Northamptonshire (European Parliament constituency) explained

Northamptonshire
Map:Europarl logo.svg
Mapcaption:European Parliament logo
Created:1979
Dissolved:1994
Meps:1
Memberstate:United Kingdom
Memberstatelink2:the United Kingdom
Sources:http://www.election.demon.co.uk/
Replacedby:Northamptonshire and Blaby

Northamptonshire was a constituency of the European Parliament in the United Kingdom, established in 1979 as a single-member constituency and dissolved in 1994. Prior to the 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.

From 1979 to 1984, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Aylesbury, Buckingham, Daventry, Harborough, Kettering, Northampton North, Northampton South.[1]

From 1984 to 1994, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Blaby, Corby, Daventry, Harborough, Kettering, Northampton North, Northampton South, Wellingborough.[2]

MEPs

Elected Member Party
1979Anthony SimpsonConservative
Constituency abolished

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results . 2008-01-20.
  2. Web site: European Parliamentary Boundaries. David Boothroyd.