Cheshire West (European Parliament constituency)
Cheshire West | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
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Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1994 |
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 Cheshire West was one of them.
From 1979 to 1984, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Bebington and Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, City of Chester, Nantwich, Northwich, Wallasey, and Wirral. From 1984 to 1994, it consisted of Birkenhead, City of Chester, Eddisbury, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Halton, Wallasey, Wirral South, and Wirral West. From 1994 to 1999, it consisted of Birkenhead, City of Chester, Crewe and Nantwich, Eddisbury, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Wallasey, Wirral South, and Wirral West.[1]
MEPs[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1979 | Andrew Pearce | Conservative | |
1989 | Lyndon Harrison | Labour | |
1999 | Constituency abolished, see Cheshire West and Wirral |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Pearce | 93,589 | 56.8 | ||
Labour | A. E. Bailey | 47,276 | 28.7 | ||
Liberal | R. M. Green | 23,816 | 14.5 | ||
Majority | 46,313 | 28.1 | |||
Turnout | 164,681 | 32.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Pearce | 74,579 | 43.9 | -12.9 | |
Labour | D. G. Hanson | 64,887 | 38.2 | +9.5 | |
SDP | E. C. H. Owen | 30,470 | 17.9 | New | |
Majority | 9,692 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 169,936 | 31.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lyndon Harrison | 102,962 | 47.2 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Pearce | 79,761 | 36.6 | -7.3 | |
Green (UK) | G. L. Nicholls | 25,933 | 11.9 | New | |
SLD | J. C. Rankin | 9,338 | 4.3 | New | |
Majority | 23,201 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 217,994 | 40.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b c Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 1". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links[]
- David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999)
- Politics of Cheshire
- 1979 establishments in England
- 1994 disestablishments in England
- Constituencies established in 1979
- Constituencies disestablished in 1994
- British election stubs
- European Union stubs