Hereford and Worcester (European Parliament constituency)

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Hereford and Worcester
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1994
MEPs 1
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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.

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The constituency of Hereford and Worcester was one of them.

Boundaries

1979-1984: Bromsgrove and Redditch, Hereford, Kidderminster, Leominster, South Worcestershire, West Gloucestershire, Worcester.

1984-1994: Bromsgrove, Hereford, Leominster, Mid Worcestershire, South Worcestershire, West Gloucestershire, Worcester, Wyre Forest.

MEPs

ElectedMemberParty
1979 James Scott-Hopkins Conservative
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Hereford and Worcester [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Scott-Hopkins 106,271 58.5
Labour R. H. J. Jones49,88827.5
Liberal R. G. Otter25,42114.0
Majority56,38331.0
Turnout 181,58034.8
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Hereford and Worcester [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Scott-Hopkins 84,077 48.3 -10.2
Labour Peter E. S. Nielsen44,14325.3-2.2
Liberal I. D. (David) Phillips37,85421.7+7.7
Ecology Miss Felicity M. Norman8,1794.7New
Majority39,93423.0
Turnout 174,25331.1
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Hereford and Worcester [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir James Scott-Hopkins 87,898 41.3 -7.0
Labour Christopher A. Short62,23329.2+3.9
Green Miss Felicity M. Norman49,29623.1+18.4 [lower-alpha 1]
SLD Mrs. Joan D. Davies13,5696.4-15.3
Majority25,66512.1-10.9
Turnout 212,99635.8+4.7
Conservative hold Swing
  1. Compared with Ecology Party

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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 29 January 2022.