 The Scottish Conservatives have been unable to match their 1983 Westminster seat total since, although they did record a slightly larger share of the Scottish vote in 2017, by which time the Scottish National Party had become the dominant party in Scotland with the Tories being the largest unionist party.On a UK-wide basis, the 1983 election was the worst result in Labour's modern history until the 2019 election The 1983 result remains the worst-ever modern performance for Labour in England.To regain an overall majority, Labour needed to make at least 65 gains.