1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales

United Kingdom general election, 1987 (Wales)

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All 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher Party Labour Conservative Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 Last election 20 seats, 37.5% 14 seats, 31.0% Seats won 24 8 Seat change 4 6 Popular vote 765,209 501,316 Percentage 45.1% 29.5% Swing 7.6% 1.5%   Third party Fourth party   Leader David Steel (Lib) David Owen (SDP) Dafydd Elis-Thomas Party Alliance Plaid Cymru Leader since July 1976/June 1983 1984 Last election 2 seats, 23.2% 2 seats, 7.8% Seats won 3 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 304,230 123,599 Percentage 17.9% 7.3% Swing 5.3% 0.5%

The 1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales took place on 11th June, 1987 for all 38 Welsh seats in the House of Commons. The Labour Party again won a majority of Welsh MPs, gaining four seats for a total of 24 out of 38. The governing Conservatives lost six seats, with the SDP-Liberal Alliance and Plaid Cymru gaining one each.

Despite Labour winning the most votes in Wales, across the UK the Conservatives won a landslide majority and continued in office for a third term.^[1]