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 London South Inner was one of them.
London South Inner | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1999 |
MEPs | 1 |
Sources | |
[1] |
Boundaries
edit1979-1984: Bermondsey; Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Streatham.
1984-1994: Dulwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Streatham; Vauxhall.
1994-1999: Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Vauxhall.
Members of the European Parliament
editElected | Members[1] | Party | |
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1979 | Richard Balfe | Labour Co-operative | |
1984 | |||
1989 | |||
1994 | |||
1999 | Constituency abolished: see London |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Balfe | 67,830 | 48.8 | ||
Conservative | J. V. Butterfill | 60,652 | 43.6 | ||
Liberal | R. H. Insoll | 10,509 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 7,178 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 138,991 | 27.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Balfe | 77,661 | 50.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Mrs. Doreen Miller | 46,180 | 30.3 | −13.3 | |
SDP | Jim Daly | 25,391 | 16.6 | +9.0 | |
Ecology | Mrs. Janice Owens | 3,281 | 2.2 | New | |
Majority | 31,481 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 152,513 | 28.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Balfe | 90,378 | 52.0 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Robin J. P. Wheatley | 45,360 | 26.1 | −4.2 | |
Green | Miss Penny A. Shepherd | 26,230 | 15.1 | +12.9'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000000E−QINU`"' | |
SLD | M. J. (John) Pindar | 10,277 | 5.9 | −10.7 | |
Communist | P. N. (Nigel) Power | 1,277 | 0.7 | New | |
Communist League | Mrs. D. Weppler | 323 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 45,018 | 25.9 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 173,845 | 32.9 | +4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
- ^ Compared with Ecology Party
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Balfe | 85,079 | 61.0 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Boff | 25,859 | 18.6 | −7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian P. Graves | 20,708 | 14.9 | +9.0 | |
Green | W.S.B. (Shane) Collins | 6,570 | 4.7 | −10.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000015−QINU`"' | |
Natural Law | Mark C. Leighton | 1,179 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 59,220 | 42.4 | +16.5 | ||
Turnout | 139,395 | 27.3 | −5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
- ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Boothroyd, David (16 February 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 16 February 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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