South of Scotland (European Parliament constituency)

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South of Scotland
European Parliament constituency
SouthofScotland1979EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within Scotland (1979-1984)
Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1999
MEPs 1
Sources

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.

Contents

The constituency of South of Scotland was one of them.

Boundary within Scotland (1984-1994) SouthofScotland1984EUConstituency.svg
Boundary within Scotland (1984-1994)

Boundaries

1979–1984: Ayr, Ayrshire Central, Ayrshire South, Berwick and East Lothian, Dumfries, Galloway, Lanark, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles.

1984–1999: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, East Lothian, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedMemberParty
1979 Alasdair Hutton Conservative
1989 Alex Smith Labour

Results

European Parliament election, 1979: South of Scotland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alasdair Hutton 66,816 43.0
Labour P. N. Foy43,14527.7
SNP I. MacGibbon28,69418.5
Liberal J. R. Wallace 16,82510.8
Majority23,67115.3
Turnout 155,48034.5
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: South of Scotland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alasdair Hutton 60,843 37.0 −6.0
Labour Robin S. Stewart57,70635.1+7.4
Liberal Mrs. Elspeth M. Buchanan23,59814.4+3.6
SNP Ian R. Goldie22,24213.5−5.0
Majority3,1371.9−13.4
Turnout 164,38933.9−0.6
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: South of Scotland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Smith 81,366 39.8 +4.7
Conservative Alasdair Hutton 65,67332.2−4.8
SNP Matthew Brown35,15517.2+3.7
Green John D. Button11,6585.7New
SLD John E. McKerchar10,3685.1−9.3
Majority15,6937.6N/A
Turnout 204,22041.5+7.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: South of Scotland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Smith 90,750 45.2 +5.4
Conservative Alasdair Hutton 45,59522.7−9.5
SNP Mrs. C. Creech 45,03222.4+5.2
Liberal Democrats David M. Millar13,3636.6+1.5
Liberal John Hein3,2491.6New
Scottish Green Miss Linda M. Hendry2,4291.2−4.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000018−QINU`"'
Natural Law Geoff N. W. Gay5390.3New
Majority45,15522.5+14.9
Turnout 200,95740.1−1.4
Labour hold Swing

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 Boothroyd, David (14 October 2004). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: Scotland". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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