Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1983
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The Labour Party leadership election of 1983 occurred when former leader Michael Foot resigned after winning only 209 seats at the 1983 UK general election - a loss of 70 seats. This was the worst showing for Labour since 1929.
Four contenders stood to replace Foot: Neil Kinnock, Roy Hattersley, Eric Heffer and Peter Shore. Kinnock was always the favourite to win. The results of the election were:
| Candidate | Affiliated | Constituencies | PLP | Total | |
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| Neil Kinnock | 29.042 | 27.452 | 14.778 | 71.272 | |
| Roy Hattersley | 10.878 | 0.577 | 7.833 | 19.288 | |
| Eric Heffer | 0.046 | 1.971 | 4.286 | 6.303 | |
| Peter Shore | 0.033 | 0 | 3.103 | 3.137 |
Neil Kinnock won the election with an outright majority and Roy Hattersley became his deputy, beating Michael Meacher. Kinnock remained leader until 1992.
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