Kent East (European Parliament constituency)

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Kent East
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
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. The constituency of Kent East was one of them.

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Boundaries

1979-1984: Ashford; Canterbury; Dover and Deal; Faversham; Folkestone and Hythe; Maidstone; Thanet East; Thanet West.

1984-1994: Ashford; Canterbury; Dover; Faversham; Folkestone and Hythe; Maidstone; Thanet North; Thanet South.

1994-1999: Ashford; Canterbury; Dover; Faversham; Folkestone and Hythe; Thanet North; Thanet South.

MEPs

ElectedMemberParty
1979 Christopher Jackson Conservative
1994 Mark Watts Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see South East England

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Kent East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Jackson 117,267 64.7
Labour J. C. M. S. Holmes40,06022.1
Liberal Anthony F. C. Morris20,19011.1
Independent D. J. Conlon3,7882.1
Majority77,20742.6
Turnout 181,30532.4
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Kent East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Jackson 92,340 52.5 -12.2
Labour D. A. Enright 43,47324.7+2.6
SDP Anthony A. Kinch34,60119.7+8.6
Ecology Steven M. Dawe5,4053.1New
Majority48,86727.8
Turnout 175,81931.7
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Kent East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Jackson 85,667 44.0 -8.5
Labour Gregory N. J. Perry56,70629.1+4.4
Green Mrs. Penny A. Kemp36,93119.0+15.9 [lower-alpha 1]
SLD A. F. C. (Tony) Morris15,4707.9-12.2
Majority28,96114.9-12.9
Turnout 194,77434.2+2.5
Conservative hold Swing
  1. Compared with Ecology Party
European Parliament election, 1994: Kent East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Watts 69,641 34.5 +5.4
Conservative Christopher Jackson 69,00634.2-9.8
Liberal Democrats John R. Macdonald44,54922.1+14.2
UKIP Colin R. Bullen9,4144.7New
Green Steve M. Dawe7,1963.6-15.4 [lower-alpha 1]
Natural Law Colin J. Beckley1,7460.9New
Majority6350.3N/A
Turnout 201,55240.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
  1. Compared with Green Party (UK)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.