Bedfordshire South (European Parliament constituency)

Bedfordshire South European Parliament constituency

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Created	1984
Dissolved	1994
MEP(s)	1
Member State	United Kingdom
Source(s)	[1]

Bedfordshire South was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1984 from parts of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, it was abolished in 1994 and succeeded by Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

Boundaries

On its creation in 1984, it consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Luton South, Milton Keynes, North Hertfordshire, Luton North, South West Bedfordshire, Stevenage and West Hertfordshire.^[1]

When it was abolished in 1994, the parliamentary constituencies of Luton South, Luton North, South West Bedfordshire and the new seats of Milton Keynes South West and North East Milton Keynes became part of the Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes constituency, while North Hertfordshire and West Hertfordshire were transferred to Hertfordshire, and Stevenage was transferred to Essex West and Hertfordshire East.^[2]

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MEPs

Election		Member	Party
Bedfordshire and part of Northamptonshire prior to 1984
	1984	Peter George Beazley	Conservative
	1994	constituency abolished, see Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire and Essex W and Herts E

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Election results

European Parliament election, 1989 (United Kingdom): Bedfordshire South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter George Beazley	73,406	38.6	−4.9
	Labour	T McWalter	70,429	37.0	+2.5
	Green	D G Everett	34,508	18.1	N/A
	Social and Liberal Democrats	W M Johnston	8,748	4.6	−17.4
	Social Democrat	R Muller	3,067	1.6	N/A
Majority			2,977	1.6
Turnout				33.8	+2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.7

European Parliament election, 1984 (United Kingdom): Bedfordshire South^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter George Beazley	72,088	43.5	N/A
	Labour	W Cochrane	57,106	34.5	N/A
	Liberal	P A Dixon	36,444	22.0	N/A
Majority			14,982	9.0	N/A
Turnout				31.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

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References

^ MEPs and their constituencies : UK MEPs, European constituencies in the UK and the House of Commons constituencies they comprise, European Parliament Information Office, December 1988.
^ The European Parliament 1994-1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.
^ Europe votes 3 : European parliamentary election results 1989, ed. by T.T. Mackie, Dartmouth, 1990.
^ Europe votes 2 : European Parliamentary election results, 1979-1984, eds. T.T. Mackie and F.W.S. Craig, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services, 1985.

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External links

David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results

v t e 1979–1984 ← European Parliament constituencies 1984–1989 → 1989–1994

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