▁be ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June . ▁The ▁elect oral ▁system ▁was ▁First ▁Past ▁the ▁Post ▁in ▁England , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Wales ▁and ▁Single ▁Transfer able ▁V ote ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁turn out ▁was ▁again ▁the ▁lowest ▁in ▁Europe . ▁In ▁England , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Wales , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁were ▁in ▁al liance , ▁collect ing ▁ 2 , 5 9 1 , 6 3 5 ▁votes ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁seat . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁represented ▁a ▁small ▁recovery ▁for ▁Labour , ▁under ▁Michael ▁Foot ' s ▁replacement ▁Neil ▁Kin no ck , ▁taking ▁ 1 5 ▁seats ▁from ▁the ▁Conserv atives . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁they ▁had ▁only ▁had ▁a ▁vote ▁share ▁of ▁ 2 % ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁SD P – L iber al ▁Alliance ▁( although ▁they ▁had ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁more ▁MP ' s ▁elected ) ▁and ▁ 1 5 % ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁Conserv atives . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Source : ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁brief ing ▁ ▁Over all ▁( Eng land , ▁Scotland , ▁Wales ▁and ▁Northern ▁Ireland ) ▁turn out : ▁ 3 2 . 6 % ▁( EC ▁average : ▁ 6 1 %) ▁Over all ▁votes ▁cast : ▁ 1 3 , 9 9 8 , 1 9 0 ▁ ▁Great ▁Britain ▁ ▁Source : ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁brief ing ▁ ▁Total ▁votes ▁cast ▁- ▁