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V Appendices Appendix 1 Statistics Table A1.1 Votes and seats, 1945-87 (seats in italics) Liberal Others Electorate Total (1983-87 Welsh & Scottish (mainly and turnout votes cast Conservative Labour Alliance) Nationalist Communist N. Ireland) 73.3% 100% - 640 39.8% - 213 48.3% - 393 9.1%-12 0.2% 0.4% - 2 2.1% -20 1945 1 32836419 24082612 9577667 11 632 191 2 197 191 46612 102760 525491 84.0% 100% -625 43.5% - 299 46.1%-315 9.1% - 9 0.1% 0.3% 0.9% - 2 1950 34269770 28772 671 12502567 13 266 592 2621 548 27288 91 746 262930 82.5% 100% - 625 48.0% - 321 48.8% - 295 2.5% - 6 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% -3 1951 34645573 28595668 13 717 538 13 948 605 730,556 18219 21,640 159 110 76.8% 100% -630 49.7% - 345 46.4% - 277 2.7% - 6 0.2% 0.1% 0.8% -2 1955 34858263 26760 493 13 311 936 12404970 722405 57231 33 144 230807 78.7% 100% - 630 49.4% - 365 43.8% - 258 5.9% - 6 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% -I 1959 35397080 27859241 13 749 830 12215 538 1 638 571 99309 30897 145090 77.1'10 100% -630 43.4% - 304 44.1%-317 11.2% - 9 0.5% 0.2% 0.6% 1964 35892572 27655 374 12001 396 12205814 3092878 133551 45932 169431 75.8% 100% -630 41.9% - 253 47.9% - 363 8.5% -12 0.7% 0.2% 0.7% - 2 1966 35964684 27263606 11 418433 13 064 951 2327533 189545 62112 201032 72.0% 100% - 630 46.4% - 330 43.0% - 288 7.5% - 6 1.3% -I 0.1% 1.7% - 5 1970 39342013 28344798 13 145 123 12 178295 2 117033 381 818 37970 486557 Feb. 78.1% 100% - 635 37.8% - 297 37.1%-30/ 19.3% -14 2.6% - 9 0.1% 3.1%-/4 1974 39770724 31340162 11 872 180 11 646391 6058744 804554 32743 958293 Oct. 72.8% 100% - 635 35.8% - 277 39.2% - 319 18.3% - 13 3.5% -/4 0.1% 3.1% - /2 1974 40072 971 29 189 178 10464 817 11 457079 6346754 1005938 17426 897164 76.0% 100% -635 43.9% - 339 37.0% - 269 13.8% -II 2.0% - 4 0.1% 3.2% -12 1979 41 093 264 31 221 361 13 697 923 11 532218 4313804 636890 16858 1043755 72.7% 100% - 650 42.4% - 397 27.6% -209 25.4% - 23 1.5% - 4 0.04% 3.1%-/7 1983 42 197344 30671 136 13 012 315 8456934 7780949 457676 11606 951656 75.3% 100% - 650 42.3% - 376 30.8% -229 22.6% - 22 1.7% - 6 0.02% 2.6% -17 19872 43 181 321 32536137 13 763 066 10 029 778 7341 290 543559 6078 852368 Note: 1. The 1945 figures exclude University seats and are adjusted for double voting in the 15 two-member seats. 2. See p. 310 for Northern Ireland percentages for 1987 and p. 344 for votes for others. Table A1.2 Regional results, 1987 THE UNITED KINGDOM Seats won in 1987 Change Share of voles cast 1987 and change Since 1983 N (Change since 1983 in brackets) Nat. & Turnout since 00 Cons. Labour Alliance Other Region 1987 1983 Conservative Labour Alliance Nationalist Other .j::o.. 358 (+0) 155 (+1) 10 (-3) England 75.4 +2.9 46.2 +0.2 29.5 +2.6 23.8 -2.6 0.4 209 (+3) 25 (-3) 6 South 74.9 +2.7 51.8 +1.2 20.9 +1.1 26.8 -1.9 0.5 86 (-2) 34 (+3) 0 (-1) Midlands 76.3 +2.7 47.8 +1.0 30.0 +1.9 21.8 -2.7 0.4 63 (-5) 96 (+7) 4 (-2) North 