UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – South Thanet
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Alliance | Labour | |
| Votes | 25,135 | 11,452 | 9,673 |
| Votes gained | +623 | +991 | +1,244 |
| Share of votes | 54.3% | 24.8% | 20.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.0% | 18.2% | 15.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.1% | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.0% | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| Total votes: | 46,260 | |
| Electorate: | 62,761 | |
| Turnout: | 73.7% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.8% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Dover, Thanet East, Thanet West 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency formed from Dover, Thanet East, Thanet West 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | UKIP | Other | Green | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | UKIP | Other | Green | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 27,084 | 16,497 | 2,727 | 1,949 | |||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 25,262 | 18,875 | 1,514 | 2,997 | 296 | 809 | |
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 18,838 | 11,740 | 932 | 16,026 | 789 | 1,076 | |
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 22,043 | 14,426 | 6,935 | 2,529 | |||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 15,996 | 16,660 | 5,431 | 3,155 | |||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 16,210 | 18,002 | 3,706 | 1,514 | |||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 17,899 | 20,777 | 5,263 | 1,049 | |||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 25,253 | 13,740 | 8,948 | 871 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 25,135 | 9,673 | 11,452 | ||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 24,512 | 8,429 | 10,461 | ||||