UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987
Election result map
Result summary
Parties | ||||||||||||
Conservative | Labour | Alliance | Ulster Unionist |
DUP | SNP | Plaid Cymru |
SDLP | Sinn Fein |
Other | Alliance (NI) |
Workers' Party |
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Total seats | 376 | 229 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Total votes | 13,760,499 | 10,029,103 | 7,341,650 | 266,230 | 85,642 | 416,473 | 123,599 | 158,087 | 81,019 | 166,052 | 72,671 | 19,294 |
Seats gained | -17 | +20 | -1 | -1 | – | +1 | +1 | +1 | – | -1 | – | – |
Votes gained | +879,490 | +1,595,942 | -438,939 | -38,403 | -15,520 | +87,645 | -1,703 | +13,628 | -9,498 | -47,821 | +5,255 | -4,114 |
Share of votes | 42.3% | 30.8% | 22.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Share of eligible voters | 31.9% | 23.2% | 17.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Gain in share of votes | +0.1% | +3.2% | -2.3% | -0.2% | -0.1% | +0.2% | -0.0% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -0.2% | +0.1% | -0.0% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.7% | +3.5% | -0.8% | -0.1% | -0.0% | +0.2% | -0.0% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.0% |
Total votes: | 32,520,319 | |
Electorate: | 43,182,260 | |
Turnout: | 75.3% | |
Swing: | 2.7% | Labour from Alliance |