Greater Manchester Central (European Parliament constituency)

Greater Manchester Central
European Parliament constituency
Boundary within North West England (1984-1994)
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1984
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
Sources
[1]

Greater Manchester Central was, from 1984 to 1999, a European Parliament constituency centered on Greater Manchester, in North West England.

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 had only one Member of the European Parliament each.

Boundaries

1984–1994: Altrincham and Sale, Davyhulme, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Manchester Wythenshawe, Stretford.

1994–1999: Cheadle, Hazel Grove, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Stockport, Stretford.

MEPs

Election Member Party
1984 Eddy Newman Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see North West England

Election results

European Parliament election, 1984: Greater Manchester Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddy Newman 76,830 50.8
Conservative Thomas R. M. Sewell 48,753 32.2
Liberal E. A. O. G. (George) Wedell 24,192 16.0
Independent K. J. Martin 1,430 1.0
Majority 28,077 18.6
Turnout 151,205 29.8
Labour win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1989: Greater Manchester Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddy Newman 86,914 51.7 +0.9
Conservative Cheryl Gillan 48,047 28.6 −3.6
Green Brian A. Candeland 19,742 11.8 New
SLD John H. Mulholland 9,437 5.6 −10.4
SDP Simon M. Millson 2,769 1.6 New
Humanist S. Knight 1,045 0.6 New
Majority 38,867 23.1 +4.5
Turnout 167,954 34.9 +5.1
Labour hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Greater Manchester Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddy Newman 74,935 53.4 +1.7
Conservative Mrs. Sylvia H. Mason 32,490 23.2 −5.4
Liberal Democrats John L. Begg 22,988 16.4 +10.8
Green Brian A. Candeland 4,952 3.5 −8.3'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000000D−QINU`"'
Liberal Philip Burke 3,862 2.8 New
Natural Law Paul Stanley 1,017 0.7 New
Majority 42,445 30.2 +7.1
Turnout 140,244 29.1 −5.8
Labour hold Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)

References

  1. ^ 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.


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