London South West | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
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Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1999 |
MEPs | 1 |
Sources | |
[1] |
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 London South West was one of them.
Boundaries
1979–1984: Battersea North, Battersea South, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth Central, Putney, Richmond (Surrey), Surbiton, Tooting, Twickenham, Vauxhall.
1984–1994: Battersea, Epsom and Ewell, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon.
1994–1999: Battersea, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Streatham, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon.
Members of the European Parliament
Elected | Members[1] | Party | |
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1979 | Shelagh Roberts | Conservative | |
1979 by-election | |||
1984 | |||
1989 | Anita Pollack | Labour | |
1994 | |||
1999 | Constituency abolished: see London |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Shelagh Roberts | 83,498 | 52.0 | ||
Labour | A. B. (Tony) Hart | 51,742 | 32.2 | ||
Liberal | B. M. C. Fogarty | 21,251 | 13.2 | ||
Independent | Rev. E. C. Varah | 3,613 | 2.3 | ||
EFP | S. S. Eustace | 497 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 31,756 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 160,601 | 31.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Shelagh Roberts was disqualified as she was a member of the Occupational Pensions Board. She resigned from the board and contested the subsequent by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Shelagh Roberts | 41,096 | 41.2 | −10.8 | |
Labour | A. B. (Tony) Hart | 32,632 | 32.7 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Christopher P. Mayhew | 23,842 | 23.9 | +10.7 | |
Anti Common Market and Free Trade Party | W. O. Smedley | 1,830 | 1.9 | New | |
Independent Democratic | D. Hussey | 305 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 8,464 | 8.5 | −11.3 | ||
Turnout | 99,705 | 19.4 | −12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Shelagh Roberts | 70,490 | 41.6 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Anita Pollack | 63,623 | 37.6 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | David J. Twigg | 32,268 | 19.0 | −4.9 | |
Ecology | Mrs. S. G. Willington | 3,066 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 6,867 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 169,447 | 33.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anita Pollack | 74,298 | 38.3 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Shelagh Roberts | 73,780 | 38.0 | −3.6 | |
Green | Miss Marilyn A. Elson | 35,476 | 18.3 | +16.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000011−QINU`"' | |
SLD | John C. Field | 10,400 | 5.4 | −13.6 | |
Majority | 518 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 193,954 | 39.9 | +6.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
- ^ Compared with Ecology Party
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anita Pollack | 81,850 | 49.7 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Prof. Philip C. Treleaven | 50,875 | 30.9 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerry I. Blanchard | 18,697 | 11.4 | +6.0 | |
Green | Tom J. Walsh | 5,460 | 3.3 | −15.0'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000018−QINU`"' | |
UKIP | Anthony J. E. Scholefield | 4,912 | 3.0 | New | |
Independent | Christopher D. Hopewell | 1,840 | 1.1 | New | |
Natural Law | Martin J. H. Simson | 625 | 0.4 | New | |
Spirit of Europe | Johan H. Quanjer | 377 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 30,975 | 18.8 | +18.5 | ||
Turnout | 164,636 | 34.4 | −5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
- ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)
References
- ^ Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Boothroyd, David (16 February 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 16 February 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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