Prior to its uniform adoption of

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in 1999, the

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used

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for the

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and

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. The

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used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one

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each. The constituency of Worcestershire and South Warwickshire was one of them. It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies (on their

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boundaries) of Bromsgrove,

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, Rugby and Kenilworth, South Worcestershire, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick and Leamington, and

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Members of the European Parliament

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References

European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999) Politics of Worcestershire Politics of Warwickshire 1994 establishments in England 1999 disestablishments in England Constituencies established in 1994 Constituencies disestablished in 1999 {{EU-stub