Hampshire Central (European Parliament constituency)

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Hampshire Central
European Parliament constituency
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Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1984
Dissolved1994
MEPs1
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 Hampshire Central was one of them.

It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Aldershot, Basingstoke, Eastleigh, North West Hampshire, Southampton Itchen, Southampton Test, and Winchester.[1]

MEPs[]

Elected Member Party
1984 Basil de Ferranti Conservative
1988 by-election Edward Kellett-Bowman Conservative
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results[]

European Parliament election, 1984: Hampshire Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Basil de Ferranti 84,086 51.7
SDP F. B. Jacobs 39,265 24.2
Labour M. V. Castle 39,228 24.1
Majority 44,821 27.5
Turnout 162,579 31.0
Conservative win (new seat)
1988 Hampshire Central by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Kellett-Bowman 38,039 49.0 -2.7
Labour J. F. Arnold 16,597 21.4 -2.7
SLD D. W. G. Chidgey 13,392 17.3 New
SDP Earl Attlee 5,952 7.7 New
Green (UK) Mrs. S. J. Penton 3,603 4.6 New
Majority 21,442 27.6
Turnout 77,583 14.1
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Hampshire Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Kellett-Bowman 78,651 43.4 -5.6
Labour Mrs. A. Mawle 50,977 28.1 +6.7
Green (UK) Mrs. S. J. Penton 33,186 18.3 +13.7
SLD D. W. G. Chidgey 18,480 10.2 -7.1
Majority 21,442 27.6
Turnout 77,583 14.1
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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 29 January 2022.

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