UK Polling History: Election of 9 June 1983 – Scarborough
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Alliance | Labour | |
| Votes | 27,977 | 14,048 | 9,545 |
| Votes gained | +4,308 | – | -1,799 |
| Share of votes | 54.3% | 27.2% | 18.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 38.2% | 19.2% | 13.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.1% | – | -7.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -0.7% | – | -5.6% |
| Total votes: | 51,570 | |
| Electorate: | 73,300 | |
| Turnout: | 70.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.0% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 29,334 | 17,600 | 11,133 | 876 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 27,672 | 12,913 | 14,046 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 27,977 | 9,545 | 14,048 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 23,669 | 11,344 | 9,025 | 487 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 19,831 | 9,923 | 10,123 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 21,858 | 7,034 | 16,751 | 216 | ||