Derbyshire (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. The constituency of Derbyshire was one of them.

Derbyshire
European Parliament constituency
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Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1994
MEPs1
Sources

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
ElectionMemberParty
1979 Tom Spencer Conservative
1984 Geoff Hoon Labour
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results
European Parliament election, 1979: Derbyshire[2]
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)
European Parliament election, 1984: Derbyshire[2]
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
European Parliament election, 1989: Derbyshire[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoff Hoon 106,018 51.0 +7.6
Conservative J. P. 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. A. 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
  1. "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". 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 28 January 2022.


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