Lancashire Central (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.
| Lancashire Central | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 European Parliament logo | |
| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
Created for the 1979 European Parliament elections in 1979, Lancashire Central was a single-member constituency formed from the grouping of numerous neighbouring UK Parliament constituencies.
Boundaries
- 1979–1984: Blackpool North, Blackpool South, Chorley, Fylde South, Preston North, Preston South, Westhoughton, Wigan
- 1984–1994: Blackpool North, Blackpool South, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, Ribble Valley, South Ribble, West Lancashire
- 1994–1999: Blackpool North, Blackpool South, Burnley, Fylde, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Wyre
Members of the European Parliament
| Elected | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Michael Welsh | Conservative | |
| 1994 | Mark Hendrick | Labour | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Welsh | 91,355 | 51.1 | ||
| Labour | I J Taylor | 63,709 | 37.7 | ||
| Liberal | A D (David) Sanders | 13,821 | 8.2 | ||
| Majority | 27,646 | 16.4 | |||
| Turnout | 168,885 | 31.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Welsh | 82,370 | 50.4 | -0.7 | |
| Labour | Helen Jones | 56,175 | 34.4 | -3.3 | |
| SDP | Michael Gallagher | 24,936 | 15.2 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 26,195 | 16.0 | -0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 163,481 | 31.2 | -0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Welsh | 81,125 | 42.1 | -8.3 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Smith | 75,437 | 39.2 | +4.8 | |
| Green | H Ingham | 28,777 | 14.9 | New | |
| SLD | Janet Ross-Mills | 7,378 | 3.8 | -9.4 | |
| Majority | 5,688 | 2.9 | -13.1 | ||
| Turnout | 192,717 | 35.8 | +4.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Hendrick | 73,420 | 43.9 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Welsh | 61,229 | 36.6 | -5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ross-Mills | 20,578 | 12.3 | +8.5 | |
| Independent British Home Rule | David Hill | 6,751 | 4.0 | New | |
| Green | Christopher Maile | 4,169 | 2.5 | -12.4 | |
| Natural Law | Janet Aycliffe | 1,127 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 12,191 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 93,854 | 33.2 | -2.6 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
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