London West (European Parliament constituency) explained

London West
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Created:1979
Dissolved:1999
Meps:1
Memberstate:United Kingdom
Memberstatelink2:the United Kingdom
Sources:http://www.election.demon.co.uk/

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 West was one of them.

When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Acton, Brentford and Isleworth, Ealing North, Feltham and Heston, Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Southall and Uxbridge.[1]

United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies were redrawn in 1983 and the European constituencies were altered in 1984 to reflect this. The revised seat comprised the following Westminster constituencies: Brentford and Isleworth, Ealing Acton, Ealing North, Ealing Southall, Feltham and Heston, Hammersmith, Richmond and Barnes and Twickenham.[2] The same boundaries were used in 1989 and 1994.[3] [4]

Returned members
1979width=1px style="background-color: " Brian Hord
Conservative
1984Michael Elliott
Labour
1989
1994
1999Constituency abolished: see London

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results . 2008-01-20.
  2. News: European Elections 84. Candidates named for European Parliament elections on June 14. 16 May 1984. 5. The Times.
  3. News: 378 candidates fight the 81 UK European seats; European Elections 1989. The Times. 19 May 1989.
  4. Book: Whitaker's Concise Almanack 1995. 277. J Whitaker & Sons Ltd.. London. 0850212472. 1994.