London South West (European Parliament constituency)

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London South West
European Parliament constituency
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Boundary within London (1979-1984)
Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
Sources

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 London South West was one of them.

Boundary within South East England and London (1984-1994) LondonSW1984EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within South East England and London (1984-1994)
Boundary within South East England and London (1994-1999) LondonSW1994EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within South East England and London (1994-1999)

Boundaries

1979–1984: Battersea North, Battersea South, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth Central, Putney, Richmond (Surrey), Surbiton, Tooting, Twickenham, Vauxhall.

1984–1994: Battersea, Epsom and Ewell, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon.

1994–1999: Battersea, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Streatham, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedMembers [1] Party
1979 Shelagh Roberts Conservative
1979 by-election
1984
1989 Anita Pollack Labour
1994
1999 Constituency abolished: see London

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: London South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 83,498 52.0
Labour A. B. (Tony) Hart51,74232.2
Liberal B. M. C. Fogarty21,25113.2
Independent Rev. E. C. Varah3,6132.3
EFPS. S. Eustace4970.3
Majority31,75619.8
Turnout 160,60131.4
Conservative win (new seat)

Shelagh Roberts was disqualified as she was a member of the Occupational Pensions Board. She resigned from the board and contested the subsequent by-election.

1979 London South West by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 41,096 41.2 −10.8
Labour A. B. (Tony) Hart32,63232.7+0.5
Liberal Christopher P. Mayhew 23,84223.9+10.7
Anti Common Market and Free Trade PartyW. O. Smedley1,8301.9New
Independent DemocraticD. Hussey3050.3New
Majority8,4648.5−11.3
Turnout 99,70519.4−12.0
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1984: London South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 70,490 41.6 +0.4
Labour Anita Pollack 63,62337.6+4.9
Liberal David J. Twigg32,26819.0−4.9
Ecology Mrs. S. G. Willington3,0661.8New
Majority6,8674.0
Turnout 169,44733.9
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: London South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anita Pollack 74,298 38.3 +0.7
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 73,78038.0−3.6
Green Miss Marilyn A. Elson35,47618.3+16.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001A−QINU`"'
SLD John C. Field10,4005.4−13.6
Majority5180.3N/A
Turnout 193,95439.9+6.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
    European Parliament election, 1994: London South West [2]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Labour Anita Pollack 81,850 49.7 +11.4
    Conservative Prof. Philip C. Treleaven50,87530.9−7.1
    Liberal Democrats Gerry I. Blanchard18,69711.4+6.0
    Green Tom J. Walsh5,4603.3−15.0'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000023−QINU`"'
    UKIP Anthony J. E. Scholefield4,9123.0New
    Independent Christopher D. Hopewell1,8401.1New
    Natural Law Martin J. H. Simson6250.4New
    Spirit of EuropeJohan H. Quanjer3770.2New
    Majority30,97518.8+18.5
    Turnout 164,63634.4−5.9
    Labour hold Swing

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      References

      1. ↑ Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
      2. 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.


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