Yorkshire North (European Parliament constituency) explained

Yorkshire North (European Parliament constituency) should not be confused with North Yorkshire (European Parliament constituency).

Yorkshire North
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Created:1979
Dissolved:1984
Meps:1
Memberstate:United Kingdom
Memberstatelink2:the United Kingdom
Sources:United Kingdom Election Results

Yorkshire North was a European Parliament constituency covering much of North Yorkshire and part of Humberside in England.

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 consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Barkston Ash, Goole, Harrogate, Ripon, Skipton, Thirsk and Malton, York.[1] In 1984, most of the seat became part of the new York constituency, with small parts going to Humberside and Yorkshire South.

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedNameParty
1979Neil Balfour
1984Constituency abolished

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Parliamentary Boundaries, David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results . 2011-05-18.