117:
325:
1734:
110:
1722:
300:
311:
1746:
27:
793:
753:
711:
694:
668:
651:
625:
608:
494:
486:
444:
264:
256:
217:
209:
777:
737:
452:
1005:
In response to the closures, one Welsh union worker said: "Thatcher killed, killed this town… we were always tainted with that brush of, of what
Thatcher did to us to be quite honest." The closures led to decades of unemployment, under-employment, ill health, increased crime, increased drug use and a
1001:
In 1985 Thatcher began her coal mine closing programme. She closed multiple mines in South Wales including; Aberpergwm, Abertillery, Bedwas, Garw, Margam, Penrhiwceiber, St Johns and
Treforgan. In 1986 Thatcher also closed Bersham, Cwm and Nantgarw coal mines.
523:. The Labour Party again won a majority of Welsh MPs, but the party's vote share declined by 9.4% and they lost three seats. In this election popular vote and percentage gap produced between Labour and Conservative parties will be the smallest one up until
997:
Thatcher was a controversial figure in Wales. In 1983 Thatcher launched the election campaign at a rally in
Cardiff attempting to appeal to Labour voters. She led the Conservative Party to its best general election result in Wales with 14 seats.
2070:
1803:
1783:
1820:
2003:
1813:
987:
71:
66:
1808:
1825:
1776:
2008:
393:
1998:
2075:
1769:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1527:
524:
51:
41:
1697:
1666:
1921:
162:
2034:
157:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1217:
1864:
520:
389:
83:
1702:
1517:
1437:
1839:
1792:
1522:
1432:
508:
2039:
1941:
1957:
2065:
1292:
1178:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1284:
2029:
1977:
1210:
1910:
352:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1971:
1927:
1592:
537:
gaining one. Across the UK the
Conservatives won a landslide majority and continued in office for a second term.
1892:
1605:
1600:
1063:
1006:
lack of hope in the Welsh valleys. Many parts of the valleys are still yet to fully recover from these effects.
678:
534:
371:
1203:
1937:
1872:
1847:
635:
147:
2060:
1080:
1917:
1738:
1105:
530:
Despite the Labour party winning the most votes in Wales, the
Conservatives won the general election.
1272:
1267:
1901:
1226:
342:
1882:
1876:
1843:
592:
142:
132:
1981:
1726:
116:
324:
1761:
299:
1721:
2054:
1951:
1195:
361:
1886:
1750:
127:
109:
1967:
1947:
1931:
1906:
1897:
721:
545:
Below is a table summarising the results of the 1983 general election in Wales.
376:
348:
338:
310:
1130:
1961:
1179:"The pit closures of the 1980s – part of Mrs Thatcher's green eco-strategy?"
1152:
1234:
533:
The governing
Conservatives made a net gain of two seats, with the
2071:
General elections in Wales to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
1064:"UK Election Statistics: 1918-2022, A Long Century of Elections"
1765:
1199:
1853:
Appointed prime minister: Margaret
Thatcher (Conservative)
1181:. Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data
519:
took place on 9 June 1983 for all 38 Welsh seats to the
1043:
Indicates boundary change—so this is a nominal figure.
2022:
1991:
1860:
1690:
1659:
1591:
1283:
1233:
988:
List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1983–1987)
80:
1131:"Margaret Thatcher: Her contested legacy in Wales"
1025:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1100:
1098:
1777:
1211:
517:1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales
19:1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales
8:
18:
1784:
1770:
1762:
1687:
1218:
1204:
1196:
1039:
1037:
1035:
17:
547:
1106:"GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 JUNE 1983"
1069:. House of Commons Library. p. 22.
1055:
1015:
2035:Diana Gould–Margaret Thatcher exchange
552:
7:
2076:1983 United Kingdom general election
1793:1983 United Kingdom general election
1172:
1170:
509:1983 United Kingdom general election
2040:The longest suicide note in history
1081:"Ups and downs on Welsh vote trail"
275:
92:
1958:Social Democratic and Labour Party
1227:Elections and referendums in Wales
14:
1744:
1732:
1720:
792:
791:
775:
752:
751:
735:
710:
709:
693:
692:
667:
666:
650:
649:
624:
623:
607:
606:
493:
492:
485:
484:
450:
443:
442:
323:
309:
298:
263:
262:
255:
254:
216:
215:
208:
207:
115:
108:
25:
1177:Davies, Steve (9 August 2021).
