1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

none January 2021 1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom United Kingdom parliamentary no 1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom 1979 1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom 1989 81 seats to the European Parliament 14 June 1984 32.6% (0.2%) Henri Plumb MEP portrait (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Henry Plumb Cotswolds Conservative Party (UK) European People's Party Group 60 seats, 48.4% 45 15 5,426,866 38.8% 9.6% Barbara Castle MEP portrait (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Barbara Castle Greater Manchester West Labour Party (UK) Party of European Socialists 17 seats, 31.6% 32 15 4,865,224 34.8% 3.1% European Parliament election, 1984 (United Kingdom).svg 300px Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. 300px List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1984–1989) List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1979–1984) The 1984 European Parliament election was the second European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on 14 June. The electoral system was First Past the Post in England, Scotland and Wales and Single transferable vote in Northern Ireland. The turnout was again the lowest in Europe. In England, Scotland and Wales, the Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party were in alliance, collecting 2,591,635 votes but not a single seat. The election represented a small recovery for Labour, under Michael Foot's replacement Neil Kinnock, taking 15 seats from the Conservatives. In the general election of 1983, they had only had a vote share of 2% more than the SDP–Liberal Alliance (although they had nearly 10 times more MP's elected) and 15% less than the Conservatives. This was the last European election in the UK in which the governing party won either the greatest number of seats or the highest vote share. A by-election to the British Parliament also took place on the same day in the Portsmouth South constituency – the Alliance gained the seat from the Conservatives. Results 1984 European Parliament election United Kingdom + UK Parliament briefing Party Votes won % of vote Loss/Gain Seats % of seats Loss/Gain Conservative Party (UK) 5,426,866 38.8 9.6 45 55.6 15 Labour Party (UK) 4,865,224 34.8 3.1 32 39.5 15 SDP–Liberal Alliance 2,591,659 18.5 5.9 0 Scottish National Party 230,594 1.6 0.2 1 1.2 Democratic Unionist Party 230,251 1.6 0.4 1 1.2 Social Democratic and Labour Party 151,399 1.1 1 1.2 Ulster Unionist Party 147,169 1.1 0.1 1 1.2 Plaid Cymru 103,031 0.8 0.1 0 Sinn Féin 91,476 0.7 New 0 Ecology Party 73,025 0.5 0.4 0 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 34,046 0.2 0 Ulster Popular Unionist Party 20,092 0.1 New 0 Independent politician 11,073 0.1 0.1 0 Workers' Party (Ireland) 8,712 0.1 0 Independent Ecology 3,330 0.0 New 0 Ind. Conservative 3,249 0.0 0 Ind. Liberal 2,981 0.0 New 0 Wessex Regionalist Party 2,365 0.0 New 0 Cornish Nationalist 1,892 0.0 New 0 Federal Republican Party 1,494 0.0 New 0 Overall (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) turnout: 32.6% (EC average: 61%) Overall votes cast: 13,998,190 Great Britain + UK Parliament briefing Party Votes won % of vote Loss/Gain Seats % of seats Loss/Gain Conservative Party (UK) 5,426,866 40.8 9.8 45 57.7 15 Labour Party (UK) 4,865,224 36.5 3.5 32 41.0 15 SDP–Liberal Alliance 2,591,659 19.5 6.3 0 Scottish National Party 230,594 1.7 0.2 1 1.3 Plaid Cymru 103,031 0.8 0.1 0 Ecology Party 70,853 0.5 0.4 0 Independent politician 11,073 0.1 0.1 0 Independent Ecology 3,330 0.0 New 0 Ind. Conservative 3,249 0.0 0 Ind. Liberal 2,981 0.0 New 0 Wessex Regionalist Party 2,365 0.0 New 0 Cornish Nationalist 1,892 0.0 New 0 Federal Republican Party 1,494 0.0 New 0 Total votes cast – 13,312,898. All parties listed. Northern Ireland 1984 European Parliament election: Northern IrelandThe 1984 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections 4 Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 33.6 230,251       John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party 21.5 147,169 185,714     John Hume Social Democratic and Labour Party 22.1 151,399 151,664 156,310 183,256 Danny Morrison Sinn Féin 13.3 91,476 91,525 92,644 93,079 David Cook Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 5.0 34,046 34,892 37,401   James Kilfedder Ulster Popular Unionist Party 2.9 20,092 38,293 38,854   Seamus Lynch Workers' Party (Ireland) 1.3 8,712 8,813     Colin McGuigan Ecology Party 0.3 2,172 2,236     4 1,065,363 685,317 11,654 171,330 696,994 Constituency results February 2011 + ConstituencyConstituency result by partyWinning party 