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This is a summary of the electoral history of Margaret Thatcher, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley from 1959 to 1992.
Although the Conservatives would go on to win more seats under Thatcher in 1983 and 1987, and again under Boris Johnson in 2019, the Tories have never since matched the 43.9% of the popular vote they recorded in 1979. This also remains the most recent election in which the Tories won an overall majority from opposition.
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of the Labour Party in 1945, with a majority of 144 seats and the first of two consecutive landslide victories.
Thatcher led her party to a landslide victory in the 1987 general election with a 102-seat majority. [ 129 ] [ page needed ] Her resolute personality played a key role in overcoming the well-organised, media-wise Labour campaign led by Neil Kinnock , who was weakened by his party's commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament at a time Thatcher ...
Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister had called and unexpectedly lost the February 1974 general election.Although the Labour Party were able only to form a minority government, the following October 1974 general election saw them obtain a three-seat majority, and it was widely expected that Heath (who had led the party for the previous decade but lost three of the ...
As Conservatives continue to raise concerns about untrammelled power if Labour wins a landslide, how do large majorities work in the UK?
Margaret Thatcher: James Callaghan: David Steel: Party Conservative: Labour: Liberal: Leader since 11 February 1975: 5 April 1976: July 1976: Leader's seat Finchley: Cardiff South East: Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale: Last election 253 seats, 38.9% 255 seats, 40.1% 8 seats, 20.2% Seats won 306: 203 7 Seat change 53 52 1 Popular vote 12,260,000 ...
Thatcher and Walden’s connection crosses all manner of invisible lines in the early years – the pair shared cosy post-work drinks and jokes, and Walden even collaborated with Thatcher on her ...