1992 United Kingdom general election in England

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1992 United Kingdom general election in England
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  1987 9 April 1992 (1992-04-09) 1997  

All 524 English seats to the House of Commons
262 seats needed for English majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  John Major 1993 (2).jpg Official portrait of Neil Kinnock, Member of the EC (cropped).jpg ASHDOWN Paddy.jpg
Leader John Major Neil Kinnock Paddy Ashdown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 28 November 1990 2 October 1983 16 July 1988
Leader's seat Huntingdon Islwyn (Wales) Yeovil
Last election358 seats, 46.3%155 seats, 29.5%10 seats, 23.9%
Seats won31919510
Seat changeDecrease2.svg39Increase2.svg40Steady2.svg
Popular vote12,796,7729,551,9105,398,293
Percentage45.5%33.9%19.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.8%Increase2.svg4.4%Decrease2.svg4.7%

The 1992 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 9 April 1992 for 524 English seats to the House of Commons. John Major's Conservative Party won a decisive majority of English seats for the fourth successive election, although the Labour Party made substantial gains. Together with Conservative seats in Scotland and Wales, this gave the Conservatives an overall majority in the House of Commons of 21 seats.

Results table

Party [1] SeatsVotes
TotalGainsLossesNet +/-% seatsTotal votes% votesChange
Conservative 319140Decrease2.svg3960.912,796,77245.5Decrease2.svg0.8
Labour 195400Increase2.svg4037.29,551,91033.9Increase2.svg4.4
Liberal Democrats 1044Steady2.svg1.95,398,29319.2Decrease2.svg4.7
Other parties000Steady2.svg401,5311.4Increase2.svg1.0
28,148,50678.0
Popular vote
Conservative
45.5%
Labour
33.9%
Liberal Democrats
19.2%
Other
1.4%
Parliament seats
Conservative
60.9%
Labour
37.2%
Liberal Democrats
1.9%

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References

  1. "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 APRIL 1992" (PDF). 1993. Retrieved 30 July 2018.