Cheshire East (European Parliament constituency)

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.

Cheshire East
European Parliament constituency
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Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
Sources

The constituency of Cheshire East was one of them.

From 1979 to 1984, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Crewe, Hazel Grove, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Newton, Runcorn, and Warrington.

From 1984 to 1994, it consisted of Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Macclesfield, Staffordshire Moorlands, Tatton, Warrington North, and Warrington South.

From 1994 to 1999, it consisted of Altrincham and Sale, Halton, Macclesfield, Manchester Wythenshawe, Tatton, Warrington North, and Warrington South.[1]

MEPs
ElectionMemberParty
Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire prior to 1984
1979 Tom Normanton Conservative
1989 Brian Simpson Labour
1999 Constituency abolished, see North West England

Election results
European Parliament election, 1979: Cheshire East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Normanton 89,640 56.0
Labour D. W. (William) Davies 50,324 31.5
Liberal Vivian N. Bingham 19,952 12.5
Majority 39,316 24.5
Turnout 159,916 31.7
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Cheshire East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Normanton 71,182 45.8 -10.2
Labour Alan Stephenson 52,806 34.0 +2.5
SDP James P. Corbett 31,374 20.2 +8.7
Majority 18,376 11.8 -12.7
Turnout 155,362 31.2
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Cheshire East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Simpson 74,721 41.2 +7.2
Conservative Sir Tom Normanton 72,857 40.2 -5.6
Green C. C. White 21,456 11.8 New
SLD Mrs. Beatrice L. Fraenkel 12,344 6.8 -13.4
Majority 1,864 1.0 N/A
Turnout 181,378 35.0 +3.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Cheshire East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Simpson 87,586 53.7 +12.5
Conservative Peter Slater 48,307 29.6 -10.6
Liberal Democrats C. P. (Phillip) Harris 20,552 12.6 +5.8
Green David T. Wild 3,671 2.2 New
Monster Raving Loony Peter A. Dixon 1,600 1.0 New
Natural Law Peter D. N. Leadbetter 1,488 0.9 New
Majority 39,279 24.1 +23.1
Turnout 163,204 32.5 -2.5
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. 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 27 January 2022.


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