1992 United Kingdom general election in England
9 April 1992 (1992-04-09)
All 524 English seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party Third party
 
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 election 358 seats, 46.3% 155 seats, 29.5% 10 seats, 23.9%
Seats won 319 195 10
Seat change Decrease39 Increase40 Steady
Popular vote 12,796,772 9,551,910 5,398,293
Percentage 45.5% 33.9% 19.2%
Swing Decrease0.8% Increase4.4% Decrease4.7%

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] Seats Votes
TotalGainsLosses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Conservative 319 1 40 Decrease39 60.9 12,796,772 45.5 Decrease0.8
Labour 195 40 0 Increase40 37.2 9,551,910 33.9 Increase4.4
Liberal Democrats 10 4 4 Steady 1.9 5,398,293 19.2 Decrease4.7
Other parties 0 0 0 Steady — 401,531 1.4 Increase1.0
28,148,506 78.0
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%

References

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


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