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wow. you've made it here. but anyways, welcome.

basically what i do here is to play with some "alternate history politics", you know, shit like that.

but yeah, enjoy.

'''notes:'''
* ''all blue links will redirect to canon person/event''

* ''all refs/citations also redirect to canon site''

* ''WIP = "unfinished" (common sense)''



=No Falklands War=
==1984 United Kingdom general election==
WIP

{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1984 United Kingdom general election
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1979 United Kingdom general election
| previous_year = 1979
| outgoing_members = List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election
| next_election = User:Arandompersonlol/sandbox#1989 United Kingdom general election
| next_year = 1989
| elected_members = List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election
| seats_for_election = All [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1983–1997)|650 seats]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]
| majority_seats = 326
| elected_mps = List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election
| election_date = 7 June 1984
| turnout = 72.7%, {{decrease}}3.3%
<!--      Conservative     -->
| image1 = [[File:Margaret Thatcher (1983).jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| leader_since1 = [[1975 Conservative Party leadership election|11 February 1975]]
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Finchley (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley]]
| last_election1 = 339 seats, 43.9%
| seats_before1 = 359
| seats1 = '''268'''
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}71{{efn|name=boundary change|Includes boundary change—so this is a nominal figure.}}
| popular_vote1 = '''10,284,032'''
| percentage1 = '''33.5%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}}10.4%
<!--      Labour      -->
| image2 = [[File:Michael Foot (1981).jpg|150x150px]]
| leader2 = [[Michael Foot]]
| leader_since2 = [[1980 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|10 November 1980]]
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2 = [[Blaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)|Blaenau Gwent]]
| last_election2 = 269 seats, 36.9%
| seats_before2 = 261
| seats2 = 262
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}7{{efn|name=boundary change}}
| popular_vote2 = 10,170,549
| percentage2 = 33.2%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}3.7%
<!--      SDP Liberal Alliance      -->
| image3 = [[File:DavidSteel1987 cropped.jpg|75x75px]]<br>[[File:Roy Jenkins 1977 (cropped).jpg|75x75px]]
| leader3 = {{ubl|[[David Steel]]&nbsp;([[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]])<br>[[Roy Jenkins]]&nbsp;([[Social Democratic Party (UK)|SDP]])}}
| leader_since3 = {{ubl|[[1976 Liberal Party leadership election|7 July 1976]] (Steel)<br>[[1982 Social Democratic Party leadership election|7 July 1982]] (Jenkins)}}
| party3 = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| leaders_seat3 = {{ubl|[[Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Tweeddale,&nbsp;Ettrick<br>and&nbsp;Lauderdale]]&nbsp;(Steel)|[[Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow&nbsp;Hillhead]]&nbsp;(Jenkins)}}
| last_election3 = 11 seats, 13.8%{{efn|Results for the Liberals only. The SDP did not contest}}
| seats_before3 = 9
| seats3 = 95
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}84{{efn|name=boundary change}}
| popular_vote3 = 9,946,649
| percentage3 = 32.4%
| swing3 = {{increase}}18.6%
| map_image =
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = Colours denote the winning party—as shown in {{slink|1983 United Kingdom general election|Results}}

|map2_image = 
| title = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
|map2_caption = Composition of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] after the election

| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| before_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| after_election = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| after_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 1983 United Kingdom general election
}}

The '''1984 United Kingdom general election''' was held on Thursday 7 June 1984, to elect [[List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election|650 members]] to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. The election resulted in a [[hung parliament]] and was considered to have the lowest government minority since [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|December 1910]], with the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] falling down to 268, 58 short of overall majority government from the 43-seat majority they once enjoyed in 1979. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] lost seats at a much smaller scale from 269 seats to 261, while the [[SDP-Liberal Alliance]] gained the most seats from just 11 to 95, the most for a third party since [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]].

Thatcher's first term as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] had not been an easy time.<ref name="maggie">{{citation |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/margaret-thatcher |title=Baroness Margaret Thatcher |website=[[gov.uk]] |access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><!-- Opinionated --> Unemployment increased during the first three years of her premiership and the economy went [[Early 1980s recession|through a recession]]. However, a last-minute economic growth during the campaign made a partial recovery of her personal popularity.

