Brighton Kemptown | Con | 9,260 | 20.6 | 74.5% | Con hold |
| Brighton Pavilion | Con | 9,142 | 21.1 | 73.7% | Con hold |
| Buckingham | Con | 18,526 | 33.8 | 78.3% | Con hold |
| Canterbury | Con | 14,891 | 26.5 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Chertsy and Walton | Con | 17,469 | 32.4 | 75.5% | Con hold |
| Chesham and Amersham | Con | 19,440 | 35.0 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Chichester | Con | 20,177 | 33.5 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Crawley | Con | 12,138 | 20.6 | 81.9% | Con hold |
| Dartford | Con | 14,929 | 26.0 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Dover | Con | 6,541 | 11.9 | 79.8% | Con hold |
| Eastbourne | Con | 16,923 | 30.2 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Eastleigh | Con | 13,355 | 19.2 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Epsom and Ewell | Con | 20,761 | 39.0 | 75.4% | Con hold |
| Esher | Con | 19,068 | 39.9 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Fareham | Con | 18,795 | 31.2 | 78.2% | Con hold |
| Faversham | Con | 13,978 | 23.0 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Folkestone and Hythe | Con | 9,126 | 18.1 | 78.3% | Con hold |
| Gillingham | Con | 12,549 | 23.2 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Gosport | Con | 13,723 | 26.9 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Gravesham | Con | 8,792 | 15.2 | 79.3% | Con hold |
| Guildford | Con | 12,607 | 21.5 | 75.3% | Con hold |
| Hampshire East | Con | 23,786 | 35.6 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Hampshire North West | Con | 13,437 | 24.7 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Hastings and Rye | Con | 7,347 | 14.1 | 71.8% | Con hold |
| Havant | Con | 16,510 | 29.0 | 74.6% | Con hold |
| Henley | Con | 17,082 | 34.8 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Horsham | Con | 23,907 | 38.3 | 72.5% | Con hold |
| Hove | Con | 18,218 | 37.0 | 67.8% | Con hold |
| Isle of Wight | Con | 6,442 | 8.2 | 79.6% | Con gain from Alliance |
| Kent Mid | Con | 14,768 | 28.4 | 71.9% | Con hold |
| Lewes | Con | 13,620 | 24.2 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| Maidstone | Con | 10,364 | 18.7 | 76.0% | Con hold |
| Medway | Con | 9,929 | 21.2 | 73.0% | Con hold |
| Milton Keynes | Con | 13,701 | 18.5 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Mole Valley | Con | 16,076 | 30.8 | 77.0% | Con hold |
| New Forest | Con | 21,732 | 37.8 | 76.6% | Con hold |
| Newbury | Con | 16,658 | 28.4 | 78.0% | Con hold |
| Oxford East | Lab | 1,288 | 2.6 | 79.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Oxford West and Abingdon | Con | 4,878 | 9.0 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Portsmouth North | Con | 18,401 | 30.6 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Portsmouth South | Con | 205 | 0.4 | 71.3% | Con hold |
| Reading East | Con | 16,217 | 30.6 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| Reading West | Con | 16,753 | 32.9 | 72.2% | Con hold |
| Reigate | Con | 18,173 | 34.8 | 72.5% | Con hold |
| Romsey and Waterside | Con | 15,272 | 24.4 | 79.0% | Con hold |
| Sevenoaks | Con | 17,345 | 31.0 | 76.4% | Con hold |
| Shoreham | Con | 17,070 | 30.9 | 77.5% | Con hold |
| Slough | Con | 4,090 | 7.3 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Southampton Itchen | Con | 6,716 | 12.2 | 75.8% | Con hold |
| Southampton Test | Con | 6,954 | 12.3 | 76.4% | Con hold |
| Spelthorne | Con | 20,050 | 37.1 | 74.1% | Con hold |
| Surrey East | Con | 18,126 | 39.5 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Surrey North West | Con | 23,575 | 39.1 | 72.5% | Con hold |
| Surrey South West | Con | 14,343 | 25.1 | 78.4% | Con hold |
| Sussex Mid | Con | 18,292 | 29.6 | 77.2% | Con hold |
| Thanet North | Con | 17,480 | 34.7 | 72.2% | Con hold |
| Thanet South | Con | 13,683 | 29.6 | 73.7% | Con hold |
| Tonbridge and Malling | Con | 16,429 | 27.5 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Tunbridge Wells | Con | 16,122 | 28.5 | 74.3% | Con hold |
| Wantage | Con | 12,156 | 23.5 | 77.9% | Con hold |
| Wealden | Con | 20,110 | 36.7 | 75.0% | Con hold |
| Winchester | Con | 7,479 | 12.2 | 80.4% | Con hold |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Con | 17,836 | 29.8 | 75.4% | Con hold |
| Witney | Con | 18,464 | 31.7 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| Woking | Con | 16,544 | 26.7 | 75.1% | Con hold |
| Wokingham | Con | 20,387 | 31.4 | 75.9% | Con hold |
| Worthing | Con | 18,501 | 33.0 | 72.8% | Con hold |
| Wycombe | Con | 13,819 | 26.4 | 72.8% | Con hold |
South East at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in South East at the 1987 general election?
The Conservatives won 76 of the 77 seats in South East, with 56.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South East in 1987?
77 constituencies.
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