The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. She was the first Prime Minister since the 2nd Earl of Liverpool to lead a party to three successive election victories, a record subsequently equalled by Tony Blair.

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  • The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. She was the first Prime Minister since the 2nd Earl of Liverpool to lead a party to three successive election victories, a record subsequently equalled by Tony Blair. The Conservative government had survived the industrial disputes with mine workers (1984–85) and print unions (1985–86), and had weathered the 1986 Westland affair even with the resignation of Michael Heseltine and Leon Brittan, and the overall economy was strong. The Labour party at the time was slowly returning to a more centrist stance under new leader Neil Kinnock and was expecting to do much better than in the 1983 election. The main aim of the Labour party was, arguably, not to win a majority of parliamentary seats but simply to re-establish themselves as the main progressive centre-left alternative to the Conservatives, after the rise of the SDP forced Labour onto the defence. Indeed, the Labour party succeeded in doing so with this general election. The SDP and the Liberals renewed their SDP-Liberal Alliance but co-leaders David Owen and David Steel could not agree whether to support either major party in the event of a hung parliament. This turned out to be a purely academic problem, as the Conservatives were re-elected with a reduced majority of 102 seats. The failure of the SDP-Liberal Alliance to break through the electoral barriers ultimately resulted in the merger of the two parties in 1988 to become the Social and Liberal Democrats. The run-up to the 1987 election had been a rough ride for the Conservatives. The Miner's Strike of 1984/85 had seen the industry grind to a virtual standstill for 12 months as miners went on strike in protest against Mrs Thatcher's plans to close 20 coal mines in England and Wales, a move which would claim 20,000 jobs and deprive many communities of their main source of employment. In 1986, government ministers Leon Brittan and Michael Heseltine had resigned over the Westland affair and Mrs Thatcher was reportedly considering her resignation. However, Britain had come a long way since the 1983 election. Unemployment had fallen below 3,000,000 for the first time since 1981, inflation was at a mere 4% (its lowest for nearly 20 years) and the economy generally in its healthiest position for many years - combined with Labour and the Liberals scrapping for the anti-Conservative vote. The tabloid media also had strong support for the Conservatives, particularly The Sun newspaper who ran anti-Labour articles with headlines such as Why I'm backing Kinnock, by Stalin.
  • Die Britischen Unterhauswahlen 1987 fanden am 11. Juni 1987 statt und waren der dritte Sieg in Folge für Margaret Thatcher und die Konservativen. Sie war die erste Premierministerin seit Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2. Earl of Liverpool, die drei aufeinanderfolgende Wahlen gewinnen konnte. Nach ihr gelang dies aber auch Tony Blair.
  • Les eleccions al Parlament del Regne Unit de 1987 es van celebrar l'11 de juny de 1987. Va guanyar novament el Partit Conservador, que detenia el poder des de 1979. Fou les últimes eleccions en les que el candidat conservador fou Margaret Thatcher. El Partit Laborista va guanyar algunes posicions. L'Aliança SD-Liberals (que després s'uniran en el partit Liberal Demòcrates) obté prou escons per a ser considerada una tercera força en el futur.
  • ファイル:Houses. of. parliament. overall. arp. jpg 英国議会議事堂(ビッグベン) 1987年イギリス総選挙(1987ねん いぎりす そうせんきょ、英語名:United Kingdom general election, 1987)は、英国議会(正式名称:グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国議会)の下院議員を選出するため1987年6月11日に行なわれたイギリスの総選挙である。
  • Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia den 11. juni 1987 var den tredje seieren på rad for statsminister Margaret Thatcher og det konservative parti. Labour, med partileder Neil Kinnock i spissen, gjorde et bedre resultat enn i det foregående valget, men var langt i fra å erobre regjeringsmakten. Totalt antall stemmer: 32 530 204. Alle partier med mer enn 10 000 stemmer er vist.
  • Парламентские выборы в Великобритании 1987 года — свободные демократические выборы, происходившие 11 июня 1987 года. Консерваторы под руководством Маргарет Тэтчер одержали третью подряд победу, однако разрыв между ними и лейбористами сократился со 188 до 147 мандатов.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien den 11 juni 1987 var den tredje segern i rad för premiärminister Margaret Thatcher och hennes konservativa parti. Labour, med partiledaren Neil Kinnock, gjorde ett bättre resultat än i det föregående valet, men var långt ifrån att besegra regeringen. Valdeltagandet var 32 530 204 (75,3 %)
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  • 23 seats, 25.4%
  • 397 seats, 42.4%
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  • 2 October 1983
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  • The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. She was the first Prime Minister since the 2nd Earl of Liverpool to lead a party to three successive election victories, a record subsequently equalled by Tony Blair.
  • Die Britischen Unterhauswahlen 1987 fanden am 11. Juni 1987 statt und waren der dritte Sieg in Folge für Margaret Thatcher und die Konservativen. Sie war die erste Premierministerin seit Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2. Earl of Liverpool, die drei aufeinanderfolgende Wahlen gewinnen konnte. Nach ihr gelang dies aber auch Tony Blair.
  • Les eleccions al Parlament del Regne Unit de 1987 es van celebrar l'11 de juny de 1987. Va guanyar novament el Partit Conservador, que detenia el poder des de 1979. Fou les últimes eleccions en les que el candidat conservador fou Margaret Thatcher. El Partit Laborista va guanyar algunes posicions. L'Aliança SD-Liberals (que després s'uniran en el partit Liberal Demòcrates) obté prou escons per a ser considerada una tercera força en el futur.
  • ファイル:Houses. of. parliament. overall. arp. jpg 英国議会議事堂(ビッグベン) 1987年イギリス総選挙(1987ねん いぎりす そうせんきょ、英語名:United Kingdom general election, 1987)は、英国議会(正式名称:グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国議会)の下院議員を選出するため1987年6月11日に行なわれたイギリスの総選挙である。
  • Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia den 11. juni 1987 var den tredje seieren på rad for statsminister Margaret Thatcher og det konservative parti. Labour, med partileder Neil Kinnock i spissen, gjorde et bedre resultat enn i det foregående valget, men var langt i fra å erobre regjeringsmakten. Totalt antall stemmer: 32 530 204. Alle partier med mer enn 10 000 stemmer er vist.
  • Парламентские выборы в Великобритании 1987 года — свободные демократические выборы, происходившие 11 июня 1987 года. Консерваторы под руководством Маргарет Тэтчер одержали третью подряд победу, однако разрыв между ними и лейбористами сократился со 188 до 147 мандатов.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien den 11 juni 1987 var den tredje segern i rad för premiärminister Margaret Thatcher och hennes konservativa parti. Labour, med partiledaren Neil Kinnock, gjorde ett bättre resultat än i det föregående valet, men var långt ifrån att besegra regeringen. Valdeltagandet var 32 530 204 (75,3 %)
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  • Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia 1987
  • Парламентские выборы в Великобритании (1987)
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1987
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