Humberside (European Parliament constituency)
| Humberside | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 European Parliament logo | |
| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
| [1] | |
Humberside was a European Parliament constituency, covering most of the former Humberside district of England.
Before its uniform adoption of
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.
In 1999, the constituency became part of the much larger Yorkshire and the Humber constituency.
Boundaries
1979-1984: Bridlington; Brigg and Scunthorpe; Haltemprice; Howden; Hull Central; Hull East; Hull West.
1984-1994: Beverley; Bridlington; Brigg and Cleethorpes; Great Grimsby; Hull East; Hull North; Hull West.
1994-1999: Beverley; Boothferry; Bridlington; Glanford and Scunthorpe; Hull East; Hull North; Hull West.
Members of the European Parliament
| Elected | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Robert Battersby | Conservative | |
| 1989 | Peter Crampton | Labour | |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Battersby | 79,531 | 51.7 | ||
| Labour | Michael Wheaton | 56,521 | 36.8 | ||
| Liberal | Robert Walker | 17,643 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 23,010 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 153,695 | 30.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Battersby | 61,952 | 43.2 | -8.5 | |
| Labour | Peter Crampton | 53,937 | 37.7 | +0.9 | |
| SDP | Will Unwin | 27,318 | 19.1 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 8,015 | 5.5 | -9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 143,207 | 28.5 | -1.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Crampton | 74,163 | 45.4 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert Battersby | 57,835 | 35.4 | -7.8 | |
| Green | Jan Clark | 23,835 | 14.6 | New | |
SLD
|
Frank L. Parker | 3,989 | 2.5 | -16.6 | |
SDP
|
Will Unwin | 3,419 | 2.1 | New | |
| Majority | 16,328 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 163,241 | 32.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Crampton | 87,296 | 51.9 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Donald Stewart | 46,678 | 27.8 | -7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Wallis | 28,818 | 17.1 | +14.6 | |
| Green | Sharon Mummery | 4,170 | 2.5 | -12.1 | |
| Natural Law | Anna Miszewska | 1,100 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 40,618 | 24.1 | +14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 168,062 | 32.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
External links
- David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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