Cheshire East (European Parliament constituency)
| Cheshire East | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 European Parliament logo | |
| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
| [1] | |
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 Cheshire East was one of them.
From 1979 to 1984, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Crewe, Hazel Grove, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Newton, Runcorn, and Warrington.
From 1984 to 1994, it consisted of Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Macclesfield, Staffordshire Moorlands, Tatton, Warrington North, and Warrington South.
From 1994 to 1999, it consisted of Altrincham and Sale, Halton, Macclesfield, Manchester Wythenshawe, Tatton, Warrington North, and Warrington South.[1]
MEPs
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire prior to 1984 | |||
| 1979 | Tom Normanton | Conservative | |
| 1989 | Brian Simpson | Labour | |
| 1999 | Constituency abolished, see North West England | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Normanton | 89,640 | 56.0 | ||
| Labour | D. W. (William) Davies | 50,324 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal | Vivian N. Bingham | 19,952 | 12.5 | ||
| Majority | 39,316 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 159,916 | 31.7 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Normanton | 71,182 | 45.8 | −10.2 | |
| Labour | Alan Stephenson | 52,806 | 34.0 | +2.5 | |
| SDP | James P. Corbett | 31,374 | 20.2 | +8.7 | |
| Majority | 18,376 | 11.8 | −12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 155,362 | 31.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Simpson | 74,721 | 41.2 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | Sir Tom Normanton | 72,857 | 40.2 | −5.6 | |
| Green | Chris C. White | 21,456 | 11.8 | New | |
| SLD | Mrs. Beatrice L. Fraenkel | 12,344 | 6.8 | −13.4 | |
| Majority | 1,864 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 181,378 | 35.0 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Simpson | 87,586 | 53.7 | +12.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Slater | 48,307 | 29.6 | −10.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | C. P. (Phillip) Harris | 20,552 | 12.6 | +5.8 | |
| Green | David T. Wild | 3,671 | 2.2 | −9.6 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Peter A. Dixon | 1,600 | 1.0 | New | |
| Natural Law | Peter D. N. Leadbetter | 1,488 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 39,279 | 24.1 | +23.1 | ||
| Turnout | 163,204 | 32.5 | −2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ a b c d 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 27 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
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