Yorkshire South was a
European Parliament constituency covering most of
South Yorkshire in England.
Prior to its uniform adoption of
proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used
first-past-the-post for the
European elections
Elections to the European Parliament take place every five years by universal adult suffrage; with more than 400 million people eligible to vote, they are considered the second largest democratic elections in the world after India's.
Unti ...
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 area was later included in the
Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament Constituency, which was represented by seven members in 1999–2004 and six from 2004 onwards.
Boundaries
1979–1984: Barnsley; Dearne Valley; Doncaster; Don Valley; Penistone; Rotherham; Rother Valley.
1984–1999: Barnsley Central; Barnsley East; Doncaster Central; Doncaster North; Don Valley; Rotherham; Rother Valley; Wentworth.
Members of the European Parliament
Results
References
External links
David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results
European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999)
Politics of South Yorkshire
Political history of Yorkshire
History of South Yorkshire
1979 establishments in England
1999 disestablishments in England
Constituencies established in 1979
Constituencies disestablished in 1999
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