Yorkshire North (European Parliament constituency)

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Yorkshire North
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1984
MEPs 1
Sources
United Kingdom Election Results

Yorkshire North was a European Parliament constituency covering much of North Yorkshire and part of Humberside in England.

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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.

The constituency consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Barkston Ash, Goole, Harrogate, Ripon, Skipton, Thirsk and Malton, York. [1] In 1984, most of the seat became part of the new York constituency, with small parts going to Humberside and Yorkshire South.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedNameParty
1979 Neil Balfour Conservative

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Yorkshire North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Balfour 98,464 59.1
Labour Fred Singleton41,40824.8
Liberal Claire Brooks 26,81216.1
Majority57,05634.3
Turnout 166,68434.5
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. "European Parliamentary Boundaries, David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results" . Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England: Part 2