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Hereford and Worcester (European Parliament constituency)

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Hereford and Worcester
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1994
MEPs1
Sources
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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 Hereford and Worcester was one of them.

Boundaries

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1979-1984: Bromsgrove and Redditch, Hereford, Kidderminster, Leominster, South Worcestershire, West Gloucestershire, Worcester.

1984-1994: Bromsgrove, Hereford, Leominster, Mid Worcestershire, South Worcestershire, West Gloucestershire, Worcester, Wyre Forest.

MEPs

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Elected Member Party
1979 James Scott-Hopkins Conservative
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results

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European Parliament election, 1979: Hereford and Worcester[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Scott-Hopkins 106,271 58.5
Labour R. H. J. Jones 49,888 27.5
Liberal R. G. Otter 25,421 14.0
Majority 56,383 31.0
Turnout 181,580 34.8
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Hereford and Worcester[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Scott-Hopkins 84,077 48.3 −10.2
Labour Peter E. S. Nielsen 44,143 25.3 −2.2
Liberal I. D. (David) Phillips 37,854 21.7 +7.7
Ecology Miss Felicity M. Norman 8,179 4.7 New
Majority 39,934 23.0
Turnout 174,253 31.1
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Hereford and Worcester[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir James Scott-Hopkins 87,898 41.3 −7.0
Labour Christopher A. Short 62,233 29.2 +3.9
Green Miss Felicity M. Norman 49,296 23.1 +18.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000000D−QINU`"'
SLD Mrs. Joan D. Davies 13,569 6.4 −15.3
Majority 25,665 12.1 −10.9
Turnout 212,996 35.8 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Ecology Party

References

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  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 29 January 2022.
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