Leicester (European Parliament constituency)
| Leicester | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 European Parliament logo | |
| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
| United Kingdom Election Results | |
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each.
The constituency of Leicester was one of them.
Boundaries
[edit]1979-1984: Carlton, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Melton, Newark, Rushcliffe.
1984-1994: Bosworth, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Loughborough, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Rutland and Melton.
1994-1999: Harborough, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Loughborough, Rutland and Melton, Stamford and Spalding.
Members of the European Parliament
[edit]| Elected | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Fred Tuckman | Conservative | |
| 1989 | Mel Read | Labour | |
| 1994 | Susan Waddington | Labour | |
| 1999 | Constituency abolished: see East Midlands | ||
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 91,675 | 55.1 | ||
| Labour | Rev. K. F. Middleton | 57,811 | 34.7 | ||
| Liberal | G. G. Watson | 17,027 | 7.9 | ||
| Majority | 33,864 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 166,513 | 32.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 72,508 | 41.4 | −13.7 | |
| Labour | P. A. Soulsby | 69,616 | 39.8 | +5.1 | |
| SDP | David N. Simmons | 29,656 | 16.9 | +9.0 | |
| Ind. Conservative | A. G. Barrett | 3,249 | 1.9 | New | |
| Majority | 2,892 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 175,029 | 31.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mel Read | 90,798 | 42.6 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 75,476 | 35.4 | −6.0 | |
| Green | Christopher J. Davies | 33,081 | 15.5 | New | |
| Ind. Conservative | A. G. Barrett | 6,996 | 3.3 | +1.4 | |
| SLD | George W. Childs | 6,791 | 3.2 | −13.7 | |
| Majority | 15,322 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 213,142 | 36.8 | +5.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Waddington | 87,048 | 44.9 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Marshall | 66,764 | 34.4 | −13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark D. Jones | 28,890 | 14.9 | −2.9 | |
| Green | Geoff Forse | 8,941 | 4.6 | −10.9 | |
| Natural Law | Ms. Patricia A. Saunders | 2,283 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 20,284 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 193,926 | 37.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 1". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Leicester West Election Results". Politics Science Resources. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
External links
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