Yorkshire West (European Parliament constituency)

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Yorkshire West
European Parliament constituency
YorkshireW1979EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within the Yorkshire and the Humber (1979-1984)
Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
Sources
United Kingdom election results

Yorkshire West was a European Parliament constituency covering the western parts of West Yorkshire in England, including Bradford and Halifax.

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.

When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Bradford North, Bradford South, Bradford West, Brighouse and Spenborough, Halifax, Keighley, Shipley and Sowerby. In 1984, Batley and Spen and Calder Valley replaced Brighouse and Spenborough, and Sowerby, but Batley and Spen was removed again in 1994. [1]

The area was later included in the Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament Constituency, which was represented by seven members in 1999–2004 and six from 2004 onwards.

Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber (1984-1994) YorkshireW1984EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber (1984-1994)
Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber (1994-1999) YorkshireW1994EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber (1994-1999)

Boundaries

1979–1984: Bradford North; Bradford South; Bradford West; Brighouse and Spenborough; Halifax; Keighley; Shipley; Sowerby.

1984–1994: Batley and Spen; Bradford North; Bradford South; Bradford West; Calder Valley; Halifax; Keighley; Shipley.

1994–1999: Bradford North; Bradford South; Bradford West; Calder Valley; Halifax; Keighley; Shipley.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedNameParty
1979 Barry Seal Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see Yorkshire and the Humber

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Yorkshire West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Seal 76,552 46.3
Conservative Lord St Oswald 73,55544.4
Liberal J. M. S. Cherry15,4609.3
Majority 2,9971.9
Turnout 165,56733.3
Labour win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Yorkshire West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Seal 86,259 47.8 +1.5
Conservative Ian Bruce 65,40536.3−8.1
SDP Edward Lyons28,70915.9+6.6
Majority 20,85411.5+9.6
Turnout 180,37332.2−1.1
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Yorkshire West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Seal 108,644 50.0 +2.2
Conservative Graham T. Hall70,71732.5−3.8
Green Nick Parrott28,30813.0New
SLD Peter Wrigley9,7654.5−11.4
Majority 37,92717.5+6.0
Turnout 217,43438.5+6.3
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Yorkshire West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Seal 90,652 53.5 +3.5
Conservative Richard Booth42,45525.0−7.5
Liberal Democrats Charles Bidwell20,45212.1+7.6
New Britain Raymond Pearson8,0274.7New
Green Colin Harris7,1544.2−8.8
Natural Law David Whitley8940.5New
Majority 48,19728.5+11.0
Turnout 169,63434.6−3.9
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "European Parliamentary Boundaries, David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results" . Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979–99: England: Part 2