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.
Until ...
in
England,
Scotland and
Wales. The
European Parliament constituencies
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU). The European Electoral Act 2002 allows member states the choice to allocate electoral subdivisions or 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 Cheshire West was one of them.
From 1979 to 1984, it consisted of the
Westminster Parliament constituencies of
Bebington and Ellesmere Port,
Birkenhead,
City of Chester,
Nantwich,
Northwich
{{Infobox UK place
, static_image_name = Northwich - Town Bridge.jpg
, static_image_caption = Town Bridge, the River Weaver and the spire of Holy Trinity Church
, official_name = Northwich
, country ...
,
Wallasey
Wallasey () is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England; until 1974, it was part of the historic county of Cheshire. It is situated at the mouth of the River Mersey, at the north-eastern corner of the Wirral Pe ...
, and
Wirral. From 1984 to 1994, it consisted of
Birkenhead,
City of Chester,
Eddisbury,
Ellesmere Port and Neston,
Halton,
Wallasey
Wallasey () is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England; until 1974, it was part of the historic county of Cheshire. It is situated at the mouth of the River Mersey, at the north-eastern corner of the Wirral Pe ...
,
Wirral South
Wirral South is a constituency in Merseyside, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alison McGovern of the Labour Party since 2010.
Constituency profile
Wirral South covers the central part of the Wirral penins ...
, and
Wirral West.
MEPs
Election results
References
External links
David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results
European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999)
Politics of Cheshire
1979 establishments in England
1994 disestablishments in England
Constituencies established in 1979
Constituencies disestablished in 1994
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