Margaret Thatcher vs Neil Kinnock

Margaret Thatcher and Neil Kinnock faced each other at the 1987 general election: seats, votes and the result, side by side.

Margaret Thatcher

Party: Conservative
Elections: 3
Most seats: 3
Best: 397 seats

Neil Kinnock

Party: Labour
Elections: 2
Most seats: 0
Best: 271 seats

1987

326 for a majority

Con376
Lab229
Alliance22
UUP9
SNP3
Smaller parties11

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
Margaret Thatcher PM	Conservative	376	42.3%	13,760,959
Neil Kinnock	Labour	229	30.8%	10,029,103

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