Derbyshire (European Parliament constituency)

Derbyshire
Derbyshire
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 Derbyshire was one of them.

When it was created in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Belper, Bolsover, Derby North, Derby South, Derbyshire South East, Derbyshire West, High Peak, and Ilkeston.^[1] From 1984 until its abolition, it consisted of Amber Valley; Ashfield; Bolsover; Derby North; Derby South; Derbyshire West; Erewash; and High Peak.

MEPs

European Parliament election, 1979: Derbyshire^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tom Spencer	81,046	50.9
	Labour	Miss Maeve J. Denby	62,347	39.2
	Liberal	D. W. E. Blackburn	15,775	9.9
Majority			18,699	11.7
Turnout			159,168	30.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

European Parliament election, 1984: Derbyshire^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoff Hoon	79,446	43.4	+4.2
	Conservative	Tom Spencer	72,613	39.7	−11.2
	SDP	Miss Judith M. Elles	30,824	16.9	+7.0
Majority			6,853	3.7	N/A
Turnout			182,883	33.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

European Parliament election, 1989: Derbyshire^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoff Hoon	106,018	51.0	+7.6
	Conservative	J. P. (Philip) Jenkinson	72,630	34.9	−4.8
	Green	Eric Wall	20,781	10.0	New
	SLD	Simon P. Molloy	4,613	2.2	−14.7
	SDP	Mrs. Aileen M. Ayres	3,858	1.9	New
Majority			33,388	16.1	+12.4
Turnout			207,900	36.8	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing