Lancashire East
European Parliament constituency
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Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
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 Lancashire East was one of them.

Boundaries

1979-1984: Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe, Darwen, Heywood and Royton, Nelson and Colne, Rossendale[1]
1984-1994: Blackburn, Burnley, Heywood and Middleton, Hyndburn, Littleborough and Saddleworth, Pendle, Rochdale, Rossendale and Darwen[2]

MEPs

Elected Member Party
1979 Edward Kellett-Bowman Conservative
1984 Michael Hindley Labour
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Lancashire East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Kellett-Bowman 77,087 49.9
Labour M. Walsh 62,729 40.6
Liberal P. R. Easton 12,268 7.9
Independent Democratic F. Tyrrall 2,473 1.6
Majority 14,358 9.3
Turnout 154,557 33.2
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Lancashire East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Hindley 75,711 44.6 +4.0
Conservative Edward Kellett-Bowman 67,806 39.9 -10.0
Liberal Gordon Lishman 26,320 15.5 +7.6
Majority 7,905 4.7 N/A
Turnout 169,837 31.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Lancashire East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Hindley 96,946 51.5 +6.9
Conservative Robert W. Sturdy 57,799 30.7 -9.2
Green Steve P. Barker 20,741 11.0 New
SLD Mike Hambley 12,682 6.8 -8.7
Majority 39,147 20.8 +16.1
Turnout 188,168 35.5 +3.7
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. ^ "European Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries". Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ^ 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 3 February 2022.

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