1987 United Kingdom general election in England explained

Election Name:1987 United Kingdom general election in England
Country:England
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1983 United Kingdom general election in England
Previous Year:1983
Outgoing Members:List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election
Next Election:1992 United Kingdom general election in England
Next Year:1992
Elected Members:List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election
Elected Mps:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1987
Election Date:11 June 1987
Leader1:Margaret Thatcher
Leader Since1:11 February 1975
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Finchley
Last Election1:362 seats, 46.0%
Seats1:358
Seat Change1:4
Popular Vote1:12,546,186
Percentage1:46.2%
Swing1:0.2%
Leader2:Neil Kinnock
Leader Since2:2 October 1983
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Islwyn
Last Election2:148 seats, 26.8%
Seats2:155
Seat Change2:7
Popular Vote2:8,006,466
Percentage2:29.5%
Swing2:2.5%
Party3:SDP–Liberal Alliance
Last Election3:13 seats, 26.4%
Seats3:10
Seat Change3:3
Popular Vote3:6,467,350
Percentage3:23.8%
Swing3:2.4%

The 1987 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 11 June 1987 for 523 English seats to the House of Commons. The Conservative Party won an overall majority of English seats for the third successive election and enough seats to seal a UK-wide majority already within England's borders. 326 was the UK-wide threshold and the Conservatives won 358 in the English constituencies.

Results table

Party[1] ! colspan="5"
SeatsVotes
Total Gains LossesNet +/-% seatsTotal votes% votesChange
align=“right” 358align=“right” 9align=“right” 13align=“right” 4align=“right” 68.5align=“right” 12,546,186align=“right” 46.2align=“right” 0.2
align=“right” 155align=“right” 13align=“right” 6align=“right” 7align=“right” 29.6align=“right” 8,006,466align=“right” 29.5align=“right” 2.5
align=“right” 10align=“right” 2align=“right” 5align=“right” 3align=“right” 1.9align=“right” 6,467,350align=“right” 23.8align=“right” 2.4
align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” 0align=“right” align=“right” 113,520align=“right” 0.4align=“right” 0.3
align=“right” 27,133,522align=“right” 75.4align=“right” 2.9

References

  1. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 11 JUNE 1987. 1989 . 30 July 2018.