York (European Parliament constituency)

York was a European Parliament constituency covering much of North Yorkshire in England.

York
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1984
Dissolved1994
MEPs1
Sources
United Kingdom Election Results

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 was created in 1984, incorporating most of the former Yorkshire North constituency and part of Cleveland. It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Boothferry, Glanford and Scunthorpe, Harrogate, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and York.[1]

Much of the seat became part of the North Yorkshire constituency in 1994, with the remainder going to Humberside. These seats became part of the much larger Yorkshire and the Humber constituency in 1999.

Members of the European Parliament

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Elected Name Party
1984 Edward Macmillan-Scott Conservative
1994 Constituency abolished

Results

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European Parliament election, 1984: York[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Macmillan-Scott 80,636 51.0
Labour Shirley Haines 44,234 27.9
SDP Maurice G. Howard 33,356 21.1
Majority 36,402 23.1
Turnout 158,226 30.6
New creation: Conservative gain. Swing N/A
European Parliament election, 1989: York[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Macmillan-Scott 81,453 43.4 −7.6
Labour John Grogan 66,531 35.3 +7.4
Green Rod J. Bell 27,525 14.6 New
SLD Arthur Collinge 12,542 6.7 −14.4
Majority 15,102 8.1 −15.0
Turnout 188,051 34.6 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "European Parliamentary Boundaries, David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England: Part 2
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