By the time Parliament had dissolved in May 1984, opinion polls pointed a three-way tie and sometimes the Conservatives trailed in the polls, but the last-minute economic recovery had led the Conservatives back in leading the polls. The resulting win earned the Conservatives their smallest government of the post-war era.<ref name="bbcoverview">{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/basics/4393313.stm |title=Historic election in decades|date=5 April 2005 |work=BBC News |access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref>

The Labour Party had been led by [[Michael Foot]] since the resignation of former Prime Minister [[James Callaghan]] in 1980, and its new policies were considered more [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] than usual.<ref name="bbcoverview"/><ref name="longestsuicidenote">{{citation |last=Vaidyanathan |first=Rajini |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8550425.stm |title=Michael Foot: What did the 'longest suicide note' say? |date=4 March 2010 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref> Several "moderate" Labour MPs had defected from the party to form the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP), which then formed the [[SDP–Liberal Alliance]] with the existing [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]].

Both parties had 30% of the vote, the first and only time in post-war record, as both Conservatives and Labour vote fell by 3 million, while the Alliance gained more than 5 million, just less than a million of out-polling both the two major parties. Although being a distant third, the Alliance had a monumental victory and the biggest party kickstart since post-war records began. The Liberals argued that a proportional electoral system would have given them a more representative number of MPs. Changing the electoral system had been a long-running campaign plank of the Liberal Party and would later be adopted by its successor, the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]].

When polls declared that a hung parliament was imminent, coalition talks between both the Alliance and the Conservatives and the Labour and the Alliance began a week into the campaign. As a coalition was less likely to form between the Alliance and the Labour Party, it was more likely that a coalition might form between the Alliance and the Conservatives. However, the talks collapsed when some of the SDP members backed down about the coalition, and so no one was able to form a coalition government. <ref name="bbcoverview"/> The major factor surrounding this may have been due to the hardline policies both the major parties have taken. When the coalition talks completely collapsed, the Conservatives asked the [[Ulster Unionist Party]] for a [[confidence and supply|confidence-and-supply agreement]], to which they accepted.

The election night was broadcast live on the BBC and was presented by [[David Dimbleby]], Sir [[Robin Day]] and [[Peter Snow]].<ref name="bbc1983">{{YouTube |id=sf3NxCCSz3Y |title=Election 1984{{snd}}Part 1}}</ref> It was also broadcast on ITV and presented by [[Alastair Burnet]], [[Peter Sissons]] and [[Martyn Lewis]].

Two future leaders of the Labour Party ([[Tony Blair]], [[Gordon Brown]]) were first elected during this election; both of whom went on to hold the office of the Prime Minister.

As the likes of Blair and Brown, a string of prominent members of parliament stepped aside or lost their seats. Former Labour Prime Minister [[Harold Wilson]] stood down from parliament after 38 years, as well as [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] and former Labour cabinet minister [[George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy|George Thomas]] also departed from parliament at this election. In addition, two future Leaders of the Liberal Democrats were first elected—[[Paddy Ashdown]] and [[Charles Kennedy]]. [[Michael Howard]], who later served the Conservatives as Home Secretary in government and as party leader in opposition and subsequently Prime Minister, was also elected to parliament in 1983.
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==1989 United Kingdom general election==
WIP

