1983–1987 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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![]() Palace of Westminster in 1983 | |||||
Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
Term | 9 June 1983 | – 11 June 1987||||
Election | 1983 United Kingdom general election | ||||
Government | Second Thatcher ministry | ||||
House of Commons | |||||
Members | 650 | ||||
Speaker | Bernard Weatherill | ||||
Leader | John Biffen | ||||
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Michael Foot Neil Kinnock | ||||
Third-party leader | David Steel & Roy Jenkins | ||||
House of Lords | |||||
Lord Chancellor | Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone |
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 1983 general election, held on 9 June. This Parliament was dissolved in 1987.
During 1983–1987 Bernard Weatherill was the speaker, Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister, Michael Foot and Neil Kinnock served as Leaders of the Opposition.