RecordedUnited Kingdom1987House of Commons
UK 1987 General Election
UK general election held June 1987. Margaret Thatcher won a third consecutive majority over Neil Kinnock's Labour, cementing the longest continuous Conservative government since the Napoleonic Wars.
UK 1987 General Election is one of the tracked elections shaping power in United Kingdom.
- Year
- 1987
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Contested
- House of Commons
- Winner
- Margaret Thatcher
- Candidates
- 2
Outcome in context
Thatcher won a third consecutive majority with 376 seats. Kinnock had begun modernizing Labour but could not yet challenge Conservative dominance. The SDP-Liberal Alliance again split the centre-left vote.
Keep exploring
- Country contextOpen United Kingdom to connect this election to institutions, leadership, and the broader national sequence.
- Winner profileJump from the result to Margaret Thatcher's political profile, offices, and related entities.
- Candidate fieldFollow the 2 linked candidates and compare who contested this race.
Result recorded
Winner
Conservative Party
Thatcher won a third consecutive majority with 376 seats. Kinnock had begun modernizing Labour but could not yet challenge Conservative dominance. The SDP-Liberal Alliance again split the centre-left vote.
