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Nottingham (European Parliament constituency)

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Nottingham
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1979
Dissolved1994
MEPs1
Sources
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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, of which the constituency of Nottingham was one.

Boundaries

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1979-1984: Ashfield; Bassetlaw; Beeston; Mansfield; Nottingham East; Nottingham North; Nottingham West.

1984-1994: Broxtowe; Gedling; Mansfield; Nottingham East; Nottingham North; Nottingham South; Rushcliffe; Sherwood.

MEPs

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Elected Member Party
1979 Michael Gallagher Labour
1984 SDP
1984 Michael Kilby Conservative
1989 Ken Coates Labour
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results

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European Parliament election, 1979: Nottingham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Gallagher 66,279 45.9
Conservative J. D. Taylor 64,728 44.8
Liberal D. J. Chambers 13,515 9.3
Majority 1,551 1.1
Turnout 144,522 28.6
Labour win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Nottingham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Kilby 82,500 45.3 +0.5
Labour Ken Coates 66,374 36.5 −9.4
Liberal Keith M. Melton 33,169 18.2 +8.9
Majority 16,126 8.8 N/A
Turnout 182,043 32.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
European Parliament election, 1989: Nottingham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Coates 92,261 43.7 +7.2
Conservative Michael Kilby 77,748 36.9 −8.4
Green Mrs. Sue E. Blount 34,097 16.2 New
SLD Andrew J. Swift 6,693 3.2 −15.0
Majority 14,513 6.8 N/A
Turnout 182,043 32.8 0.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 5 February 2022.
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