Talk:1983 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

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Change figures

Should the change figures in the infobox note that this is the change from the actual 1979 result rather the change based if the 1979 election had been fought on the new boundaries used for the first time in 1983? Scotland had gained a seat and the notional results compiled for ITN and the BBC suggested several seats would have had different outcomes had the new boundaries been used in 1979. The overall effect is debatable and Labour and the Conservatives would have each started out as notional winner in some seats where the main predecessor was really won by the other party in 1979 (eg Glasgow Hillhead would likely have been won by Labour rather than being held by the Conservatives had the 1979 contest been fought on the 1983 boundaries while the reverse was true for Cathcart. However on the ITN/BBC figures while the Conservatives would likely have had one more seat than they did in reality so they arguably fell from 23 to 21 and I wonder if it would be worth noting this somehow. Dunarc (talk) 21:47, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

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