Northamptonshire and Blaby (European Parliament constituency)

Northamptonshire and Blaby was a constituency of the European Parliament in the United Kingdom, established in 1994 as a single-member constituency and dissolved in 1999. Prior to the 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.

Northamptonshire and Blaby
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1994
ReplacedNorthamptonshire
Leicester (part)
Dissolved1999
Replaced byEast Midlands
MEPs1
Sources
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It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Blaby, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Northampton North, Northampton South, and Wellingborough.[1]

MEPs

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Elected Member Party
1994 Angela Billingham Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see East Midlands

Results

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1994 European Parliament election: Northamptonshire and Blaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela T. Billingham 95,317 46.1
Conservative Anthony M.H. Simpson 69,232 33.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin L. Scudder 27,616 13.4
Green Audrey T. Bryant 9,121 4.4
Independent E.P.I. (Ian) Whitaker 4,397 2.1
Natural Law Barry Spivack 972 0.5
Majority 26,085 12.6
Turnout 206,655
Labour win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
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