Greater Manchester East (European Parliament constituency)

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Greater Manchester East
European Parliament constituency
GreaterManchesterE1984EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within North West England (1984-1994)
Member state United Kingdom
Created 1984
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
Sources

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

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From 1984 to 1994, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Ashton-under-Lyne, Cheadle, Denton and Reddish, Hazel Grove, Oldham Central and Royton, Oldham West, Stalybridge and Hyde, and Stockport. [1] From 1994 to 1999 it consisted of Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton and Reddish, Heywood and Middleton, Littleborough and Saddleworth, Oldham Central and Royton, Oldham West, Rochdale, and Stalybridge and Hyde.

Before 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.

Boundary within North West England (1994-1999) GreaterManchesterE1994EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within North West England (1994-1999)

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedMemberParty [2]
1984 Glyn Ford Labour
1989
1994
1999 Constituency abolished: see North West England

Election results

European Parliament election, 1984: Greater Manchester East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Ford 65,101 42.7
Conservative T. K. (Ken) Thornber56,41537.0
SDP Mrs. Brigid Gaskin27,80118.2
Ecology M. J. Shipley3,1582.1
Majority8,6865.7
Turnout 152,47529.9
Labour win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1989: Greater Manchester East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Ford 93,294 49.7 +7.0
Conservative Richard N. Greenwood58,79331.3−5.7
Green Mike J. Shipley19,09010.2+8.1'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000014−QINU`"'
SLD A. B. (Brian) Leah16,6458.9−9.3
Majority34,50118.4+12.7
Turnout 187,82237.0+7.1
Labour hold Swing
    European Parliament election, 1994: Greater Manchester East [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Glyn Ford 82,289 60.4 +10.7
    Conservative John R. Pinniger26,30319.3−12.0
    Liberal Democrats Alan J. Riley20,54515.1+6.2
    Green Trevor Clarke5,8234.3−5.9'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001D−QINU`"'
    Natural Law William A. Stevens1,1820.9New
    Majority55,98641.1+22.7
    Turnout 136,14227.2−9.8
    Labour hold Swing

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