UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 JUNE 1983 =================================================================== Elections to the House of Commons Source: David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS =================================================================== Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Party 13,012,316 42.4 (-01.5) 397 +058 Labour Party 8,456,934 27.6 (-09.3) 209 -060 Liberal Party 4,210,115 13.7 (-00.1) 17 +006 Plaid Cymru 125,309 00.4 ( 00.0) 2 Scottish National Party 331,975 01.1 (-00.5) 2 Social Democratic Party 3,570,834 11.6 6 Others 963,654 03.1 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,671,137 650 ------------------------------------------------------------------- The SDP was a breakaway from the Labour Party, and fought the election in alliance with the Liberals.