Mid and West Wales (European Parliament constituency)

Mid and West Wales was a European Parliament constituency covering south western Wales.

Mid and West Wales
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
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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 seat became part of the much larger Wales constituency in 1999.

Boundaries

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1979–1984: Brecon and Radnor; Cardigan; Carmarthen; Gower; Llanelli; Pembroke; Swansea East; Swansea West.

1984–1994: Brecon and Radnor; Carmarthen; Ceredigion and Pembroke North; Gower; Llanelli; Neath; Pembroke; Swansea East; Swansea West.

1994–1999: Brecon and Radnor; Carmarthen; Ceredigion and Pembroke North; Llanelli; Meirionnydd Nant Conwy; Montgomery; Pembroke.

Members of the European Parliament

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Elected Name Party
1979 Ann Clwyd Labour
1984 David Morris Labour
1994 Eluned Morgan Labour

Results

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European Parliament election, 1979: Mid and West Wales[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Clwyd 77,474 41.4
Conservative David Lloyd 67,226 36.0
Plaid Cymru Hywel Moseley 22,730 12.2
Liberal Clem Thomas 17,628 9.4
Independent H. D. Windsor-Williams 1,826 1.0
Majority 10,248 5.4
Turnout 186,884 38.2
New creation: Labour win. Swing N/A
European Parliament election, 1984: Mid and West Wales[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Morris 89,362 41.6 +0.2
Conservative David Lewis 52,910 24.7 −11.3
Liberal David G. B. Lloyd 35,168 16.4 +7.0
Plaid Cymru Phil Williams 32,880 15.3 +3.1
Ecology Marilyn Smith 4,266 2.0 New
Majority 36,452 16.9 +11.5
Turnout 214,586 40.2 +2.0
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Mid and West Wales[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Morris 105,670 46.9 +5.3
Conservative Owen John Williams 53,758 23.9 −0.8
Green B. I. McPake 29,852 13.2 +11.2
Plaid Cymru Phil Williams 26,063 11.6 −3.7
SLD Geoffrey Sinclair 10,031 4.4 −12.0
Majority 51,912 23.0 +6.1
Turnout 225,374 41.2 +1.0
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Mid and West Wales[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eluned Morgan 78,092 40.5 −6.4
Plaid Cymru Marc Phillips 48,858 25.4 +13.8
Conservative Peter Bone 31,606 16.4 −7.5
Liberal Democrats Juliana Hughes 23,719 12.3 +7.9
UKIP David Rowlands 5,536 2.9 New
Green Chris Busby 3,938 2.0 −11.2
Natural Law M. T. L. (Tom) Griffith-Jones 988 0.5 New
Majority 29,234 15.1 −7.9
Turnout 192,737 48.0 +6.8
Labour hold Swing

References

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