1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales
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The 1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales took place on 9 June 1983 for all 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons. 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 2019 UK general election.
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Main article: 1983 United Kingdom general election
Despite the Labour party winning the most votes in Wales, the Conservatives won the general election.[1]
The governing Conservatives made a net gain of two seats, with the SDP–Liberal Alliance gaining one.[2] Across the UK the Conservatives won a landslide majority and continued in office for a second term.[3]