List of European Parliament by-elections in the United Kingdom
By-elections to the European Parliament in the United Kingdom were held during the period when the United Kingdom used single-member, first-past-the-post constituencies to elect Members of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1999: they were required when a member resigned, died or was disqualified. Six by-elections were held in this period, all retained by the holding party.
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained at next election | ||
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London South West[1] | 20 September 1979 | Shelagh Roberts | Conservative | Shelagh Roberts | Conservative | Disqualification | Yes | ||
Midlands West[2] | 5 March 1987 | Terry Pitt | Labour | John Bird | Labour | Death | Yes | ||
Hampshire Central[3] | 15 December 1988 | Basil de Ferranti | Conservative | Edward Kellett-Bowman | Conservative | Death | Yes | ||
Merseyside West[2] | 12 December 1996 | Kenneth Stewart | Labour | Richard Corbett | Labour | Death | N/A | ||
Yorkshire South[2] | 7 May 1998 | Norman West | Labour | Linda McAvan | Labour | Resignation | N/A | ||
North East Scotland[4][5] | 26 November 1998 | Allan Macartney | SNP | Ian Hudghton | SNP | Death | N/A |
The European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 established a new system of multi-member constituencies elected by a closed party list system based on the regions of England, plus Scotland and Wales. The single transferable vote system was retained in Northern Ireland. Corbett and McAvan were re-elected for Yorkshire and the Humber while Hudghton was re-elected for Scotland.
References[]
- ^ United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1979-1999: London
- ^ a b c United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1979-1999: England: Part 2
- ^ United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1979-1999: England: Part 1
- ^ Grice, Andrew (28 November 1998). "Politics: Euro Election: Woofie factor sees off Labour in Scots poll". The Independent. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1979-1999: Scotland
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