UK Polling History: Election of 9 June 1983 – Shoreham
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Alliance | Labour | |
| Votes | 31,679 | 15,913 | 3,794 |
| Votes gained | -2,660 | – | -5,073 |
| Share of votes | 61.6% | 31.0% | 7.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.0% | 22.6% | 5.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +0.7% | – | -8.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.5% | – | -6.9% |
| Total votes: | 51,386 | |
| Electorate: | 70,445 | |
| Turnout: | 72.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.5% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 32,670 | 6,123 | 18,384 | 659 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 33,660 | 5,053 | 16,590 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 31,679 | 3,794 | 15,913 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 34,339 | 12,754 | 8,867 | 406 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 26,170 | 14,797 | 10,200 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 28,200 | 18,442 | 8,360 | |||