Norfolk (European Parliament constituency)

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Norfolk
European Parliament constituency
Norfolk1979EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within the East of England (1979-1984)
Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
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Norfolk was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1979 for the first elections to the European Parliament, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in the United Kingdom. It was succeeded by the East of England region.

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Boundary within the East of England (1984-1994) Norfolk1984EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within the East of England (1984-1994)
Boundary within the East of England (1994-1999) Norfolk1994EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within the East of England (1994-1999)

Boundaries

On its creation in 1979, it consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of North Norfolk, North West Norfolk, South Norfolk, South West Norfolk, Norwich North, Norwich South and Yarmouth. [1]

After the 1984 boundary changes based on the new UK parliamentary constituencies created in 1983, it consisted of the constituencies of Great Yarmouth, Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk, North West Norfolk, Norwich North, Norwich South, South Norfolk and South West Norfolk. [2]

1994 saw further boundary changes and the constituency now consisted of Great Yarmouth, Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk, North West Norfolk, Norwich North, Norwich South and South Norfolk. [3] South West Norfolk was transferred to the constituency of Suffolk and South West Norfolk.

The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.

MEPs

The constituency's first MEP, Paul Howell, was the son of Sir Ralph Howell, the long-serving Conservative MP for North Norfolk which was in this constituency.

ElectedMemberParty
1979 Paul Howell Conservative
1984
1989
1994 Clive Needle Labour
1999 constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999

Election results

European Parliament election, 1994: Norfolk [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Needle 102,711 45.2 +12.5
Conservative Paul Frederick Howell 76,42433.6−8.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Burall39,10717.2+13.1
Green Adrian Holmes7,9383.5−15.1
Natural Law Bryan Parsons1,0750.5New
Majority 26,28711.6N/A
Turnout 227,25544.3+6.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.6
European Parliament election, 1989: Norfolk [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Frederick Howell 92,385 42.3 −7.5
Labour Mary E Page71,47832.7+2.2
Green Mike G Macartney-Filgate40,57518.6New
SLD Richard A Lawes8,9024.1−15.6
SDP Stuart D Maxwell4,9342.3−17.4
Majority 20,9079.6−9.7
Turnout 218,27437.8+2.5
Conservative hold Swing −4.9
European Parliament election, 1984: Norfolk [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Frederick Howell 95,459 49.8 −10.0
Labour A E B (Bryan) Heading58,60230.5+0.1
SDP Leighton V Williams37,70319.7+9.9
Majority 36,85719.3−10.1
Turnout 191,76435.3+1.2
Conservative hold Swing −5.1
European Parliament election, 1979: Norfolk [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Frederick Howell 102,981 59.8
Labour H Gray52,40630.4
Liberal E B S Baxter16,8059.8
Majority 50,57529.4
Turnout 172,19234.1
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. Boundary Commission for England, European Assembly Constituencies, December 1978.
  2. European Parliament Information Office, MEPs and their constituencies, December 1988
  3. The European Parliament 1994–1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.
  4. Europe elections 1994 : results and elected members, Directorate-General for Information and Public Relations, Luxembourg: European Parliament, 15 June 1994.
  5. Europe votes 3 : European parliamentary election results 1989, ed. by T.T. Mackie, Dartmouth, 1990.
  6. Europe votes 2 : European Parliamentary election results, 1979–1984, eds. T.T. Mackie and F.W.S. Craig, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services, 1985.
  7. European Parliament election 1979 : United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland : results of the European election on 7 June 1979, Luxembourg: European Parliament, October 1983