Elections in The 1980s
| General Election 1987: Batley and Spen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Peacock | 25,512 | 43.4 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Woolmer | 24,150 | 41.1 | +3.5 | |
| Social Democrat | K. Burke | 8,372 | 14.3 | −7.2 | |
| Moderate Labour | A. Harrison | 689 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,365 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 58,723 | 79.0 | +5.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| General Election 1983: Batley and Spen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Peacock | 21,433 | 39.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Kenneth Woolmer | 20,563 | 38.0 | N/A | |
| Social Democrat | E.S. Woollery | 11,678 | 21.5 | N/A | |
| Ecology | Clive R. Lord | 493 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 870 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 54,167 | 73.4 | N/A | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Read more about this topic: Batley And Spen (UK Parliament Constituency)
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