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| 2 | Derby South (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 1980s |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Margaret Beckett | 18,169 | 39.3 | −10.7 |
| 5 | - | Conservative | G.W. Hales | 17,748 | 38.4 | −0.3 |
| 6 | - | Social Democratic | I.W. Smith | 9,976 | 21.6 | +11.9 |
| 7 | - | Ecology | E. Wall | 297 | 0.7 | N/A |
| 8 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 0.9 | −10.4 |
| 9 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,190 | 67.4 | −4.0 |
| 10 | - | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: By how many votes did Beckett win the Derby South (UK Parliament constituency) election over the Conservative party?
Answer: In the Derby South (UK Parliament constituency) election, Beckett won with a majority of 421 over the Conservative Party.