776:
736:
451:
1:
1978:Ulster Popular Unionist Party
1698:1915–16 Anglican border polls
1153:"Pit closures, year by year"
790:
787:
784:
781:
774:
771:
768:
765:
750:
747:
744:
741:
734:
731:
728:
725:
708:
705:
702:
699:
691:
688:
685:
682:
665:
662:
659:
656:
648:
645:
642:
639:
622:
619:
616:
613:
605:
602:
599:
596:
2092:
985:
506:
82:All 38 Welsh seats to the
1928:Democratic Unionist Party
1834:
1799:
1715:
1133:. BBC News. 18 March 2011
968:
960:
955:
947:
942:
934:
929:
919:
915:
911:
906:
885:
877:
872:
864:
859:
851:
846:
838:
833:
823:
819:
815:
810:
762:
720:
677:
634:
591:
558:
555:
271:
89:
62:
35:
23:
2066:1980s elections in Wales
1155:. BBC News. 5 March 2004
1083:. BBC News. 5 April 2005
993:Background and aftermath
525:2019 UK general election
1938:Scottish National Party
1703:2004 Ceredigion mayoral
1029:Notional 1979 results.
1918:Ulster Unionist Party
1893:SDP–Liberal Alliance
948:SDP–Liberal Alliance
852:SDP–Liberal Alliance
535:SDP–Liberal Alliance
549:
406:Last election
169:Last election
20:
1861:Parties elected to
548:
459:Popular vote
417:Seats before
383:Leader since
225:Popular vote
180:Seats before
154:Leader since
2048:
2047:
1972:Ruairà Ó Brádaigh
1877:Margaret Thatcher
1844:Margaret Thatcher
1759:
1758:
1711:
1710:
979:
978:
973:
972:
896:
895:
890:
889:
800:
799:
505:
504:
501:
500:
439:Seat change
204:Seat change
133:Margaret Thatcher
58:
57:
2083:
2030:Falklands factor
2004:Northern Ireland
1922:James Molyneaux
1865:House of Commons
1786:
1779:
1772:
1763:
1749:
1748:
1747:
1737:
1736:
1735:
1725:
1724:
1688:
1235:Senedd elections
1220:
1213:
1206:
1197:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1186:
1174:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1160:
1149:
1143:
1142:
1140:
1138:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1116:
1110:
1102:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1077:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1060:
1044:
1041:
1030:
1027:
907:Parliament seats
904:
903:
898:
897:
808:
807:
802:
801:
795:
794:
779:
778:
755:
754:
739:
738:
713:
712:
696:
695:
670:
669:
653:
652:
627:
626:
610:
609:
550:
521:House of Commons
496:
495:
488:
487:
454:
453:
446:
445:
327:
313:
302:
266:
265:
258:
257:
219:
218:
211:
210:
175:11 seats, 32.2%
172:21 seats, 46.9%
163:11 February 1975
158:10 November 1980
119:
112:
91:
90:
84:House of Commons
67:outgoing members
37:
36:
30:
29:
28:
21:
2091:
2090:
2086:
2085:
2084:
2082:
2081:
2080:
2051:
2050:
2049:
2044:
2018:
1992:Results by area
1987:
1982:James Kilfedder
1862:
1856:
1830:
1821:Opinion polling
1795:
1790:
1760:
1755:
1745:
1743:
1733:
1731:
1719:
1707:
1686:
1655:
1593:Local elections
1587:
1279:
1229:
1224:
1194:
1184:
1182:
1176:
1175:
1168:
1158:
1156:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1136:
1134:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1096:
1086:
1084:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1033:
1028:
1017:
1012:
995:
990:
984:
975:
974:
966:
953:
940:
927:
892:
891:
883:
870:
857:
844:
831:
543:
511:
428:Seats won
409:1 seats, 10.6%
398:
358:
320:
319:
318:
317:
316:
315:
314:
305:
304:
303:
272:
191:Seats won
81:
76:
75:
72:elected members
69:
31:
26:
24:
12:
11:
5:
2089:
2087:
2079:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2053:
2052:
2046:
2045:
2043:
2042:
2037:
2032:
2026:
2024:
2020:
2019:
2017:
2016:
2011:
2006:
2001:
1995:
1993:
1989:
1988:
1986:
1985:
1975:
1965:
1955:
1945:
1935:
1925:
1915:
1914:
1913:
1904:
1890:
1880:
1869:
1867:
1858:
1857:
1855:
1854:
1851:
1840:prime minister
1835:
1832:
1831:
1829:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1817:
1816:
1811:
1800:
1797:
1796:
1791:
1789:
1788:
1781:
1774:
1766:
1757:
1756:
1754:
1753:
1741:
1739:United Kingdom
1729:
1716:
1713:
1712:
1709:
1708:
1706:
1705:
1700:
1694:
1692:
1685:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1663:
1661:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1597:
1595:
1589:
1588:
1586:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1293:1801 co-option
1289:
1287:
1281:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1239:
1237:
1231:
1230:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1200:
1193:
1192:
1166:
1144:
1122:
1094:
1072:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1031:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1008:
994:
991:
986:Main article:
983:
980:
977:
976:
971:
970:
967:
964:
962:
958:
957:
954:
951:
949:
945:
944:
941:
938:
936:
932:
931:
928:
925:
923:
917:
916:
914:
912:
909:
908:
902:
901:
894:
893:
888:
887:
884:
881:
879:
875:
874:
871:
868:
866:
862:
861:
858:
855:
853:
849:
848:
845:
842:
840:
836:
835:
832:
829:
827:
821:
820:
818:
816:
813:
812:
806:
805:
798:
797:
789:
786:
783:
780:
773:
770:
767:
764:
763:Other parties
761:
758:
757:
749:
746:
743:
740:
733:
730:
727:
724:
719:
716:
715:
707:
704:
701:
698:
690:
687:
684:
681:
676:
673:
672:
664:
661:
658:
655:
647:
644:
641:
638:
633:
630:
629:
621:
618:
615:
612:
604:
601:
598:
595:
590:
587:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
561:
560:
557:
554:
542:
539:
507:Main article:
503:
502:
499:
498:
490:
482:
478:
477:
474:
471:
467:
466:
463:
460:
456:
455:
448:
440:
436:
435:
432:
429:
425:
424:
421:
418:
414:
413:
412:2 seats, 8.0%
410:
407:
403:
402:
399:
397:
396:
386:
384:
380:
379:
374:
369:
365:
364:
359:
357:
356:
346:
335:
333:
329:
328:
321:
308:
307:
306:
297:
296:
295:
294:
293:
292:
291:
289:
285:
284:
281:
278:
274:
273:
269:
268:
260:
252:
248:
247:
244:
239:
235:
234:
231:
226:
222:
221:
213:
205:
201:
200:
197:
192:
188:
187:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
170:
166:
165:
160:
155:
151:
150:
145:
140:
136:
135:
130:
125:
121:
120:
113:
106:
102:
101:
98:
95:
87:
86:
78:
77:
70:
64:
63:
60:
59:
56:
55:
49:
44:
33:
32:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2088:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2061:1983 in Wales
2059:
2058:
2056:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2027:
2025:
2021:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1996:
1994:
1990:
1983:
1979:
1976:
1973:
1969:
1966:
1963:
1959:
1956:
1953:
1952:Dafydd Wigley
1949:
1946:
1943:
1942:Gordon Wilson
1939:
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1933:
1929:
1926:
1923:
1919:
1916:
1912:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1899:
1896:
1895:
1894:
1891:
1888:
1884:
1881:
1878:
1874:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1866:
1859:
1852:
1849:
1845:
1841:
1837:
1836:
1833:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1806:
1805:
1802:
1801:
1798:
1794:
1787:
1782:
1780:
1775:
1773:
1768:
1767:
1764:
1752:
1742:
1740:
1730:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1717:
1714:
1704:
1701:
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1689:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
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1665:
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1622:
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1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
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1306:
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1290:
1288:
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1261:
1259:
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1236:
1232:
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1216:
1214:
1209:
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1154:
1148:
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1132:
1126:
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1107:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1082:
1076:
1073:
1065:
1059:
1056:
1050:
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1036:
1032:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1020:
1016:
1009:
1007:
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981:
963:
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937:
933:
924:
922:
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905:
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867:
863:
854:
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841:
837:
828:
826:
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809:
804:
803:
760:
759:
723:
718:
717:
680:
675:
674:
637:
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581:
578:
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1804:MPs elected
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2055:Categories
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