Thames Valley (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 Thames Valley was one of them.

Thames Valley
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
Sources
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Boundaries

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1979-1984: Beaconsfield; Chesham and Amersham; Eton and Slough; Spelthorne; Windsor and Maidenhead; Wokingham; Wycombe.

1984-1999: East Berkshire; Reading East; Reading West; Slough; Spelthorne; Windsor and Maidenhead; Wokingham.

Members of the European Parliament

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Elected Member Party
1979 Diana Elles Conservative
1989 John Stevens Conservative
1999 Pro-Euro Conservative
1999 Constituency abolished: see South East England

Election results

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European Parliament election, 1979: Thames Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Elles 110,788 63.1
Labour J. A. F. Ennals 39,865 22.7
Liberal M. P. Fogarty 24,877 14.2
Majority 70,923 40.4
Turnout 175,530 33.2
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Thames Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Elles 74,928 52.1 −11.0
Labour Robert B. Bastin 36,123 25.1 +2.4
Liberal Robert W. Bradnock 32,704 22.8 +8.6
Majority 38,805 27.0
Turnout 143,755 27.7
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Thames Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stevens 73,070 42.7 −9.4
Labour Miss Hilary B. De Lyon 46,579 27.2 +2.1
Green Peter Gordon 36,865 21.6 New
SLD David B. Griffiths 14,603 8.5 −14.3
Majority 26,491 15.5 −11.5
Turnout 171,117 31.6 +3.9
Conservative hold Swing
European Parliament election, 1994: Thames Valley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stevens 70,485 37.3 −5.4
Labour John Howarth 69,727 36.9 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Nelson C. Bathurst 33,187 17.5 +9.0
Green Phil J. Unsworth 6,120 3.2 −18.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000010−QINU`"'
Liberal John S. Clark 5,381 2.8 New
Monster Raving Loony Peter T. Owen 2,859 1.5 New
Natural Law Mike R. S. Grenville 1,453 0.8 New
Majority 758 0.4 −15.1
Turnout 189,212 34.8 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing
  1. ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Boothroyd, David (21 August 2020). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 2". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2022.