Humberside (European Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Former European Parliament constituency}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox European Parliament constituency

|title = Humberside

|map = File:Humberside1979EUConstituency.svg

|mapcaption = Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber (1979-1984)

|created = 1979

|dissolved = 1999

|meps = 1

|memberstate = United Kingdom

|memberstatelink2 = the United Kingdom

|sources = [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/]

}}

Humberside was a European Parliament constituency, covering most of the former Humberside district of England.

Before 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.

In 1999, the constituency became part of the much larger Yorkshire and the Humber constituency.

File:Humberside1984EUConstituency.svg

File:Humberside1994EUConstituency.svg

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

class="wikitable"

!Elected

!Name

!colspan=2|Party

1979

|Robert Battersby

| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

1989

|Peter Crampton

| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

Results

{{Election box begin |

|title=European Parliament election, 1979: Humberside[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/epe1.html United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979–99: England: Part 1]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Battersby

|votes = 79,531

|percentage = 51.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Wheaton

|votes = 56,521

|percentage = 36.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Walker

|votes = 17,643

|percentage = 11.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 23,010

|percentage = 14.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 153,695

|percentage = 30.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=European Parliament election, 1984: Humberside}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Battersby

|votes = 61,952

|percentage = 43.2

|change = -8.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Crampton

|votes = 53,937

|percentage = 37.7

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Will Unwin

|votes = 27,318

|percentage = 19.1

|change = +7.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,015

|percentage = 5.5

|change = -9.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 143,207

|percentage = 28.5

|change = -1.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=European Parliament election, 1989: Humberside}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Crampton

|votes = 74,163

|percentage = 45.4

|change = +7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Battersby

|votes = 57,835

|percentage = 35.4

|change = -7.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (UK)

|candidate = Jan Clark

|votes = 23,835

|percentage = 14.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social and Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Frank L. Parker

|votes = 3,989

|percentage = 2.5

|change = -16.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)

|candidate = Will Unwin

|votes = 3,419

|percentage = 2.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,328

|percentage = 10.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 163,241

|percentage = 32.2

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=European Parliament election, 1994: Humberside}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Crampton

|votes = 87,296

|percentage = 51.9

|change = +5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Donald Stewart

|votes = 46,678

|percentage = 27.8

|change = -7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Diana Wallis

|votes = 28,818

|percentage = 17.1

|change = +14.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Sharon Mummery

|votes = 4,170

|percentage = 2.5

|change = -12.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Anna Miszewska

|votes = 1,100

|percentage = 0.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 40,618

|percentage = 24.1

|change = +14.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 168,062

|percentage = 32.4

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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