List of European Parliament by-elections in the United Kingdom

By-elections to the European Parliament in the United Kingdom were held during the period when the United Kingdom used single-member, first-past-the-post constituencies to elect Members of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1999: they were required when a member resigned, died or was disqualified. Six by-elections were held in this period, all retained by the holding party.

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained at next election
London South West[1] 20 September 1979 Shelagh Roberts Conservative Shelagh Roberts Conservative Disqualification Yes
Midlands West[2] 5 March 1987 Terry Pitt Labour John Bird Labour Death Yes
Hampshire Central[3] 15 December 1988 Basil de Ferranti Conservative Edward Kellett-Bowman Conservative Death Yes
Merseyside West[2] 12 December 1996 Kenneth Stewart Labour Richard Corbett Labour Death N/A
Yorkshire South[2] 7 May 1998 Norman West Labour Linda McAvan Labour Resignation N/A
North East Scotland[4][5] 26 November 1998 Allan Macartney SNP Ian Hudghton SNP Death N/A

The European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 established a new system of multi-member constituencies elected by a closed party list system based on the regions of England, plus Scotland and Wales. The single transferable vote system was retained in Northern Ireland. Corbett and McAvan were re-elected for Yorkshire and the Humber while Hudghton was re-elected for Scotland.

References
  1. Boothroyd, David (11 April 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1979-1999: England: Part 2
  3. United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1979-1999: England: Part 1
  4. Grice, Andrew (28 November 1998). "Politics: Euro Election: Woofie factor sees off Labour in Scots poll". The Independent. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1979-1999: Scotland
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