London South Inner (European Parliament constituency)

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London South Inner
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 London South Inner was one of them.

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Boundaries

1979-1984: Bermondsey; Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Streatham.

1984-1994: Dulwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Streatham; Vauxhall.

1994-1999: Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Vauxhall.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedMembers [1] Party
1979 Richard Balfe Labour Co-operative
1984
1989
1994
1999 Constituency abolished: see London

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: London South Inner [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Balfe 67,830 48.8
Conservative J. V. Butterfill 60,65243.6
Liberal R. H. Insoll10,5097.6
Majority7,1785.2
Turnout 138,99127.3
Labour win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: London South Inner [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Balfe 77,661 50.9 +2.1
Conservative Mrs. Doreen Miller46,18030.3-13.3
SDP Jim Daly25,39116.6+9.0
Ecology Mrs. Janice Owens3,2812.2New
Majority31,48120.6
Turnout 152,51328.7
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: London South Inner [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Balfe 90,378 52.0 +1.1
Conservative Robin J. P. Wheatley45,36026.1-4.2
Green Miss Penny A. Shepherd26,23015.1+12.9 [lower-alpha 1]
SLD M. J. (John) Pindar10,2775.9-10.7
Communist P. N. (Nigel) Power1,2770.7New
Communist League Mrs. D. Weppler3230.2New
Majority45,01825.9+5.4
Turnout 173,84532.9+4.2
Labour hold Swing
  1. Compared with Ecology Party
European Parliament election, 1994: London South Inner [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Balfe 85,079 61.0 +9.0
Conservative Andrew Boff 25,85918.6-7.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian P. Graves20,70814.9+9.0
Green W.S.B. (Shane) Collins6,5704.7-10.4 [lower-alpha 1]
Natural Law Mark C. Leighton1,1790.8New
Majority59,22042.4+16.5
Turnout 139,39527.3-5.6
Labour hold Swing
  1. Compared with Green Party (UK)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Boothroyd, David (16 February 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 16 February 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2022.