Liverpool (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.

Liverpool
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1984
MEPs1
Sources

The constituency of Liverpool was one of them.

When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Bootle, Liverpool Edge Hill, Liverpool Garston, Liverpool Kirkdale, Liverpool Scotland Exchange, Liverpool Toxteth, Liverpool Walton, Liverpool Wavertree, Liverpool West Derby.[1]

Member of the European Parliament
Elected Name Party
1979 Gloria Hooper Conservative

Results
European Parliament election, 1979: Liverpool[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gloria Hooper 49,646 45.2
Labour T.J. Harrison 42,419 38.7
Liberal P.R. Clark 17,650 16.1
Majority 7,227 6.5
Turnout 109,715 23.7
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England: Part 1


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