Prior to its uniform adoption of

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in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the

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in England, Scotland and Wales. The

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used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each. The constituency of London South West was one of them.

Boundaries

1979–1984: Battersea North, Battersea South, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth Central, Putney, Richmond (Surrey), Surbiton, Tooting, Twickenham, Vauxhall. 1984–1994: Battersea, Epsom and Ewell, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon. 1994–1999: Battersea, Kingston upon Thames, Mitcham and Morden, Putney, Streatham, Surbiton, Tooting, Wimbledon.

Members of the European Parliament

Election results

Shelagh Roberts Dame Shelagh Marjorie Roberts DBE (13 October 1924 – 16 January 1992) was a British Conservative party politician who served on the Greater London Council from 1970–81 and represented London South West in the European Parliament from 1979 ...

was disqualified as she was a member of the Occupational Pensions Board. She resigned from the board and contested the subsequent by-election.

References

External links

David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results

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