1983 United Kingdom general election

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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 seats. It was the most decisive election result since the Labour Party won a 146-seat majority in 1945 and was the first of two consecutive landslides for the Conservatives. Thatcher's first term as Prime Minister had not been an easy time. Unemployment increased during the first three years of her premiership and the economy went through a recession, resulting in the Conservatives trailing in virtually every poll from 1979 to 1981. However, Thatcher's decisive leadership in the Falklands War had led to a British victory and a recovery of her personal and the government's popularity in 1982, and economic growth had simultaneously resumed. By the time Thatcher called the election in May 1983, opinion polls pointed to a Conservative victory, with most national newspapers backing the re-election...

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