All 36 metropolitan boroughs, all 296 English districts and all 37 Welsh districts
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Margaret Thatcher
Michael Foot
David Steel & Roy Jenkins
Party
Conservative
Labour
Alliance
Leader since
11 February 1975
10 November 1980
7 July 1976 (Steel) 2 July 1982 (Jenkins)
Percentage
39%
36%
20%
Councillors
10,557
8,782
2,171
Councillors +/-
110
8
321
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1983.[1][2] The results were a success for Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who soon afterwards called a general election in which the Conservatives won a landslide victory. The projected share of the vote was Conservative 39%, Labour Party 36%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 20%.
The three major parties all made net gains at the expense of smaller parties and independents, despite a slight reduction in the number of councillors. The Conservatives gained 110 seats, giving them 10,557 councillors. Labour gained just 8 seats, finishing with 8,782 seats. The Liberal-SDP Alliance gained 321 seats, finishing with 2,171 seats. It was a decent showing for Labour, with a much larger share of the vote than any opinion poll had shown since the party's split in 1981, but a major disappointment for the Alliance. However, the subsequent general election saw the Conservative government elected by a landslide, while the Alliance came close to Labour in terms of votes, although Labour won almost 10 times as many seats.
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1983. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
and 28 Related for: 1983 United Kingdom local elections information
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1983. The results were a success for Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who soon afterwards...
The 1983UnitedKingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher the...
five types of elections in the UnitedKingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the UnitedKingdom (commonly called 'general elections' when all seats...
The 2018 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 3 May 2018, with local council elections taking place in all 32 London boroughs, 34 metropolitan...
UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 4 May 2017. Localelections were held across Great Britain, with elections to 35 English local authorities...
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1984. There was a slight reversal in the Conservative government's fortunes, but the party remained...
The 1988 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 5 May 1988. The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected...
The next UnitedKingdom general election must be held no later than 28 January 2025. It will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which...
Localelections were held in the UnitedKingdom in 1982. The elections coincided with rising popularity of the Conservative government and Prime Minister...
The 1989 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 4 May 1989 in England and Wales, and Wednesday 17 May 1989 in Northern Ireland. The Labour...
The 1987 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 7 May 1987. It was the first time since 1983 that the Conservatives had enjoyed the largest...
The 1985 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 2 May 1985 in England and Wales, and Wednesday 15 May 1985 in Northern Ireland. Labour had...
This is a list of UnitedKingdom general elections (elections for the UK House of Commons) since the first in 1802. The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament...
The 1992 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 7 May 1992, one month after the 1992 general election which returned the governing Conservative...
The 1990 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 3 May 1990. They were the last localelections held before the resignation of Prime Minister...
The 1986 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 8 May 1986. There was a 3% reduction in the number of councillors, owing to the abolition...
The 1991 UnitedKingdomlocalelections were held on Thursday 2 May 1991. The results were a setback for the governing Conservative Party, who were left...
Localelections were held in London, city borough councils and in Scotland on 1 November 1934. The Labour Party gained many seats in sweeping successes...
in elections to the European Parliament, prior to the UnitedKingdom's exit from the European Union (see European Parliament constituency). In local government...
The 1987 UnitedKingdom general election was held on Thursday 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive...
The 2017 UnitedKingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since...
The 1992 UnitedKingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 April 1992, to elect 651 members to the House of Commons. The election resulted in the...
The 1906 UnitedKingdom general election was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906. The Liberals, led by Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman, won...
2005 UnitedKingdomlocalelections Results of the 2005 UnitedKingdom general election Results breakdown of the 2005 UnitedKingdom general election "2001-2005...
United Kingdom general election 1979 UnitedKingdomlocalelections 1979 UnitedKingdom general election in England 1979 UnitedKingdom general election in...
The 2019 UnitedKingdom general election was held on Thursday 12 December 2019 with 47,074,800 registered voters entitled to vote to elect members of...
Global Information
