Leicester (European Parliament constituency)
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.
Leicester | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
European Parliament logo | |
Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1999 |
MEPs | 1 |
Sources | |
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 | |
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1979 | Fred Tuckman | Conservative | |
1989 | Mel Read | Labour | |
1994 | Susan Waddington | Labour | |
1999 | Constituency abolished: see East Midlands |
Elections edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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
External links edit
- David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results