{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 1989 United Kingdom general election
| country            = United Kingdom
| type               = parliamentary
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = User:Arandompersonlol/sandbox#1984 United Kingdom general election
| previous_year      = 1984
| outgoing_members   = List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election
| next_election      = User:Arandompersonlol/sandbox#1990 United Kingdom general election
| next_year          = 1990
| elected_members    = List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election
| seats_for_election = All [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1983–1997)|650 seats]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] 
| majority_seats     = 326
| elected_mps        = List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election
| election_date      = 8 June 1989
| turnout            = 75.3%, {{increase}}2.6%
<!--      Labour      -->
| image1 = [[File:Start_campagne_voor_Europese_verkiezingen_van_PvdA_(Rotterdam)_Neal_Kinnoch_,_k,_Bestanddeelnr_932-9811.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Neil Kinnock]]
| leader_since1 = [[1983 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|6 July 1986]]
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency)|Islwyn]]
| last_election1 =  262 seats, 33.2%
| seats1 = '''277'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}15
| popular_vote1 = '''11,053,550'''
| percentage1 = '''34.0%'''
| swing1    = {{increase}}0.8%
<!--      Conservative     -->
| image2             = [[File:Margaret Thatcher in Israel (cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
| leader2            = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| leader_since2      = [[1975 Conservative Party leadership election|11 February 1975]]
| party2             = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2      = [[Finchley (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley]]
| last_election2     = 268 seats, 33.5%
| seats2             = 259{{efn|name=speaker}}
| seat_change2       = {{decrease}}10
| popular_vote2      = 10,936,444
| percentage2        = 33.6%
| swing2             = {{increase}}0.1%
<!--      SDP Liberal Alliance      -->
| image3 = [[File:DavidSteel1987 cropped.jpg|75x75px]]<br>[[File:David Owen-1.jpg|75x75px]]
| leader3 = {{ubl|[[David Steel]]&nbsp;([[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]])<br>[[David Owen]]&nbsp;([[Social Democratic Party (UK)|SDP]])}}<br>
| leader_since3 = {{ubl|[[1976 Liberal Party leadership election|7 July 1976]] (Steel)<br>21 June 1983 (Owen)}}
| party3 = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| leaders_seat3 = {{ubl|[[Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Tweeddale,&nbsp;Ettrick<br>and&nbsp;Lauderdale]]&nbsp;(Steel)|[[Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)|Plymouth,&nbsp;Devonport]]&nbsp;(Owen)}}
| last_election3 = 95 seats, 32.4%
| seats3 = 89
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}6
| popular_vote3 = 9,778,391
| percentage3 = 30.1%
| swing3    = {{decrease}}2.3%
| map_image   =
| map_size    = 200px
| map_caption = Colours denote the winning party—as shown in {{slink||Results}}

|map2_image = [[File:House of Commons elected members, 1987.svg|frameless|475x475px]]
|map2_caption = Composition of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] after the election

| title = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| before_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| after_election = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| after_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| opinion_polls=Opinion polling for the 1987 United Kingdom general election
}}
The '''1989 United Kingdom general election''' was held on Thursday, 8 June 1989, to elect [[List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election|650 members]] to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. The Labour Party turned out as the largest party in the House of Commons, but it was 16 seats short for a majority, therefore producing a [[hung parliament]] for the second consecutive time.

The Conservatives ran a campaign focusing on lower taxes, a strong economy and strong defence. However, the [[Lawson Boom|Lawson boom of 1989]] immediately changed confidence over the Conservative leadership as inflation increased at a staggering rate of 6%, prompting the Conservatives to commit on an immediate economic recovery.

The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], led by [[Neil Kinnock]] following [[Michael Foot]]'s resignation in the immediate aftermath of a divisive [[1983 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|1985 leadership election]], was slowly moving towards a more [[centrism|centrist]] policy platform following the promulgation of a [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] one under its previous leader [[Michael Foot]]. The main aim of the Labour Party was simply to re-establish itself as the main progressive [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]] alternative to the Conservatives, after the rise of the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP) forced Labour onto the defensive. Indeed, the Labour Party succeeded in doing so at this general election, even more so as being the largest party in the parliament. The [[SDP–Liberal Alliance|Alliance]] between the SDP and the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] was renewed but co-leaders [[David Owen]] and [[David Steel]] could not agree whether to support either major party in the event of a [[hung parliament]].

Although there were only small changes overall, with the Conservatives only just losing by 10 seats, it cost them the election. The Labour Party, on the other hand, gained only 15 seats, with both sides often gaining and losing seats.

