Greater Manchester Central (European Parliament constituency)
Greater Manchester Central | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1984 |
Dissolved | 1999 |
MEPs | 1 |
Sources | |
[1] |
Greater Manchester Central was, from 1984 to 1999, a European Parliament constituency centered on Greater Manchester, in North West England.
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.
Boundaries[]
1984–1994: Altrincham and Sale, Davyhulme, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Manchester Wythenshawe, Stretford.
1994–1999: Cheadle, Hazel Grove, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Stockport, Stretford.
MEPs[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1984 | Eddy Newman | Labour | |
1999 | Constituency abolished: see North West England |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eddy Newman | 76,830 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | T. R. M. Sewell | 48,753 | 32.2 | ||
Liberal | E. A. O. G. Wedell | 24,192 | 16.0 | ||
Independent | K. J. Martin | 1,430 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 28,077 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 151,205 | 29.8 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eddy Newman | 86,914 | 51.7 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Cheryl Gillan | 48,047 | 28.6 | -3.6 | |
Green (UK) | B. A. Candeland | 19,742 | 11.8 | New | |
SLD | J. H. Mulholland | 9,437 | 5.6 | New | |
SDP | S. M. Millson | 2,769 | 1.6 | New | |
Humanist | S. Knight | 1,045 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 38,867 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 167,954 | 34.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eddy Newman | 74,935 | 53.4 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Mrs. S. H. Mason | 32,490 | 23.2 | -5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. L. Begg | 22,988 | 16.4 | +10.8 | |
Green | B. A. Candeland | 4,952 | 3.5 | -8.3[a] | |
Liberal | P. Burke | 3,862 | 2.8 | New | |
Natural Law | P. Stanley | 1,017 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 42,445 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 140,244 | 29.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
- ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999)
- Politics of Greater Manchester
- 1984 establishments in England
- 1999 disestablishments in England
- Constituencies established in 1984
- Constituencies disestablished in 1999
- British election stubs
- European Union stubs