United Kingdom general election, 1984 (No Falklands)

The 1984 United Kingdom general election was held on 3 May 1984. The incumbent Conservative Party government of Margaret Thatcher won a landslide victory and the largest number of seats of any party since the 1931.

The election was a disaster for the Labour Party, who won their lowest share since 1918 and took less votes SDP-Liberal Alliance, yet they won far more seats than the Alliance. The Conservatives won a majority of over 150 seats despite receiving 1.3 million less votes than in 1979.

Thatcher's first five years in government had not been an easy time. Unemployment had rocketed in the first three years of her term as she battled to control the inflation that had ravaged Britain for much of the 1970s. By the start of 1982, unemployment had passed the 3,000,000 mark - for the first time since before the Second World War - and the economy had been in recession for nearly two years. By 1983, however, the economy had began to recover and the Conservatives regained support.

Labour had been led by Michael Foot since 1980 but

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