The election was a disappointment for the Alliance, which saw its vote share fall and suffered a net loss of six seats. This led to the two parties merging completely soon afterwards to become the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]. In Northern Ireland, the main unionist parties maintained their alliance in opposition to the [[Anglo-Irish Agreement]], however the [[Ulster Unionist Party|Ulster Unionists]] (UUP) lost one seat to the [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (SDLP). This loss came from former Cabinet Minister, [[Enoch Powell]]; famous for his stance against immigration and formerly a Conservative.

The election night was covered live on the BBC and presented by [[David Dimbleby]], [[Peter Snow]] and [[Sir Robin Day]].<ref name="bbc1987">{{YouTube|id=wTPxE8oC0bI|title=BBC Election 1989 coverage}}</ref> It was also broadcast on ITV and presented by [[Alastair Burnet|Sir Alastair Burnet]], [[Peter Sissons]] and [[Alastair Stewart]].

The 1987 general election saw the election of the first [[Black British people|Black]] Members of Parliament: [[Diane Abbott]], [[Paul Boateng]] and [[Bernie Grant]], all as representatives for the Labour Party. Other newcomers included future Cabinet member [[David Blunkett]], future [[Leader of the Scottish National Party|SNP Leader]] [[Alex Salmond]] and [[John Redwood]]. MPs leaving the House of Commons as a result of this election included former Labour Prime Minister [[James Callaghan]], [[Keith Joseph]], [[Jim Prior]], [[Ian Mikardo]], former Health Minister [[Enoch Powell]] (who had defected to the UUP in Northern Ireland in 1974 after from the Conservatives) and [[Clement Freud]].

{{reflist}}

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==2005 United Kingdom general election==
WIP
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2005 United Kingdom general election
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2001 United Kingdom general election
| previous_year = 2001
| outgoing_members = List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election
| elected_members = List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election
| next_election = 2010 United Kingdom general election
| next_year = 2010
| seats_for_election = All [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies 2005–10|646 seats]] to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]
| majority_seats = 324
| election_date = 5 May 2005
| turnout = 61.4% ({{increase}}2.0%)
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election
<!--      Labour      -->| image1 = [[File:TonyBlairBasra.JPG|160x160px|Tony Blair]]
| leader1 = [[Tony Blair]]
| leader_since1 = [[1994 Labour Party leadership election|21 July 1994]]
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield]]
| last_election1 = 412 seats, 40.7%
| seats_before1 = 403
| seats1 = '''372'''{{sup|‡}}
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 31*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election - 36 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| popular_vote1 = '''10,560,770'''
| percentage1 = '''38.9%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 1.8 [[Percentage point|pp]]
<!--      Conservative     -->| image2 = [[File:Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_Summit_16_June_2005_(1)_(cropped).jpg|160x160px|Michael Howard]]
| leader2 = [[Michael Howard]]
| leader_since2 = [[2003 Conservative Party leadership election|6 November 2003]]
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2 = [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone<br>and&nbsp;Hythe]]
| last_election2 = 166 seats, 31.7%
| seats_before2 = 165
| seats2 = 188
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 23*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 33 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| popular_vote2 = 8,668,519
| percentage2 = 31.9%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 0.2 [[Percentage point|pp]]
<!--      Liberal Democrats      -->| image3 = [[File:Charles Kennedy MP (cropped).jpg|160x160px]]
| leader3 = [[Charles Kennedy]]
| leader_since3 = [[1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election|9 August 1999]]
| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| leaders_seat3 = [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross,&nbsp;Skye<br>and&nbsp;Lochaber]]
| last_election3 = 52 seats, 18.3%
| seats_before3 = 51
| seats3 = 57
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 6*<!-- note: the boundaries changed from the previous election + 11 is a nominal change figure from the seats the party would have won based on those boundaries. -->
| popular_vote3 = 5,931,949
| percentage3 = 21.9%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 3.5 [[Percentage point|pp]]
| map_image =
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.<br />
''* Indicates boundary change – so this is a notional figure''
''{{sup|‡}} Figure does not include the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]], [[Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn|Michael Martin]]''
| title = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Tony Blair]]
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_election = [[Tony Blair]]
| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
| map2_image =
| map2_caption = Composition of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] after the election
| map2_size = 360px
}}