Bedfordshire South was a
constituency of the
European Parliament
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located in the United Kingdom, electing one
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
by the
first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
electoral system. Created in
1984
Events
January
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* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
from parts of
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
and
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
, it was abolished in 1994 and succeeded by
Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.
Boundaries
It consisted of the
parliamentary constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
of
Luton South,
Milton Keynes,
North Hertfordshire,
Luton North,
South West Bedfordshire,
Stevenage, and
West Hertfordshire.
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.
[''The European Parliament 1994–1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom'', London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.]
MEPs
Election results
References
External links
David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results
European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999)
Politics of Bedfordshire
1984 establishments in England
1994 disestablishments in England
Constituencies established in 1984
Constituencies disestablished in 1994
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