North Wales (European Parliament constituency)

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North Wales
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
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North Wales was a European Parliament constituency which roughly covered the geographic region of North Wales, from 1979 until 1999. It was held by the Conservative Party from 1979 until 1989, during which time it was their only seat in 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.

Boundaries

1979–1984: Anglesey, Caernarfon, Conwy, Denbigh, Flintshire East, Flintshire West, Merionnydd, Montgomery, Wrexham.

1984–1994: Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd North West, Clwyd South West, Conwy, Delyn, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomery, Wrexham, Ynys Mon.

1994–1999: Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd North West, Clwyd South West, Conwy, Delyn, Wrexham, Ynys Mon.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedNameParty
1979 Beata Brookes Conservative
1989 Joe Wilson Labour

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: North Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beata Brookes 71,473 41.9
Labour T. A. Dillon46,62726.4
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 34,17119.3
Liberal Nesta Wyn Ellis 21,98912.4
Majority27,54615.5
Turnout 174,26035.9
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: North Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beata Brookes 69,139 31.6 -10.3
SDP Robert Thomas Ellis 56,86126.0+13.6
Labour Colin Ian Campbell54,76825.0-1.4
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Iwan 38,11717.4-1.9
Majority12,2785.6-9.9
Turnout 218,88542.4+6.5
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: North Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Wilson 83,638 33.1 +8.1
Conservative Beata Brookes 79,17831.3-0.3
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Elis-Thomas 64,12025.3+7.9
Green Patrick H. W. Adams15,8326.3New
SLD R. K. (Keith) Marshall10,0564.0-22.0
Majority4,4601.8-3.8
Turnout 252,82446.8+4.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: North Wales [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Wilson 88,091 40.8 +7.7
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 72,84933.8+8.5
Conservative Glyn Mon Hughes33,45015.5-15.8
Liberal Democrats Ruth E. Parry14,8286.9+2.9
Green Patrick H. W. Adams2,8501.3-5.0
Natural Law David E. Hughes2,0650.9New
Independent J. M. (Maxwell) Cooksey1,6230.8New
Majority15,2427.0+5.2
Turnout 215,75645.3-1.5
Labour hold Swing

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