Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes (European Parliament constituency)

Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1994 from parts of Cambridge and Bedfordshire North and Suffolk, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in the United Kingdom. It was succeeded by the East of England region.

Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1994
Dissolved1999
MEPs1
Sources

Boundaries

It consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Luton North, Luton South, Mid Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes South West, North Bedfordshire, North East Milton Keynes and South West Bedfordshire.[1]

Mid Bedfordshire and North Bedfordshire had previously been part of the Cambridge and Bedfordshire North constituency, while Luton North, Luton South, Milton Keynes South West, North East Milton Keynes and South West Bedfordshire had been part of the Bedfordshire South constituency.

The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.

MEPs
ElectionMemberParty
part of Cambridge and Bedfordshire North and Bedfordshire South prior to 1994
1994 Eryl McNally Labour
1999 constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999

Election results
European Parliament election, 1994: Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eryl McNally 94,837 46.6 N/A
Conservative Edwina Currie 61,628 30.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats M Howes 27,994 13.7 N/A
UKIP Alan Sked 7,485 3.7 N/A
Green A H Francis 6,804 3.3 N/A
New Britain A J Howes 3,878 1.9 N/A
Natural Law L R Sheaff 939 0.5 N/A
Majority 33,209 16.3
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. The European Parliament 1994-1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.
  2. Europe elections 1994 : results and elected members, Directorate-General for Information and Public Relations, Luxembourg: European Parliament, 15 June 1994.
  3. http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe1.html


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