Mid and West Wales (European Parliament constituency)

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Mid and West Wales
European Parliament constituency
MidandWestWales1979EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within Wales (1979-1984)
Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
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Mid and West Wales was a European Parliament constituency covering south western Wales.

Contents

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 seat became part of the much larger Wales constituency in 1999.

Boundary within Wales (1984-1994) MidandWestWales1984EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within Wales (1984-1994)
Boundary within Wales (1994-1999) MidandWestWales1994EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within Wales (1994-1999)

Boundaries

1979–1984: Brecon and Radnor; Cardigan; Carmarthen; Gower; Llanelli; Pembroke; Swansea East; Swansea West.

1984–1994: Brecon and Radnor; Carmarthen; Ceredigion and Pembroke North; Gower; Llanelli; Neath; Pembroke; Swansea East; Swansea West.

1994–1999: Brecon and Radnor; Carmarthen; Ceredigion and Pembroke North; Llanelli; Meirionnydd Nant Conwy; Montgomery; Pembroke.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedNameParty
1979 Ann Clwyd Labour
1984 David Morris Labour
1994 Eluned Morgan Labour

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Mid and West Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Clwyd 77,474 41.4
Conservative David Lloyd67,22636.0
Plaid Cymru Hywel Moseley22,73012.2
Liberal Clem Thomas 17,6289.4
Independent H. D. Windsor-Williams1,8261.0
Majority 10,2485.4
Turnout 186,88438.2
New creation: Labour win.SwingN/A
European Parliament election, 1984: Mid and West Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Morris 89,362 41.6 +0.2
Conservative David Lewis52,91024.7−11.3
Liberal David G. B. Lloyd35,16816.4+7.0
Plaid Cymru Phil Williams 32,88015.3+3.1
Ecology Marilyn Smith4,2662.0New
Majority 36,45216.9+11.5
Turnout 214,58640.2+2.0
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Mid and West Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Morris 105,670 46.9 +5.3
Conservative Owen John Williams53,75823.9−0.8
Green B. I. McPake29,85213.2+11.2
Plaid Cymru Phil Williams 26,06311.6−3.7
SLD Geoffrey Sinclair10,0314.4−12.0
Majority 51,91223.0+6.1
Turnout 225,37441.2+1.0
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Mid and West Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eluned Morgan 78,092 40.5 −6.4
Plaid Cymru Marc Phillips 48,85825.4+13.8
Conservative Peter Bone 31,60616.4−7.5
Liberal Democrats Juliana Hughes23,71912.3+7.9
UKIP David Rowlands 5,5362.9New
Green Chris Busby3,9382.0−11.2
Natural Law M. T. L. (Tom) Griffith-Jones9880.5New
Majority 29,23415.1−7.9
Turnout 192,73748.0+6.8
Labour hold Swing

References