A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the House of Commons. The election was held following the defeat of the Labour government in a no-confi
Margaret Thatcher 1977
Prime Minister James Callaghan
David Steel 1985
Margaret Thatcher
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 9 June 1983. The governing Conservative Party, under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, won a landslide victory with a majority of 144 s
1979 United Kingdom general election
…United Kingdom following four changes of government in the space of 15 years. Although the Conservatives would go on to win more seats under Thatcher in 1983 and 1987, and again under Boris Johnson in 2019, the Tories have never since matched the 43.9% of the popular vote they won in 1979. This also remains…
Michael Foot
Roy Jenkins 1977