Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1983
- Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1983
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 1931.
Four contenders stood to replace Foot: Neil Kinnock, Roy Hattersley, Eric Heffer and Peter Shore, with Kinnock favoured to win. The results of the election were:
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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