1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
October 18, 2023
The 1989 European Parliament election, was the third European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on 15 June. The electoral system was First Past the Post in England, Scotland and Wales and Single Transferable Vote in Northern Ireland. The turnout was again the lowest in Europe.
1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
This election saw the best performance ever by the Green Party (UK) (formerly the Ecology Party), collecting over 2 million votes and 15% of the vote share. It had only received 70,853 as the Ecology Party in the previous election. However, because of First Past the Post system, the Green Party did not gain a single MEP, while the Scottish National Party received 1 seat with only 3% of the vote share. The Green Party's vote total of 2,299,287 remains its best performance in a national election, as does its percentage result of 14.5%.
The election also saw Labour overtake the Conservatives for the first time in any election since October 1974 and the first time ever in a European election, winning 13 more seats.
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The 1989 European Parliament election was the third European election to be held in the United Kingdom It was held on 15 June The electoral system was First Past the Post in England Scotland and Wales and Single Transferable Vote in Northern Ireland The turnout was again the lowest in Europe 1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom 1984 15 June 1989 1994 outgoing memberselected members 81 seats to the European ParliamentTurnout36 4 3 8 First party Second party Lab ConLeader Barry Seal Christopher ProutParty Labour ConservativeAlliance PES EPPLeader s seat Yorkshire West Shropshire and StaffordLast election 32 seats 34 8 45 seats 38 8 Seats won 45 32Seat change 13 13Popular vote 6 153 640 5 331 077Percentage 38 7 33 7 Swing 3 9 5 1 Colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results This election saw the best performance ever by the Green Party UK formerly the Ecology Party collecting over 2 million votes and 15 of the vote share It had only received 70 853 as the Ecology Party in the previous election However because of First Past the Post system the Green Party did not gain a single MEP while the Scottish National Party received 1 seat with only 3 of the vote share The Green Party s vote total of 2 299 287 remains its best performance in a national election as does its percentage result of 14 5 The election also saw Labour overtake the Conservatives for the first time in any election since October 1974 and the first time ever in a European election winning 13 more seats Two by elections to the British Parliament also took place on the same day in the Vauxhall and Glasgow Central constituencies Labour held both seats Contents 1 Results 1 1 United Kingdom 1 2 Great Britain 1 3 Northern Ireland 2 Party Leaders in 1989 3 See also 4 ReferencesResults EditUnited Kingdom Edit Party Votes won 1 of vote Loss Gain Seats of seats Loss GainLabour 6 153 661 38 7 nbsp 3 9 45 55 6 nbsp 13Conservative 5 356 887 33 7 nbsp 5 1 32 39 5 nbsp 13Green 2 299 287 14 5 nbsp 14 0 0 nbsp nbsp SLD 944 861 5 9 nbsp 12 6 0 nbsp nbsp SNP 406 686 2 6 nbsp 1 0 1 1 2 nbsp DUP 160 110 1 0 nbsp 0 6 1 1 2 nbsp SDLP 136 335 0 9 nbsp 0 2 1 1 2 nbsp Ulster Unionist 118 785 0 7 nbsp 0 4 1 1 2 nbsp Plaid Cymru 115 062 0 7 nbsp 0 1 0 nbsp nbsp SDP 75 886 0 5 New 0 nbsp nbsp Sinn Fein 48 914 0 3 nbsp 0 4 0 nbsp nbsp Alliance 27 905 0 2 nbsp 0 nbsp nbsp Independent 12 724 0 1 nbsp 0 nbsp nbsp Ind Conservative 6 996 0 0 nbsp 0 nbsp nbsp Workers Party 5 590 0 0 nbsp 0 1 0 nbsp nbsp Labour Representation Group 3 540 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Communist 4 420 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Monster Raving Loony 4 263 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Mebyon Kernow 4 224 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Wessex Regionalist 2 332 0 0 nbsp 0 nbsp nbsp International Communist 1 567 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp National Front 1 471 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Humanist 1 349 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Labour Party NI 1 274 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Socialist GB 919 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Corrective 707 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Communist League 323 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Overall England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland turnout 36 EU average 59 Overall votes cast 15 896 078Great Britain Edit Party Votes won 1 of vote Loss Gain Seats of seats Loss GainLabour 6 153 661 40 1 nbsp 3 6 45 57 7 nbsp 13Conservative 5 331 098 34 7 nbsp 6 1 32 41 0 nbsp 13Green 2 292 718 14 9 nbsp 14 4 0 nbsp nbsp SLD 944 861 6 2 nbsp 13 3 0 nbsp nbsp SNP 406 686 2 6 nbsp 0 9 1 1 3 nbsp Plaid Cymru 115 062 0 7 nbsp 0 1 0 nbsp nbsp SDP 75 886 0 5 New 0 nbsp nbsp Independent 12 724 0 1 nbsp 0 nbsp nbsp Ind Conservative 6 996 0 0 nbsp 0 nbsp nbsp Communist 4 420 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Monster Raving Loony 4 263 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Mebyon Kernow 4 224 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Wessex Regionalist 2 332 0 0 nbsp 0 nbsp nbsp International Communist 1 567 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp National Front 1 471 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Humanist 1 349 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Socialist GB 919 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Corrective 707 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Communist League 323 0 0 New 0 nbsp nbsp Total votes cast 15 361 267 Northern Ireland Edit Party Candidate s Seats Loss Gain First Preference Votes 2 Number of voteDUP Ian Paisley 1 0 160 110 29 9SDLP John Hume 1 0 136 335 25 5Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson 1 0 118 785 22 2Sinn Fein Danny Morrison 0 0 48 914 9 1Alliance John Alderdice 0 0 27 905 5 2NI Conservatives Myrtle Boal 0 0 25 789 4 8Green Malcolm Samuel 0 0 6 569 1 2Workers Party Seamus Lynch 0 0 5 590 1 0Labour Representation Mark Langhammer 0 0 3 540 0 7Labour 87 Brian Caul 0 0 1 274 0 2Total votes cast 534 811 Party Leaders in 1989 EditLabour Neil Kinnock Conservative Margaret Thatcher Green N A the Green Party did not have a leader Social and Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown Scottish National Party Gordon Wilson Plaid Cymru Dafydd Elis Thomas Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley Social Democratic and Labour Party John Hume Ulster Unionist Party James MolyneauxSee also EditElections in the United Kingdom European elections List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 1989 1994 References Edit a b European Parliament elections 1979 to 1994 House of Commons Library http www parliament uk briefing papersRP99 57 pdf dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom amp oldid 1156148612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
