1983 United Kingdom general election in England

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| election_name = 1983 United Kingdom general election in England

| country = United Kingdom

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1979 United Kingdom general election in England

| previous_year = 1979

| outgoing_members = List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election

| next_election = 1987 United Kingdom general election in England

| next_year = 1987

| elected_members = List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election

| seats_for_election = All 523 English seats in the House of Commons

| elected_mps = List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election

| election_date = 9 June 1983

| turnout =

| image1 = 160x160px

| leader1 = Margaret Thatcher

| leader_since1 = 11 February 1975

| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)

| leaders_seat1 = Finchley

| last_election1 = 306 seats, 47.2%

| seats_before1 = 325{{efn|name=boundary change|Notional 1979 results.}}

| seats1 = 362

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}37{{efn|name=Notional|Indicates boundary change—so this is a nominal figure.}}

| popular_vote1 = 11,711,519

| percentage1 = 46.0%

| swing1 = {{decrease}}1.2%

| image2 = 160x160px

| leader2 = Michael Foot

| leader_since2 = 10 November 1980

| party2 = Labour Party (UK)

| leaders_seat2 = Blaenau Gwent

| seats_before2 = 193{{efn|name=boundary change}}

| last_election2 = 203 seats, 36.7%

| seats2 = 148

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}45{{efn|name=Notional}}

| popular_vote2 = 6,862,422

| percentage2 = 26.8%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}9.8%

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| leader3 = {{ubl|David Steel (Lib)|Roy Jenkins (SDP)}}

| leader_since3 = {{ubl|July 1976/July 1982}}

| party3 = SDP–Liberal Alliance

| leaders_seat3 = {{ubl|Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale|Glasgow Hillhead}}

| last_election3 = 7 seats, 14.9%

| seats_before3 = 5{{efn|name=boundary change}}

| seats3 = 13

| seat_change3 = {{increase}}8{{efn|name=Notional}}

| popular_vote3 = 6,714,957

| percentage3 = 26.4%

| swing3 = {{increase}}11.5%

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{{Main|1983 United Kingdom general election}}

The 1983 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 9 June 1983 for 523 English seats to the House of Commons. The Conservative Party won a landslide majority of English seats, gaining 37 seats for a total of 362. The Labour Party came second, winning 148 MPs, a decline of 45. Labour's share of the vote in England was its lowest since 1918, and its number of English MPs was its smallest since 1931.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/m09.pdf |title=GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 JUNE 1983|date=1984 |accessdate=31 July 2018}} The SDP–Liberal Alliance won 26.4% of the popular vote, just 0.4% behind Labour, but won only 13 seats compared to 148 for Labour, due to the first-past-the-post electoral system.{{cite news|url=https://www.libdemvoice.org/the-1983-election-highlights-and-hindsight-33960.html|title=The 1983 election: highlights and hindsight|last=Lindsay|first=Caron|date=2 April 2013|website=Lib Dem Voice|accessdate=31 May 2020|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814042930/https://www.libdemvoice.org/the-1983-election-highlights-and-hindsight-33960.html|url-status=dead}}