Biggest majorities at the 1983 general election

The safest wins: constituencies won by the largest share of the vote in each general election.

#	Constituency	Winner	Runner-up	Majority	%
1	Blaenau Gwent	Lab	Alliance	23,705	55.18
2	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney	Lab	Alliance	22,730	52.69
3	Glasgow Springburn	Lab	Alliance	17,599	50.67
4	Glasgow Provan	Lab	Alliance	15,385	49.47
5	Barnsley East	Lab	Alliance	17,492	48.50
6	Liverpool Riverside	Lab	Con	17,378	45.19
7	Rhondda	Lab	Alliance	21,370	44.81
8	Knowsley North	Lab	Con	17,191	44.46
9	Manchester Central	Lab	Con	18,485	44.11
10	Ogmore	Lab	Alliance	17,364	43.95
11	Bexhill and Battle	Con	Alliance	19,746	43.84
12	Lagan Valley	UUP	DUP	17,216	42.43
13	Motherwell North	Lab	Con	17,894	42.23
14	Birmingham Small Heath	Lab	Con	15,252	42.11
15	Christchurch	Con	Alliance	19,738	41.73
16	Sheffield Central	Lab	Alliance	16,790	40.80
17	New Forest	Con	Alliance	20,925	40.66
18	Ribble Valley	Con	Alliance	18,591	40.35
19	Chelsea	Con	Alliance	12,021	39.75
20	Sutton Coldfield	Con	Alliance	18,984	39.07
21	Upper Bann	UUP	SDLP	17,081	39.05
22	Barnsley Central	Lab	Con	14,173	38.80
23	Fylde	Con	Alliance	17,102	38.57
24	Glasgow Garscadden	Lab	Alliance	13,474	38.55
25	Aberavon	Lab	Alliance	15,539	38.45
26	Beaconsfield	Con	Alliance	18,300	38.20
27	Surrey North West	Con	Alliance	21,018	38.20
28	City of London and Westminster South	Con	Alliance	13,387	38.13
29	Hemsworth	Lab	Alliance	14,190	38.08
30	Croydon South	Con	Alliance	17,440	38.07
31	Macclesfield	Con	Alliance	20,679	37.73
32	Rushcliffe	Con	Alliance	20,220	37.38
33	Huntingdon	Con	Alliance	20,348	37.05
34	Wentworth	Lab	Con	15,935	36.87
35	Islwyn	Lab	Alliance	14,380	36.80
36	Hove	Con	Alliance	17,219	36.40
37	Wanstead and Woodfod	Con	Alliance	14,354	36.39
38	Horsham	Con	Alliance	21,785	36.35
39	Chichester	Con	Alliance	20,117	36.13
40	Ravensbourne	Con	Alliance	15,512	36.03
41	Staffordshire South	Con	Alliance	19,760	35.71
42	Surrey East	Con	Alliance	15,436	35.60
43	Cynon Valley	Lab	Alliance	13,074	35.41
44	Esher	Con	Alliance	15,912	35.24
45	Glasgow Govan	Lab	Alliance	13,057	35.22
46	Broxbourne	Con	Alliance	17,466	35.04
47	Glasgow Shettleston	Lab	Con	12,416	35.01
48	Richmond (Yorks)	Con	Alliance	18,066	34.96
49	Enfield Southgate	Con	Alliance	15,819	34.74
50	Bromsgrove	Con	Alliance	17,175	34.60

Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.

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