London West (European Parliament constituency)

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London West
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 West was one of them.

When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Acton, Brentford and Isleworth, Ealing North, Feltham and Heston, Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Southall and Uxbridge. [1]

United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies were redrawn in 1983 and the European constituencies were altered in 1984 to reflect this. The revised seat comprised the following Westminster constituencies: Brentford and Isleworth, Ealing Acton, Ealing North, Ealing Southall, Feltham and Heston, Hammersmith, Richmond and Barnes and Twickenham. [2] The same boundaries were used in 1989 and 1994. [3] [4]

Returned members [5]
1979 Brian Hord
Conservative
1984 Michael Elliott
Labour
1989
1994
1999 Constituency abolished: see London

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: London West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Hord 89,433 51.0
Labour James Daly67,19338.3
Liberal R. M. Cohen17,0779.8
International Marxist Tariq Ali 1,6350.9
Majority22,24012.7
Turnout 175,33833.0
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: London West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Elliott 79,554 40.8 +2.5
Conservative Brian Hord 74,32538.1-12.9
SDP Christopher W. Layton36,68718.8+9.0
Ecology Mrs. Deborah M. Sutherland4,3612.3New
Majority5,2292.7N/A
Turnout 194,92737.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: London West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Elliott 92,959 43.1 +2.3
Conservative Brendan Donnelly 78,15136.2-1.9
Green Jeremy R. Hywel-Davies32,68615.1+12.8 [lower-alpha 1]
SLD John Gordon Parry9,3094.3-14.5
SDP J. R. Rogers-Davies2,8771.3New
Majority14,8086.9+4.2
Turnout 215,98241.9+4.2
Labour hold Swing
  1. Compared with Ecology Party
European Parliament election, 1994: London West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Elliott 94,562 51.9 +8.8
Conservative J. R. C. (Robert) Guy52,28728.7-7.5
Liberal Democrats W. D. E. (Bill) Mallinson21,56111.8+7.5
Green John W. Bradley6,1343.4-11.7 [lower-alpha 1]
UKIP Gerald Roberts4,5832.5New
National Front William A. Binding1,9631.1New
Natural Law Richard P. Johnson1,1050.6New
Majority42,27523.2+16.3
Turnout 182,19536.0-5.9
Labour hold Swing
  1. Compared with Green Party (UK)

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References

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  2. "European Elections 84. Candidates named for European Parliament elections on June 14". The Times . 16 May 1984. p. 5.
  3. "378 candidates fight the 81 UK European seats; European Elections 1989". The Times . 19 May 1989.
  4. Whitaker's Concise Almanack 1995. London: J Whitaker & Sons Ltd. 1994. p. 277. ISBN   0850212472.
  5. 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 2 March 2022.