Humberside was a

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, covering most of the former

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district of England. Before its uniform adoption of

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in 1999, the United Kingdom used

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for the European elections in England,

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and

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. 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

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each. In 1999, the constituency became part of the much larger

Yorkshire and the Humber Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The population in 2011 was 5,284,000 with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York. It is ...

constituency.

Boundaries

1979-1984: Bridlington; Brigg and Scunthorpe; Haltemprice; Howden; Kingston upon Hull Central; Kingston upon Hull East; Kingston upon Hull West. 1984-1994: Beverley; Bridlington; Brigg and Cleethorpes; Great Grimsby; Kingston upon Hull East; Kingston upon Hull North; Kingston upon Hull West. 1994-1999: Beverley; Boothferry; Bridlington; Glanford and Scunthorpe; Kingston upon Hull East; Kingston upon Hull North; Kingston upon Hull West.

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 Lincolnshire Politics of the East Riding of Yorkshire Humberside 1979 establishments in England 1999 disestablishments in England Constituencies established in 1979 Constituencies disestablished in 1999 {{EU-stub