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.
South of Scotland | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
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Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1979 |
Dissolved | 1999 |
MEPs | 1 |
Sources | |
[1] |
The constituency of South of Scotland was one of them.
Boundaries
edit1979–1984: Ayr, Ayrshire Central, Ayrshire South, Berwick and East Lothian, Dumfries, Galloway, Lanark, Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles.
1984–1999: Ayr, Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, East Lothian, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale.
Members of the European Parliament
editElected | Member | Party | |
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1979 | Alasdair Hutton | Conservative | |
1989 | Alex Smith | Labour |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 66,816 | 43.0 | ||
Labour | P. N. Foy | 43,145 | 27.7 | ||
SNP | I. MacGibbon | 28,694 | 18.5 | ||
Liberal | J. R. Wallace | 16,825 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 23,671 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 155,480 | 34.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 60,843 | 37.0 | −6.0 | |
Labour | Robin S. Stewart | 57,706 | 35.1 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | Mrs. Elspeth M. Buchanan | 23,598 | 14.4 | +3.6 | |
SNP | Ian R. Goldie | 22,242 | 13.5 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 3,137 | 1.9 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 164,389 | 33.9 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Smith | 81,366 | 39.8 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 65,673 | 32.2 | −4.8 | |
SNP | Matthew Brown | 35,155 | 17.2 | +3.7 | |
Green | John D. Button | 11,658 | 5.7 | New | |
SLD | John E. McKerchar | 10,368 | 5.1 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 15,693 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 204,220 | 41.5 | +7.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Smith | 90,750 | 45.2 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 45,595 | 22.7 | −9.5 | |
SNP | Mrs. C. Creech | 45,032 | 22.4 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David M. Millar | 13,363 | 6.6 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | John Hein | 3,249 | 1.6 | New | |
Scottish Green | Miss Linda M. Hendry | 2,429 | 1.2 | −4.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000010−QINU`"' | |
Natural Law | Geoff N. W. Gay | 539 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 45,155 | 22.5 | +14.9 | ||
Turnout | 200,957 | 40.1 | −1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
- ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Boothroyd, David (14 October 2004). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: Scotland". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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