75.4 +3.4 36.6 -1.8 42.1 +5.4 21.0 -3.5 0.3 8 (-6) 24 (+4) 3 (+1) 3 (+1) Wales 78.9 +2.8 29.5 -1.5 45.1 +7.5 17.9 -5.3 7.3 -0.5 0.2 10 (-11) 50 (+9) 9 (+1) 3 (+1) Scotland 75.1 +2.4 24.0 -4.3 42.4 +7.3 19.2 -5.3 14.0 +2.3 0.3 376 (-21) 229 (+20) 22 (-I) 6 (+2) Great Britain 75.7 +3.0 43.3 -0.2 31.5 +3.2 23.7 -2.9 1.7 +0.2 0.4 17 Northern Ireland 67.0 -5.8 HKl.O 376 (-21) 229 (+20) 22 (-I) 23 (+2) United Kingdom 75.3 +2.6 42.3 -0.1 30.8 +3.2 22.6 -2.8 1.7 +0.2 2.6 Seats won in 1987 REGIONS Change Share of votes L'ast 1987 and change since 1983 (Change since 1983 in brackets) Nat. & Turnout since Cons. Labour Alliance Other Region 1987 1983 Conservative Labour Alliance Na/lOna/tSI Other 165 (+3) 24 (-3) 3 South-East 74.1 +2.7 52.2 +1.7 22.3 +1 25.0 -2.4 0.6 \3 (+ 1) 17 (-I) I Inner London 66.1 -+3.4 37.2 +2.2 42.4 +2.1 19.2 -3.0 1.2 45 (+ I) 6 (-2) 2 (+1) Outer London 73.4 +2.4 51.3 +2.9 25.8 +1.4 22.4 -3.8 0.5 57 (+1) 0 (-1) 0 Outer Met. Area 76.3 +2.2 55.8 +2.0 17.8 +1.0 25.9 -2.8 0.5 50 I (+1) 0 (-I) OuterS.E. 76.1 +2.8 55.3 +0.0 15.7 +'1.0 28.5 -0.8 0.4 44 I 3 South-West 78.3 +2.8 50.6 -0.8 15.9 +1.2 33.0 -0.2 0.5 14 0 2 Devon & Cornwall 78.8 +2.2 48.8 -2.9 12.9 +2.5 37.7 +0.6 0.7 30 I I Rest of S.W. 78.0 +3.1 51.5 +0.2 17.3 +0.6 30.8 -0.5 0.4 19 (+1) I 0 (-I) East AngUa 77.1 +2.3 52.1 +1.1 21.7 +1.2 25.7 -2.5 0.5 31 (-3) II (+3) 0 East Midlands 77.5 +3.2 48.6 +1.4 30.0 +2.1 21.0 -3.1 0.4 36 22 0 West Midlands 75.0 +2.4 45.5 +0.5 33.3 +2.1 20.8 -2.6 0.4 14 (+ I) 17 (-I) 0 W. Mids Met. Co. 72.6 +2.2 42.6 +0.9 39.8 +2.4 17.3 -3.2 0.3 22 (-I) 5 (+1) 0 Rest of W. Mids 77.4 +2.5 48.3 +0.1 27.1 +2.0 24.2 -2.1 0.4 21 (-3) 33 (+3) 0 (-2) Yorks & Humber 74.5 +3.5 37.4 -1.2 40.6 +5.3 21.7 -3.9 0.3 I 14 0 S. Yorks Me!. Co. 72.5 +3.0 24.9 -3.1 56.0 +7.3 18.9 -4.1 0.2 9 (-2) 14 (+4) (, (-2) W. Yorks Met. Co. 75.6 +3.8 37.9 +0.5 41.0 +5.3 20.8 -5.2 0.4 II (-I) 5 (+1) 0 Rest of Yorks & H. 74.9 +3.6 47.0 -2.3 27.6 +4.2 25.1 -1.9 0.3 34 (-2) 36 (+1) 3 (+1) North-West 76.2 +3.2 38.0 -2.0 41.2 +5.2 20.6 -3.0 0.2 10 (-I) 19 (+1) I Gtr Man. Met. Co. 75.3 +3.1 35.9 -0.2 44.0 +4.4 19.9 -3.8 0.1 4 (-I) 1! 2 (+ I) Merscysidc Met. Co. 75.1 +3.6 28.9 -6.1 47.4 +7.5 23.3 -1.2 0.3 20 6 0 Rest of N.W. 77.8 +3.0 45.7 -1.5 34.4 +4.8 19.6 -3.3 0.3 8 27 (+1) I (-I) Northern 75.3 +3.5 32.3 -2.3 46.4 +6.2 21.0 -4.0 0.3 I (-I) 12 (+ I) 0 Tyne & Wear Met. Co. 72.5 +3.1 27.6 -3.7 53.6 +8.2 18.6 -4.7 0.3 7 (+\) 15 I (-I) Rest of Northern 76.9 +3.7 35.0 -1.6 42.3 +5.1 22.4 -3.6 0.2 8 (-6) 24 (+4) 3 (+1) 3 (+1) Wales 78.9 +2.8 29.5 -1.5 45.1 +7.5 17.9 -5.3 7.3 -0.5 0.2 4 (-3) 20 (+3) 0 0 Industrial Wales 78.2 +3.3 26.3 -0.9 54.3 +9.1 15.4 -7.0 3.7 -10 0.2 4 (-3) 4 (+1) 3 (+ I) 3 (+1) Rural Wales SO. I +2.0 35.0 -2.6 29.2 +4.9 22.2 -2.4 13.5 +0.3 0.2 \0 (-11) 50 (+9) 9 (+1) 3 (+1) S<otland 75.1 +2.4 24.0 -4.3 42.4 +7.3 19.2 -5.3 14.0 +2.3 0.3 I (-2) 23 (+3) 0 (-I) 0 Central Clydeside 74.9 +2.4 16.6 -5.7 56.1 +9.6 15.6 -6.4 11.4 +2.6 0.3 4 (-3) 22 (+3) 0 0 Rest of indus!.