Midlands West (European Parliament constituency)

Midlands West was a constituency of the European Parliament in the United Kingdom which existed from 1979 to 1999, prior to the adoption of proportional representation in England, Scotland and Wales. It elected one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system.

Midlands West
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
Sources
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Boundaries

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1979-1984: Dudley East; Dudley West; Halesowen and Stourbridge; Walsall North; Walsall South; Wolverhampton North East; Wolverhampton South East; Wolverhampton South West.

1984-1999: Dudley East; Dudley West; Halesowen and Stourbridge; Warley East; Warley West; Wolverhampton North East; Wolverhampton South East; Wolverhampton South West.

MEPs

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Elected Member Party Notes
1979 Richard Simmonds Conservative
1984 Terry Pitt Labour Died in office October 1986
1987 by-election John Bird Labour
1994 Simon Murphy Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see West Midlands

Election results

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European Parliament election, 1979: Midlands West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Simmonds 69,916 47.3
Labour S. J. Randall 68,024 46.0
Liberal A. W. G. Court 9,936 6.7
Majority 1,892 1.3
Turnout 147,876 27.3
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Midlands West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Pitt 74,091 50.7 +4.7
Conservative A. T. (Tony) Burnside 54,406 37.2 −10.1
Liberal Christopher J. Carter 17,709 12.1 +5.4
Majority 19,685 13.5 N/A
Turnout 146,206 27.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1987 Midlands West by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Bird 59,761 39.2 −11.5
Conservative M. J. Whitby 55,736 36.5 −0.7
Liberal Christopher J. Carter 37,106 24.3 +12.2
Majority 4,025 2.7 −10.8
Turnout 152,603 28.5 +1.1
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Midlands West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Bird 105,529 53.5 +14.3
Conservative M. J. Whitby 63,165 32.0 −4.5
Green John Raven 21,787 11.0 New
SLD Mrs. Fran M. Oborski 6,974 3.5 −20.8
Majority 42,364 21.5 +18.8
Turnout 197,455 37.3 +8.8
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Midlands West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Murphy 99,242 59.5 +6.0
Conservative G. M. (Mark) Simpson 44,419 26.6 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Gavin Baldauf-Good 12,195 7.3 +3.8
Liberal M. S. Hyde 5,050 3.0 New
Green Chris T. Mattingly 4,390 2.6 −8.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000015−QINU`"'
Natural Law John D. Oldbury 1,641 1.0 New
Majority 54,823 32.9 +11.4
Turnout 166,937 31.3 −6.0
Labour hold Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Boothroyd, David (21 August 2020). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 2". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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