1983 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

1983 United Kingdom general election
9 June 1983
All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
Turnout72.7%, 4.14%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Michael Foot Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 10 November 1980 11 February 1975
Last election 44 seats, 41.5% 22 seats, 31.4%
Seats won 41 21
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 990,654 801,487
Percentage 35.1% 28.4%
Swing 6.5% 3.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader
Gordon Wilson
Party Alliance SNP
Leader since
15 September 1979
Last election 3 seats, 9.0% 2 seats, 17.3%
Seats won 8 2
Seat change 5
Popular vote 692,634 331,975
Percentage 24.5% 11.8%
Swing 15.5% 5.5%
Results of the 1983 election in Scotland

A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 9 June 1983 and all 72 seats in Scotland were contested.

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.

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