Shropshire and Stafford (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.

Shropshire and Stafford
European Parliament constituency
Member stateUnited Kingdom
Created1984
Dissolved1994
MEPs1
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The constituency of Shropshire and Stafford was one of them.

It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies (on their 1983 boundaries) of Cannock and Burntwood, Ludlow, Newcastle-under-Lyme, North Shropshire, Shrewsbury and Atcham, South Staffordshire, Stafford, and The Wrekin.[1]

Lord Kingsland, then Christoper Prout, was the sole representative during this constituency's existence.

MEPs

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Elected Member Party
1984 Christopher Prout Conservative
1994 Constituency abolished

Election results

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European Parliament election, 1984: Shropshire and Stafford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Prout 82,291 46.5
Labour David J. A. Hallam 57,359 32.5
Liberal Richard M. Burman 37,209 21.0
Majority 24,932 14.0
Turnout 176,859 31.4
Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1989: Shropshire and Stafford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Prout 85,896 41.0 −5.5
Labour David J. A. Hallam 83,353 39.8 +7.3
Green Robert T. C. Saunders 29,637 14.2 New
SLD Clifford G. Hards 10,568 5.0 −16.0
Majority 2,543 1.2 −12.8
Turnout 209,454 35.0 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b 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 6 February 2022.
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