London North (European Parliament constituency)
| London North | |
|---|---|
| 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 London North was one of them.
When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Edmonton, Enfield North, Finchley, Hornsey, Islington Central, Islington North, Islington South and Finsbury, Southgate, Tottenham, and Wood Green.[1]
United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies were redrawn in 1983 and the European constituencies were altered to reflect this. The new seat comprised the following Westminster constituencies: Chipping Barnet, Edmonton, Enfield North, Enfield Southgate, Finchley, Hendon North, Hendon South, Hornsey and Wood Green, and Tottenham. These boundaries were used in 1984, 1989 and 1994.[2][3]
Members of the European Parliament[edit]
| Elected | Members[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | John Marshall | Conservative | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Pauline Green | Labour | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Constituency abolished: see London | ||
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Marshall | 74,042 | 49.7 | ||
| Labour | K. W. Little | 59,077 | 39.7 | ||
| Liberal | Laurence S. Brass | 15,838 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | 14,965 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 148,957 | 28.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Marshall | 74,846 | 41.4 | -8.3 | |
| Labour | Ernest G. Large | 69,993 | 38.7 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal | James S. Skinner | 31,344 | 17.3 | +6.7 | |
| Ecology | Peter S. I. Lang | 4,682 | 2.6 | New | |
| Majority | 4,853 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 180,865 | 32.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauline Green | 85,536 | 41.2 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | R. M. (Bob) Lacey | 79,699 | 38.3 | -3.1 | |
| Green | Simon A. Clarke | 30,807 | 14.8 | +12.2[a] | |
| SLD | Miss Hilary F. Leighter | 8,917 | 4.3 | -13.0 | |
| Independent | P. K. Burns | 2,016 | 1.0 | New | |
| Communist | Miss Lorna M. Reith | 850 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 5,837 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 207,825 | 36.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
- ^ Compared with Ecology Party
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauline Green | 102,059 | 55.4 | +14.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael G. Keegan | 53,711 | 29.2 | -9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Henderson Mann | 15,739 | 8.5 | +4.2 | |
| Green | Mrs. Hilary J. Jago | 5,666 | 3.1 | -11.7[a] | |
| UKIP | Ian N. Booth | 5,099 | 2.8 | New | |
| European People's Party Judaeo-Christian Alliance | Giovanni B. Fabrizi | 880 | 0.5 | New | |
| Natural Law | Jonathan R. Hinde | 856 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 48,348 | 26.2 | +23.3 | ||
| Turnout | 184,010 | 34.0 | -2.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
- ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)
References[edit]
- ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ "378 candidates fight the 81 UK European seats; European Elections 1989". The Times. 19 May 1989.
- ^ Whitaker's Concise Almanack 1995. London: J Whitaker & Sons Ltd. 1994. p. 277. ISBN 0850212472.
- ^ a b c d e Boothroyd, David (16 February 2003). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: London". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 16 February 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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