Greater Manchester East | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
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.
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.
Elected | Member | Party [2] | |
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1984 | Glyn Ford | Labour | |
1989 | |||
1994 | |||
1999 | Constituency abolished: see North West England |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Glyn Ford | 65,101 | 42.7 | ||
Conservative | T. K. (Ken) Thornber | 56,415 | 37.0 | ||
SDP | Mrs. Brigid Gaskin | 27,801 | 18.2 | ||
Ecology | M. J. Shipley | 3,158 | 2.1 | ||
Majority | 8,686 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 152,475 | 29.9 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Glyn Ford | 93,294 | 49.7 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Richard N. Greenwood | 58,793 | 31.3 | −5.7 | |
Green | Mike J. Shipley | 19,090 | 10.2 | +8.1'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000014−QINU`"' | |
SLD | A. B. (Brian) Leah | 16,645 | 8.9 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 34,501 | 18.4 | +12.7 | ||
Turnout | 187,822 | 37.0 | +7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Glyn Ford | 82,289 | 60.4 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | John R. Pinniger | 26,303 | 19.3 | −12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan J. Riley | 20,545 | 15.1 | +6.2 | |
Green | Trevor Clarke | 5,823 | 4.3 | −5.9'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001D−QINU`"' | |
Natural Law | William A. Stevens | 1,182 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 55,986 | 41.1 | +22.7 | ||
Turnout | 136,142 | 27.2 | −9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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