| Election Name: | 1983 United Kingdom general election |
| Seats2: | 21 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 331,975 |
| Percentage4: | 11.8% |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Image3: | |
| Party3: | SDP–Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 9.0% |
| Seats3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 692,634 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Percentage3: | 24.5% |
| Swing3: | 15.5% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Popular Vote2: | 801,487 |
| Percentage2: | 28.4% |
| Swing2: | 3.0% |
| Leader4: | Gordon Wilson |
| Leader Since4: | 15 September 1979 |
| Party4: | Scottish National Party |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 17.3% |
| Swing4: | 5.5% |
| Last Election2: | 22 seats, 31.4% |
| Percentage1: | 35.1% |
| Seats For Election: | All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons |
| Elected Mps: | List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election |
| Election Date: | 9 June 1983 |
| Turnout: | 72.7%, 4.14% |
| Leader1: | Michael Foot |
| Leader Since1: | 10 November 1980 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 44 seats, 41.5% |
| Seats1: | 41 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 990,654 |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Swing1: | 6.5% |
| Leader2: | Margaret Thatcher |
| Leader Since2: | 11 February 1975 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1979 United Kingdom general election in Scotland |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Previous Mps: | List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election |
| Next Election: | 1987 United Kingdom general election in Scotland |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
See main article: 1983 United Kingdom general election.
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 9 June 1983 and all 72 seats in Scotland were contested.[1]
The Labour Party won 41 seats, with the Conservative Party winning 21, the SDP–Liberal Alliance winning eight and the Scottish National Party winning two.[2] [3]
| Party | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 | 990,654 | 35.1 | 6.5 | |||
| 21 | 1 | 801,487 | 28.4 | 3.0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | 692,634 | 24.5 | 15.5 | |||
| 2 | 331,975 | 11.8 | 5.5 | ||||
| 0 | 7,830 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||||
| Turnout: | 2,824,580 | 72.7 | |||||