Bristol (European Parliament constituency)

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Bristol
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
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Bristol was a European Parliament constituency centred on Bristol in England, but covering much of Avon. Until 1984, it included parts of southern Gloucestershire and northwestern Wiltshire.

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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.

When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Bristol North East, Bristol North West, Bristol South, Bristol South East, Bristol West, Chippenham, Kingswood, and South Gloucestershire. In 1984, it was redrawn to consist of Bath, Bristol East, Bristol North West, Bristol South, Bristol West, Kingswood, Northavon, and Wansdyke. In 1994, it consisted of Bristol East, Bristol North West, Bristol South, Bristol West, Kingswood, Northavon, and Woodspring. [1]

The seat became part of the much larger South West England constituency in 1999.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1979 Richard Cottrell Conservative
1989 Ian White Labour

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Bristol [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Cottrell 100,160 54.2
Labour Doug Naysmith 59,44332.1
Liberal James P. Heppell25,30813.7
Majority40,71722.1
Turnout 184,91135.1
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Bristol [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Cottrell 94,652 46.1 -8.2
Labour Roger Berry 77,00837.5+5.4
SDP Peter J. Farley33,69816.4+2.7
Majority17,6448.6-13.5
Turnout 205,43836.0+0.9
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Bristol [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian White 87,753 39.5 +2.0
Conservative Richard Cottrell 77,77135.0-11.1
Green Derek Wall 39,43617.7New
SLD Charles Boney16,3097.3-9.1
Wessex Regionalist Gwendoline McEwen1,0170.5New
Majority9,9824.5-4.1
Turnout 222,28639.6+3.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Bristol [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian White 90,790 44.1 +4.6
Conservative Earl of Stockton 60,83529.6-5.4
Liberal Democrats Jim A. W. Barnard40,39419.6+12.3
Green John H. Boxall7,1633.5-14.2
UKIP Thomas H. Whittingham5,7982.8New
Natural Law Thomas Dyball8760.4New
Majority29,95514.5+10.0
Turnout 205,85640.9+1.3
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979–99: England: Part 1