Essex South West (European Parliament constituency)

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Essex South West
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1994
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Essex South West was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1979 for the first elections to the European Parliament, it was abolished in 1994 and succeeded by the constituencies of Essex West and Hertfordshire East and Essex South.

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Boundaries

On its creation in 1979, it consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Basildon, Brentwood and Ongar, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow and Thurrock. [1]

After the 1984 boundary changes based on the new UK parliamentary constituencies created in 1983, it consisted of Basildon, Billericay, Brentwood and Ongar, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow and Thurrock. [2]

The constituency was abolished in 1994. Brentwood and Ongar, Chelmsford, Epping Forest and Harlow became part of Essex West and Hertfordshire East. Basildon, Billericay, Castle Point and Thurrock were now part of the new constituency of Essex South. [3]

MEPs

ElectionMemberParty
1979 Alexander Sherlock Conservative
1989 Patricia Rawlings Conservative
1994 constituency abolished, part of Essex West and Hertfordshire East and Essex South from 1994

Election results

European Parliament election, 1989: Essex South West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Elizabeth Rawlings 77,408 41.1 −4.7
Labour J W Orpe68,00536.1+0.5
Green M E Willis32,24217.1New
SLD T P Allen10,6185.6−13.0
Majority9,4035.0-5.2
Turnout 188,27333.1+4.8
Conservative hold Swing −2.6
European Parliament election, 1984: Essex South West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Alexander Sherlock 72,190 45.8 −8.1
Labour Conor O'Brien56,16935.6+3.7
Liberal A F C (Tony) Morris29,38518.6+4.4
Majority16,02110.2-11.8
Turnout 157,74428.3−2.2
Conservative hold Swing −5.9
European Parliament election, 1979: Essex South West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Alexander Sherlock 78,059 53.9
Labour J P Coughlan46,24431.9
Liberal D M Kitching20,51614.2
Majority31,81522.0
Turnout 144,81930.5
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Boundary Commission for England, European Assembly Constituencies, December 1978.
  2. ↑ European Parliament Information Office, MEPs and their constituencies, December 1988
  3. ↑ The European Parliament 1994–1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.
  4. ↑ Europe votes 3 : European parliamentary election results 1989, ed. by T.T. Mackie, Dartmouth, 1990.
  5. ↑ Europe votes 2 : European Parliamentary election results, 1979–1984, eds. T.T. Mackie and F.W.S. Craig, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services, 1985.
  6. ↑ European Parliament election 1979 : United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland : results of the European election on 7 June 1979, Luxembourg: European Parliament, October 1983


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