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 Derbyshire was one of them.
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 European Parliament logo | |
| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1994 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
| [1] | |
When it was created in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Belper, Bolsover, Derby North, Derby South, Derbyshire South East, Derbyshire West, High Peak, and Ilkeston.[1] From 1984 until its abolition, it consisted of Amber Valley; Ashfield; Bolsover; Derby North; Derby South; Derbyshire West; Erewash; and High Peak.
MEPs edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tom Spencer | Conservative | |
| 1984 | Geoff Hoon | Labour | |
| 1994 | Constituency abolished | ||
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Spencer | 81,046 | 50.9 | ||
| Labour | Miss Maeve J. Denby | 62,347 | 39.2 | ||
| Liberal | D. W. E. Blackburn | 15,775 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | 18,699 | 11.7 | |||
| Turnout | 159,168 | 30.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Hoon | 79,446 | 43.4 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Tom Spencer | 72,613 | 39.7 | -11.2 | |
| SDP | Miss Judith M. Elles | 30,824 | 16.9 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 6,853 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 182,883 | 33.1 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Hoon | 106,018 | 51.0 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | J. P. (Philip) Jenkinson | 72,630 | 34.9 | -4.8 | |
| Green | Eric Wall | 20,781 | 10.0 | New | |
| SLD | Simon P. Molloy | 4,613 | 2.2 | -14.7 | |
| SDP | Mrs. Aileen M. Ayres | 3,858 | 1.9 | New | |
| Majority | 33,388 | 16.1 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 207,900 | 36.8 | +3.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ a b c Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 1". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links edit
- David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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