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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] Seats Votes
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Conservative 358 9 13 Decrease4 68.5 12,546,186 46.2 Increase0.2
Labour 155 13 6 Increase7 29.6 8,006,466 29.5 Increase2.5
Alliance 10 2 5 Decrease3 1.9 6,467,350 23.8 Decrease2.4
Other parties 0 0 0 Steady 113,520 0.4 Decrease0.3
27,133,522 75.4 Increase2.9
Popular vote
Conservative
46.2%
Labour
29.5%
SDP–Liberal Alliance
23.8%
Other
0.4%
Parliament seats
Conservative
68.5%
Labour
29.6%
SDP–Liberal Alliance
1.9%

References

  1. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 11 JUNE 1987" (PDF). 1989. Retrieved 30 July 2018.


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