Leicester (European Parliament constituency)

Leicester
European Parliament constituency
Boundary within the East Midlands (1979-1984)
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
Sources
United Kingdom Election Results

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 Leicester was one of them.

Boundary within the East Midlands (1984-1994)

Boundaries

1979-1984: Carlton, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Melton, Newark, Rushcliffe.

1984-1994: Bosworth, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Loughborough, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Rutland and Melton.

1994-1999: Harborough, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Loughborough, Rutland and Melton, Stamford and Spalding.

Members of the European Parliament

Elected Name Party
1979 Fred Tuckman Conservative
1989 Mel Read Labour
1994 Susan Waddington Labour
1999 Constituency abolished: see East Midlands

Elections

European Parliament election, 1979: Leicester[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Tuckman 91,675 55.1
Labour Rev. K. F. Middleton 57,811 34.7
Liberal G. G. Watson 17,027 7.9
Majority 33,864 20.4
Turnout 166,513 32.5
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Leicester[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Tuckman 72,508 41.4 −13.7
Labour P. A. Soulsby 69,616 39.8 +5.1
SDP David N. Simmons 29,656 16.9 +9.0
Ind. Conservative A. G. Barrett 3,249 1.9 New
Majority 2,892 1.6
Turnout 175,029 31.0
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Leicester[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mel Read 90,798 42.6 +2.8
Conservative Frederick Tuckman 75,476 35.4 −6.0
Green Christopher J. Davies 33,081 15.5 New
Ind. Conservative A. G. Barrett 6,996 3.3 +1.4
SLD George W. Childs 6,791 3.2 −13.7
Majority 15,322 7.2 N/A
Turnout 213,142 36.8 +5.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
European elections 1994: Leicester[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Waddington 87,048 44.9 +12.0
Conservative Andrew Marshall 66,764 34.4 −13.8
Liberal Democrats Mark D. Jones 28,890 14.9 −2.9
Green Geoff Forse 8,941 4.6 −10.9
Natural Law Ms. Patricia A. Saunders 2,283 1.2 New
Majority 20,284 10.5
Turnout 193,926 37.6
Labour hold Swing

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 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Leicester West Election Results". Politics Science Resources. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2009.


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