Closest seats at the 1992 general election
The smallest winning majorities in UK general elections since 1918, in votes and as a share of the vote.
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| # | Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vale of Glamorgan | Con | Lab | 19 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Bristol North West | Con | Lab | 45 | 0.08 |
| 3 | Hayes and Harlington | Con | Lab | 53 | 0.12 |
| 4 | Ayr | Con | Lab | 85 | 0.16 |
| 5 | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | Con | 120 | 0.19 |
| 6 | Brecon and Radnor | Con | LD | 130 | 0.29 |
| 7 | Birmingham Yardley | Lab | Con | 162 | 0.38 |
| 8 | Bolton North East | Con | Lab | 185 | 0.38 |
| 9 | Warrington South | Lab | Con | 191 | 0.30 |
| 10 | Portsmouth South | Con | LD | 242 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Ipswich | Lab | Con | 265 | 0.49 |
| 12 | Norwich North | Con | Lab | 266 | 0.51 |
| 13 | Gordon | LD | Con | 274 | 0.46 |
| 14 | Corby | Con | Lab | 342 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Ilford South | Lab | Con | 402 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Inverness Nairn and Lochaber | LD | Lab | 458 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Halifax | Lab | Con | 478 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Slough | Con | Lab | 514 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Southampton Itchen | Lab | Con | 551 | 0.99 |
| 20 | Cambridge | Lab | Con | 580 | 1.15 |
| 21 | Southampton Test | Con | Lab | 585 | 1.04 |
| 22 | Belfast West | SDLP | SF | 589 | 1.47 |
| 23 | Edmonton | Con | Lab | 593 | 1.24 |
| 24 | Tynemouth | Con | Lab | 597 | 0.99 |
| 25 | Birmingham Northfield | Lab | Con | 630 | 1.17 |
| 26 | Dewsbury | Lab | Con | 634 | 1.09 |
| 27 | Stirling | Con | Lab | 703 | 1.47 |
| 28 | Amber Valley | Con | Lab | 712 | 1.20 |
| 29 | Pembroke | Lab | Con | 755 | 1.24 |
| 30 | Bury South | Con | Lab | 788 | 1.46 |
| 31 | Devon North | LD | Con | 794 | 1.36 |
| 32 | Luton South | Con | Lab | 799 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Dover | Con | Lab | 833 | 1.45 |
| 34 | Edinburgh West | Con | LD | 879 | 1.80 |
| 35 | Hazel Grove | Con | LD | 929 | 1.70 |
| 36 | Angus East | SNP | Con | 954 | 2.01 |
| 37 | Leicestershire North West | Con | Lab | 979 | 1.57 |
| 38 | Conwy | Con | LD | 995 | 2.36 |
| 39 | Bolton West | Con | Lab | 1,079 | 1.81 |
| 40 | Lewisham East | Lab | Con | 1,095 | 2.54 |
| 41 | Chester City of | Con | Lab | 1,101 | 2.07 |
| 42 | Ynys Mon | PC | Con | 1,106 | 2.57 |
| 43 | Thurrock | Lab | Con | 1,172 | 2.17 |
| 44 | Coventry South East | Lab | Oth | 1,178 | 3.22 |
| 45 | Greenwich | Lab | LD | 1,357 | 3.80 |
| 46 | Batley and Spen | Con | Lab | 1,408 | 2.31 |
| 47 | Stockport | Lab | Con | 1,422 | 2.98 |
| 48 | Coventry South West | Con | Lab | 1,436 | 2.82 |
| 49 | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | Con | 1,440 | 3.39 |
| 50 | Warwickshire North | Lab | Con | 1,454 | 2.43 |
Single-member seats with a recorded contest. Percentages are of valid votes.
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