Home General Elections 9 June 1983 Orkney and Shetland

UK Polling History: Election of 9 June 1983 – Orkney and Shetland

Result summary

Parties
Alliance Conservative SNP Labour
Votes 9,374 5,224 3,147 2,665
Votes gained – +1,084 +2,212 -720
Share of votes 45.9% 25.6% 15.4% 13.1%
Share of eligible voters 30.8% 17.2% 10.4% 8.8%
Gain in share of votes – +4.3% +10.6% -4.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters – +2.9% +7.1% -3.0%
Total votes: 20,410
Electorate: 30,399
Turnout: 67.1%
Outcome: Alliance hold
Swing: 7.5% SNP from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Liberal Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Labour SNP Alliance Other National
Liberal		 UKIP Green Reform
UK		 Brexit
Date Type Parties
Liberal Conservative Liberal
Democrat		 Labour SNP Alliance Other National
Liberal		 UKIP Green Reform
UK		 Brexit
4 July 2024 General Election 586 11,392 1,493 3,585 2,046 1,586
12 December 2019 General Election 2,287 10,381 1,550 7,874 168 900
8 June 2017 General Election 2,024 11,312 2,664 6,749 245 283
7 May 2015 General Election 2,025 9,407 1,624 8,590 1,082
6 May 2010 General Election 2,032 11,989 2,061 2,042 1,222
5 May 2005 General Election 2,357 9,138 2,511 1,833 1,903
7 June 2001 General Election 3,121 6,919 3,444 2,473 776
1 May 1997 General Election 2,527 10,743 3,775 2,624 996
9 April 1992 General Election 4,542 9,575 4,093 2,301 115
11 June 1987 General Election 4,959 3,995 8,881 3,484
9 June 1983 General Election 5,224 2,665 3,147 9,374
3 May 1979 General Election 10,950 4,140 3,385 935
10 October 1974 General Election 9,877 2,495 2,175 3,025
28 February 1974 General Election 11,491 4,186 2,865
18 June 1970 General Election 7,896 5,364 3,552
31 March 1966 General Election 9,605 3,630 3,021
15 October 1964 General Election 11,604 3,704 3,232
8 October 1959 General Election 12,099 3,487 3,275
26 May 1955 General Election 11,753 3,760 2,914
25 October 1951 General Election 11,745 5,354 3,335
23 February 1950 General Election 9,237 6,281 4,198
5 July 1945 General Election 5,975 6,304 5,208
14 November 1935 General Election 6,180 8,406
27 October 1931 General Election Uncontested
30 May 1929 General Election 8,256 5,404
29 October 1924 General Election Uncontested
6 December 1923 General Election 5,129 4,318
15 November 1922 General Election 4,814 4,189
14 December 1918 General Election

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