Nottingham (European Parliament constituency)

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Nottingham
European Parliament constituency
Nottingham1979EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within the East Midlands (1979-1984)
Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1994
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, of which the constituency of Nottingham was one.

Contents

Boundary within the East Midlands (1984-1994) Nottingham1984EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within the East Midlands (1984-1994)

Boundaries

1979-1984: Ashfield; Bassetlaw; Beeston; Mansfield; Nottingham East; Nottingham North; Nottingham West.

1984-1994: Broxtowe; Gedling; Mansfield; Nottingham East; Nottingham North; Nottingham South; Rushcliffe; Sherwood.

MEPs

ElectedMemberParty
1979 Michael Gallagher Labour
1984 SDP
1984 Michael Kilby Conservative
1989 Ken Coates Labour
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Nottingham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Gallagher 66,279 45.9
Conservative J. D. Taylor64,72844.8
Liberal D. J. Chambers13,5159.3
Majority 1,5511.1
Turnout 144,52228.6
Labour win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Nottingham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Kilby 82,500 45.3 +0.5
Labour Ken Coates 66,37436.5−9.4
Liberal Keith M. Melton33,16918.2+8.9
Majority 16,1268.8N/A
Turnout 182,04332.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Nottingham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Coates 92,261 43.7 +7.2
Conservative Michael Kilby 77,74836.9−8.4
Green Mrs. Sue E. Blount34,09716.2New
SLD Andrew J. Swift6,6933.2−15.0
Majority 14,5136.8N/A
Turnout 182,04332.80.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 Boothroyd, David (21 August 2020). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 2". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.