Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983> ?p ?o }
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 abstract "The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945.Thatcher's first four years as prime minister had not been an easy time. Unemployment increased during the first three years of her term and the economy went through a recession. However, the British victory in the Falklands War led to a recovery of her popularity; the economy had also returned to growth. By the time Thatcher called the election in May 1983, the Conservatives were most people's firm favourites to win the election. The Labour Party had been led by Michael Foot since the resignation of James Callaghan. They had fared well in opinion polls and local elections during this time, but issues developed which would lead directly to their defeat. Labour adopted a platform that was considered more left-wing than usual. Several moderate Labour MPs had left the party to form the Social Democrats. The Social Democrats then formed the SDP-Liberal Alliance with the existing Liberal Party.The opposition vote split almost evenly between the SDP/Liberal Alliance and Labour. With its worst performance since 1918, the Labour vote fell by over 3 million from 1979 and this accounted for both a national swing of almost 4% towards the Conservatives and their larger parliamentary majority of 144, even though the Conservatives' total vote fell by almost 700,000. This was the most recent election where a party in government increased its number of seats until 2015.The SDP/Liberal Alliance finished in third place but came within 700,000 votes to out-polling Labour. By gaining 25% of the popular vote, the Alliance won the largest such percentage for any third party since the 1923 general election. Despite this, they won only 23 seats, whereas Labour won 209. The Liberals argued that a proportional electoral system would have given them a more representative number of MPs. Changing the electoral system had been a long-running Liberal Party campaign plank and would later be adopted by the Liberal Democrats.The election night was broadcast live on the BBC, and was presented by Peter Snow, David Dimbleby and Robin Day.".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 country United_Kingdom.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 firstLeader Margaret_Thatcher.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 secondLeader Michael_Foot.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 startDate "1983-06-09".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 thumbnail UK_General_Election,_1983.svg?width=300.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 title "United Kingdom general election, 1983".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageExternalLink all83.htm.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageExternalLink con83.htm.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageExternalLink lab83.htm.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageID "80330".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageLength "41594".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageOutDegree "349".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageRevisionID "707371317".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Aberdeen_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Abertillery_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Accrington_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Albert_Booth.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Alex_Lyon.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Andrew_Brons.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Ann_Taylor,_Baroness_Taylor_of_Bolton.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Anti_H-Block.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Arthur_Davidson_(politician).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Arthur_Lewis_(British_politician).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Banffshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Barrow_and_Furness_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Batley_and_Morley_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Battersea_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_the_Somme.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Belfast_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Ben_Ford_(politician).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bill_Pitt.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Birmingham_Erdington_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Birmingham_Ladywood_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Birmingham_Northfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Blaenau_Gwent_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bob_Mitchell_(British_politician).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bobby_Sands.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bolton_North_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bolton_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bradford_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bradford_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bridgend_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bristol_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bristol_South_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bryan_Magee.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Buckingham_Palace.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bury_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Bury_and_Radcliffe_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Caerphilly_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Calder_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Cambridge_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Cannock_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Cardiff_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Category:1983_elections_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Category:General_elections_to_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Category:United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Ceredigion_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Chairman_of_Ways_and_Means.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Chelmsford_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Chief_Whip_of_the_Liberal_Democrats.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Christopher_Brocklebank-Fowler.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Christopher_Price_(politician).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink City_of_York_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Clwyd_South_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Colne_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Conservative_Party_(UK).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Conservative_Party_(UK)_leadership_election,_1975.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Corby_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Crosby_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Crosby_by-election,_1981.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Croydon_North_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Cunninghame_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Dafydd_Wigley.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Darlington_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink David_Dimbleby.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink David_Ennals,_Baron_Ennals.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink David_Ginsburg.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink David_Myles_(politician).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink David_Owen.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink David_Steel.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink David_Stoddart,_Baron_Stoddart_of_Swindon.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Delwyn_Williams.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Department_for_Business,_Enterprise_and_Regulatory_Reform.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Department_of_Energy_(United_Kingdom).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Derby_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Dewsbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Dickson_Mabon.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Dissolution_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Douglas_Jay,_Baron_Jay.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Dudley_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Dulwich_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Edmonton_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Ednyfed_Hudson_Davies.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Edward_Lyons.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Elizabeth_II.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 wikiPageWikiLink Eric_Ogden_(politician).