1984ConservativeLabourAlliancePCSNPEcologyOthersBedfordshire South72,08857,10636,444 Conservative Party (UK)Birmingham East54,99476,37721,9271,440 Labour Party (UK)Birmingham West55,70261,94619,422 Labour Party (UK)Bristol94,65277,00833,698 Conservative Party (UK)Cambridge and Bedfordshire North86,11738,90136,341 Conservative Party (UK)Cheshire East71,18252,80631,374 Conservative Party (UK)Cheshire West74,57964,88730,470 Conservative Party (UK)Cleveland and Yorkshire North73,21752,88731,374 Conservative Party (UK)Cornwall and Plymouth81,62735,95263,87610,518 Conservative Party (UK)Cotswolds94,74036,73845,798 Conservative Party (UK)Cumbria and Lancashire North86,12762,33239,622 Conservative Party (UK)Derbyshire72,61379,46630,824 Labour Party (UK)Devon110,12930,01753,5197,278 Conservative Party (UK)Dorset East and Hampshire West109,07231,22349,181 Conservative Party (UK)Durham44,846106,07332,307 Labour Party (UK)Essex North East97,13842,83634,769 Conservative Party (UK)Essex South West72,19056,16929,385 Conservative Party (UK)Glasgow25,28291,01520,86716,456 Labour Party (UK)Greater Manchester Central48,75376,83024,1921,430 Labour Party (UK)Greater Manchester East56,41565,10127,8013,158 Labour Party (UK)Greater Manchester West56,04293,74017,894 Labour Party (UK)Hampshire Central84,08639,22839,265 Conservative Party (UK)Hereford and Worcester84,07744,14337,8548,179 Conservative Party (UK)Hertfordshire87,60341,67140,877 Conservative Party (UK)Highlands and Islands18,84716,64433,13349,410 Scottish National PartyHumberside61,95253,93727,318 Conservative Party (UK)Kent East92,34043,47334,6015,405 Conservative Party (UK)Kent West85,414 50,78433,306 4,991 Conservative Party (UK)Lancashire Central82,37056,17524,936 Conservative Party (UK)Lancashire East67,80675,71126,320 Labour Party (UK)Leeds60,17870,53536,097 Labour Party (UK)Leicester72,50869,61629,6563,249 Conservative Party (UK)Lincolnshire92,60647,16137,244 Conservative Party (UK)London Central64,54577,84230,2697,514 Labour Party (UK)London East61,71173,87026,379 Labour Party (UK)London North74,84669,99331,3444,682 Conservative Party (UK)London North East27,24279,90717,3444,797 Labour Party (UK)London North West69,80362,38129,609 Conservative Party (UK)London South and Surrey East82,12237,46534,522 Conservative Party (UK)London South East81,50861,49338,614989 Conservative Party (UK)London South Inner46,18077,66125,3913,281 Labour Party (UK)London South West41,09632,63223,8422,135 Conservative Party (UK)London West74,32579,55436,6874,361 Labour Party (UK)Lothians49,06574,98936,63622,3312,560 Labour Party (UK)Merseyside East38,04787,08617,259 Labour Party (UK)Merseyside West52,71865,91537,303 Labour Party (UK)Mid and West Wales52,91089,36235,16832,8804,266 Labour Party (UK)Mid Scotland and Fife52,87280,03824,22030,511 Labour Party (UK)Midlands East67,88455,15527,9121,494 Conservative Party (UK)Midlands West54,40674,09117,709 Labour Party (UK)Norfolk95,45958,60237,703 Conservative Party (UK)North East Scotland53,80944,64825,49033,448 Conservative Party (UK)North Wales69,13954,76856,86138,117 Conservative Party (UK)Northamptonshire88,66848,80937,4213,330 Conservative Party (UK)Northumbria62,71778,41242,946 Labour Party (UK)Nottingham82,50066,37433,169 Conservative Party (UK)Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire94,13639,16445,055 Conservative Party (UK)Sheffield47,24793,53023,935 Labour Party (UK)Shropshire and Stafford82,29157,35937,209 Conservative Party (UK)Somerset and Dorset West98,92836,86358,677 Conservative Party (UK)South of Scotland60,84357,70623,59822,242 Conservative Party (UK)South Wales55,67899,93626,58813,201 Labour Party (UK)South Wales East36,359131,91628,33018,833 Labour Party (UK)Staffordshire East68,88676,75326,093 Labour Party (UK)Strathclyde East24,85790,79211,88327,330 Labour Party (UK)Strathclyde West47,19670,23425,95528,866 Labour Party (UK)Suffolk88,24341,14534,084 Conservative Party (UK)Surrey West96,67522,53144,087 Conservative Party (UK)Sussex East102,28732,21336,6665,401 Conservative Party (UK)Sussex West104,25722,85746,7553,842 Conservative Party (UK)Thames Valley74,92836,12332,704 Conservative Party (UK)Tyne and Wear39,61089,02419,081 Labour Party (UK)Wight and Hampshire East96,66636,44553,738 Conservative Party (UK)Wiltshire86,87335,45760,404 Conservative Party (UK)York80,63644,23433,356 Conservative Party (UK)Yorkshire South30,27198,02019,306 Labour Party (UK)Yorkshire South West44,29188,46426,964 Labour Party (UK)Yorkshire West65,40586,25928,709 Labour Party (UK) See also Elections in the United Kingdom: European elections List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1984–1989) References 1984 European Parliament United Kingdom