Somerset (European Parliament constituency)

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Somerset
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1984
MEPs 1
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Somerset was a European Parliament constituency in England, covering all of Somerset and southern Avon.

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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.

It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies (on their 1974 boundaries) of Bath, Bridgwater, North Somerset, Taunton, Wells, Weston-super-Mare, and Yeovil. [1]

The constituency was replaced by much of Somerset and West Dorset and part of Bristol in 1984. Following further changes, these seats became part of the much larger South West England constituency in 1999.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedNameParty
1979 Frederick Warner Conservative
1984 Constituency abolished

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Somerset [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Warner 120,057 57.0
Liberal Alan Butt Philip48,60023.1
Labour D. R. Lovelace41,93119.9
Majority71,45733.9
Turnout 210,58838.4
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results" . Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  2. United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England: Part 2