The Lib Dems' success in the polls after the leaders' debate is being compared to the party's fortunes in the run-up to the 1983 general election.

Margaret Thatcher's re-election and landslide victory was a personal triumph. She had performed the unusual feat of winning re-election, despite the mass unemployment her battle against inflation had ...

Hernandez said that number could be surpassed, with a turnout not seen in decades. "In 1983 for Mayor Harold Washington's election, that yielded about an 82, 83 percent turnout," Hernandez said.

To win the 1983 mayoral election, Harold Washington and his staff had to take on white racism in the Democratic Party and in Chicago – head on.

There are currently a dozen candidates on the ballot to replace Mayor Thomas Menino. The last time there was a wide-open race like this was three decades ago, in 1983.

2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Harold Washington’s historic mayoral victory. Join us for a lively panel discussion about the 1983 election moderated by Chicago Sun-Times Columnist and ABC-7 ...

The 1983 general election was a watershed moment in Labour history – but not for the reason it’s usually remembered. This was inarguably post-World War II Labour’s electoral nadir, leaving ...

On Election Day 1983, Bernard Epton received an astonishing 621,893 votes — but Harold Washington prevailed with 666,652 votes, making history. That’s when things turned crazy.