Lancashire East (European Parliament constituency)

Lancashire East
Lancashire East
European Parliament constituency
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Member state	United Kingdom
Created	1979
Dissolved	1994
MEPs	1
Sources
	[1]

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 Lancashire East was one of them.

Boundaries

1979-1984: Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe, Darwen, Heywood and Royton, Nelson and Colne, Rossendale^[1]
1984-1994: Blackburn, Burnley, Heywood and Middleton, Hyndburn, Littleborough and Saddleworth, Pendle, Rochdale, Rossendale and Darwen^[2]

European Parliament election, 1979: Lancashire East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edward Kellett-Bowman	77,087	49.9
	Labour	M. Walsh	62,729	40.6
	Liberal	P. R. Easton	12,268	7.9
	Independent Democratic	F. Tyrrall	2,473	1.6
Majority			14,358	9.3
Turnout			154,557	33.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

European Parliament election, 1984: Lancashire East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Hindley	75,711	44.6	+4.0
	Conservative	Edward Kellett-Bowman	67,806	39.9	-10.0
	Liberal	Gordon Lishman	26,320	15.5	+7.6
Majority			7,905	4.7	N/A
Turnout			169,837	31.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

European Parliament election, 1989: Lancashire East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Hindley	96,946	51.5	+6.9
	Conservative	Robert W. Sturdy	57,799	30.7	-9.2
	Green	Steve P. Barker	20,741	11.0	New
	SLD	Mike Hambley	12,682	6.8	-8.7
Majority			39,147	20.8	+16.1
Turnout			188,168	35.5	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing