Kent West (European Parliament constituency)

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Kent West
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
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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 of Kent West was one of them.

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Boundaries

1979–1984: Dartford; East Surrey; Gillingham; Gravesend; Rochester and Chatham; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Sevenoaks; Tonbridge and Malling.

1984–1994: Dartford; Gillingham; Gravesham; Medway; Mid Kent; Sevenoaks; Tonbridge and Malling; Tunbridge Wells.

1994–1999: Dartford; Gillingham; Gravesham; Maidstone; Medway; Mid Kent; Tonbridge and Malling.

MEPs

ElectedMemberParty
1979 Ben Patterson Conservative
1994 Peter Skinner Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see South East England

Election results

European Parliament election, 1994: Kent West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Skinner 77,346 41.0 +10.3
Conservative Ben Patterson 60,56932.1-11.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Daly33,86917.9+9.4
UKIP Craig Mackinlay 9,7505.2New
Green Penny A. Kemp5,6513.0-14.4
Natural Law Jeremy J. Bowler1,5980.8New
Majority16,7778.9N/A
Turnout 188,78337.3+3.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.8
European Parliament election, 1989: Kent West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Patterson 82,519 43.4 -5.5
Labour Peter L. Sloman58,46930.7+1.6
Green Jim Tidy33,20217.4+14.5
SLD J.B. (Brian) Doherty16,0878.5-10.6
Majority24,05012.7-7.1
Turnout 190,27733.4+2.6
Conservative hold Swing -3.6
European Parliament election, 1984: Kent West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Patterson 85,414 48.9 -11.8
Labour Alan Woodhams50,78429.1+4.3
Liberal Peter Billenness33,30619.1+4.6
Ecology Christine A. Bunyan4,9912.9New
Majority34,63019.8-16.1
Turnout 174,49530.8-2.1
Conservative hold Swing -8.1
European Parliament election, 1979: Kent West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Patterson 113,961 60.7
Labour Anthony J. Humphris46.48224.8
Liberal Stanley Blow27,12714.5
Majority67,47935.9
Turnout 187,57032.9
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

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