London South West
European Parliament constituency
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Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1999
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 London South West was one of them.

Boundaries

1979–1984: Battersea North, Battersea South, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth Central, Putney, Richmond (Surrey), Surbiton, Tooting, Twickenham, Vauxhall.

1984–1994: Battersea, Epsom and Ewell, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon.

1994–1999: Battersea, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Streatham, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon.

Members of the European Parliament

Elected Members[1] Party
1979 Shelagh Roberts Conservative
1979 by-election
1984
1989 Anita Pollack Labour
1994
1999 Constituency abolished: see London

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: London South West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 83,498 52.0
Labour A. B. (Tony) Hart 51,742 32.2
Liberal B. M. C. Fogarty 21,251 13.2
Independent Rev. E. C. Varah 3,613 2.3
EFP S. S. Eustace 497 0.3
Majority 31,756 19.8
Turnout 160,601 31.4
Conservative win (new seat)

Shelagh Roberts was disqualified as she was a member of the Occupational Pensions Board. She resigned from the board and contested the subsequent by-election.

1979 London South West by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 41,096 41.2 -10.8
Labour A. B. (Tony) Hart 32,632 32.7 +0.5
Liberal Christopher P. Mayhew 23,842 23.9 +10.7
Anti Common Market and Free Trade Party W. O. Smedley 1,830 1.9 New
Independent Democratic D. Hussey 305 0.3 New
Majority 8,464 8.5 -11.3
Turnout 99,705 19.4 -12.0
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1984: London South West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 70,490 41.6 +0.4
Labour Anita Pollack 63,623 37.6 +4.9
Liberal David J. Twigg 32,268 19.0 -4.9
Ecology Mrs. S. G. Willington 3,066 1.8 New
Majority 6,867 4.0
Turnout 169,447 33.9
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: London South West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Pollack 74,298 38.3 +0.7
Conservative Shelagh Roberts 73,780 38.0 -3.6
Green Miss Marilyn A. Elson 35,476 18.3 +16.5[a]
SLD John C. Field 10,400 5.4 -13.6
Majority 518 0.3 N/A
Turnout 193,954 39.9 +6.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Ecology Party
European Parliament election, 1994: London South West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Pollack 81,850 49.7 +11.4
Conservative Prof. Philip C. Treleaven 50,875 30.9 -7.1
Liberal Democrats Gerry I. Blanchard 18,697 11.4 +6.0
Green Tom J. Walsh 5,460 3.3 -15.0[a]
UKIP Anthony J. E. Scholefield 4,912 3.0 New
Independent Christopher D. Hopewell 1,840 1.1 New
Natural Law Martin J. H. Simson 625 0.4 New
Spirit of Europe Johan H. Quanjer 377 0.2 New
Majority 30,975 18.8 +18.5
Turnout 164,636 34.4 -5.9
Labour hold Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)

References

  1. ^ Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ 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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