Greater Manchester Central (European Parliament constituency)

Greater Manchester Central
European Parliament constituency
Boundary within North West England (1984-1994)
Member state	United Kingdom
Created	1984
Dissolved	1999
MEPs	1
Sources

Greater Manchester Central was, from 1984 to 1999, a European Parliament constituency centered on Greater Manchester, in North West England.

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 had only one Member of the European Parliament each.

Boundary within North West England (1994-1999)

Boundaries

1984–1994: Altrincham and Sale, Davyhulme, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Manchester Wythenshawe, Stretford.

1994–1999: Cheadle, Hazel Grove, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Stockport, Stretford.

MEPs

Election		Member	Party
	1984	Eddy Newman	Labour
1999		Constituency abolished: see North West England

Election results

European Parliament election, 1984: Greater Manchester Central ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddy Newman	76,830	50.8
	Conservative	Thomas R. M. Sewell	48,753	32.2
	Liberal	E. A. O. G. (George) Wedell	24,192	16.0
	Independent	K. J. Martin	1,430	1.0
Majority			28,077	18.6
Turnout			151,205	29.8
	Labour win (new seat)

European Parliament election, 1989: Greater Manchester Central ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddy Newman	86,914	51.7	+0.9
	Conservative	Cheryl Gillan	48,047	28.6	−3.6
	Green	Brian A. Candeland	19,742	11.8	New
	SLD	John H. Mulholland	9,437	5.6	−10.4
	SDP	Simon M. Millson	2,769	1.6	New
	Humanist	S. Knight	1,045	0.6	New
Majority			38,867	23.1	+4.5
Turnout			167,954	34.9	+5.1
	Labour hold		Swing

European Parliament election, 1994: Greater Manchester Central ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddy Newman	74,935	53.4	+1.7
	Conservative	Mrs. Sylvia H. Mason	32,490	23.2	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	John L. Begg	22,988	16.4	+10.8
	Green	Brian A. Candeland	4,952	3.5	−8.3
	Liberal	Philip Burke	3,862	2.8	New
	Natural Law	Paul Stanley	1,017	0.7	New
Majority			42,445	30.2	+7.1
Turnout			140,244	29.1	−5.8
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. 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 28 January 2022.

External links

• David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine