1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

none October 2017 October 2017 1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom United Kingdom parliamentary 1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom 1989 1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom 1999 87 seats to the European Parliament 9 June 1994 36.4% () Pauline Green 1994.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Pauline Green London North Labour Party (UK) Party of European Socialists 45 seats, 38.7% 62 17 6,753,881 42.6% 3.9% Christopher Prout 1989.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Christopher Prout Herefordshire and Shropshire (defeated) Conservative Party (UK) European People's Party Group 32 seats, 33.7% 18 13 4,274,122 26.8% 6.7% Robin Teverson 1995 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Robin Teverson Ran in Cornwall and West Plymouth (won) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party 0 seats, 5.9% 2 2 2,557,887 16.1% 10.2% 1657533591768 P442 007 MOBILE.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Winnie Ewing Scottish National Party Highlands and Islands EFA 1 seat, 2.6% 2 1 487,237 3.1% 0.5% European Parliament election, 1994 (United Kingdom).svg 300px Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. 300px Leader of Largest Party Subsequent Leader of Largest Party Margaret Beckett Labour Party (UK) Margaret Beckett Labour Party (UK) List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1994–1999) List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1989–1994) The 1994 European Parliament election was the fourth European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on Thursday 9 June, though, as usual, the ballots were not counted until the evening of Sunday 12 June. The electoral system was, for the final European election, first past the post in England, Scotland and Wales and single transferable vote in Northern Ireland. This was the first election with 87 MEPs, the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993 having increased the number of seats for the UK from 81. For the first time, the UK did not have the lowest turnout in Europe. Turnout was lower in the Netherlands and Portugal. This was the first European election contested by the recently formed UK Independence Party (UKIP), and the first European election in which the Liberal Democrats won seats. The Green Party lost more than three-quarters of the votes they secured in the previous election. The Conservatives lost 14 seats, taking their number of seats down to 18, which was 42 fewer seats than in the 1979 election, the year they defeated the Labour Party in the 1979 General Election. This reflected the general unpopularity of the Major government at the time. Five by-elections to the British Parliament also took place on the same day in the Barking, Bradford South, Dagenham, Eastleigh, and Newham North East constituencies. The Conservatives lost Eastleigh to the Liberal Democrats; Labour would hold the other four. Labour was under the interim leadership of Margaret Beckett following the sudden death of leader John Smith the previous month. Results United Kingdom Sources: European Parliament elections: 1979 to 1994 House of Commons Library http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP99-57 United Kingdom election results https://web.archive.org/web/20151227081646/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/sum1994.html 27 December 2015 Party Votes wonEuropean Parliament elections: 1979 to 1994 House of Commons Library http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP99-57 % of vote Loss/Gain Seats % of seats Loss/Gain Labour Party (UK) 6,753,881 42.6 3.9 62 71.3 17 Conservative Party (UK) 4,274,122 26.8 6.7 18 20.7 13 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2,557,887 16.1 10.2 2 2.3 2 Scottish National Party 487,237 3.1 0.5 2 2.3 1 Green Party of England and Wales 471,257 3.0 11.5 0 Democratic Unionist Party 163,246 1.0 1 1.1 Plaid Cymru 162,478 1.0 0.3 0 Social Democratic and Labour Party 161,992 1.0 0.2 1 1.1 Independent (politician) 153,917 1.0 0.9 0 UK Independence Party 150,251 1.0 New 0 Ulster Unionist Party 133,459 0.8 0.1 1 1.1 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 100,500 0.6 New 0 Natural Law Party 98,845 0.6 New 0 Sinn Féin 55,215 0.3 0 Scottish Greens 23,304 0.1 New 0 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 23,157 0.1 0 National Front (UK) National Front 12,469 0.1 0.1 0 Scottish Militant Labourhttps://socialismtoday.org/archive/228/scotland.html Socialism Today Scotland: 20 years since the SSP breakthrough May 2019 12,113 0.1 New 0 Literal Democrat 10,203 0.1 New 0 Ulster Independence Movement 7,858 0.1 New 0 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 7,798 0.1 0 Independent Conservative 5,847 0.0 0 Independent Socialist 5,071 0.0 New 0 Communist Party of Britain 4,323 0.0 0 Mebyon Kernow 3,315 0.0 0 Workers' Party (Ireland) 2,543 0.0 0 Labour Party of Northern Ireland 2,464 0.0 0 Other 7,837 0.1 N/A 0 Total votes cast – 15,852,589. All parties shown. Great Britain thumb|Map of the Scottish results. Sources: European Parliament elections: 1979 to 1994 House of Commons Library http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP99-57 United Kingdom election results https://web.archive.org/web/20151227081646/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/sum1994.html 27 December 2015 Party Votes won % of vote Loss/Gain Seats % of seats Loss/Gain Labour Party (UK) 6,753,881 44.2 4.1 62 73.8 17 Conservative Party (UK) 4,268,539 27.8 6.8 18 21.413 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2,557,887 16.7 10.6 2 2.4 2 Scottish National Party 487,237 3.2 0.5 2 2.4 1 Green Party of England and Wales 471,257 3.1 11.8 0 Plaid Cymru 162,478 1.1 0.3 0 Independent (politician) 151,858 1.0 0.9 0 UK Independence Party 150,251 1.0 New 0 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 100,500 0.7 New 0 Natural Law Party 96,554 0.6 New 0 Scottish Greens 23,304 0.2 New 0 National Front (UK) National Front 12,469 0.1 New 0 Scottish Militant Labour 12,113 0.1 New 0 Literal Democrat 10,203 0.1 New 0 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 7,798 0.1 0 Independent Conservative 5,847 0.0 0 Independent Socialist 5,071 0.0 New 0 Communist Party of Britain 4,323 0.0 0 Mebyon Kernow 3,315 0.0 0 Other 7,837 0.1 N/A 0 Total votes cast – 15,292,722. All parties shown. Northern Ireland thumb|Map of Northern Irish results European Parliament election, 1994 (United Kingdom): Northern Ireland – 3 seatsThe 1994 European Election, Northern Ireland Elections, Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive 2 Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 29.2 163,246   John Hume Social Democratic and Labour Party 28.9 161,992   Jim Nicholson Ulster Unionist Party 23.8 133,459 149,541.25 Mary Clark-Glass Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 4.1 23,157 23,375.55 Tom Hartley Sinn Féin 3.8 21,273 21,278.10 Dodie McGuinness Sinn Féin 3.1 17,195 17,238.95 Francie Molloy Sinn Féin 3.0 16,747 16.756.60 Hugh Ross Ulster Independence Movement 1.4 7,858 12,575.05 Myrtle Boal Northern Ireland Conservatives 1.0 5,583 6,106.95 John Lowry Workers' Party (Ireland) 0.5 2,543 2,579.00 Niall Cusack Labour Party of Northern Ireland 0.4 2,464 2,518.90 James Anderson Natural Law Party 0.2 1,418 1,492.70 June Campion Independent politician 0.2 1,088 1,127.15 David Kerr Independent politician 0.1 571 877.15 Susannah Thompson Natural Law Party 0.1 454 534.40 Robert Mooney Independent politician 0.1 400 455.95 Michael Kennedy Natural Law Party 0.1 419 443.90 2 1,151,389 559,867 9,234 139,967 49.4% Note 1: Campion's candidacy, with the ballot paper description 'Peace Coalition', was supported by Democratic Left, the Greens and some Labour groups. Note 2: Kerr appeared on the ballot paper with the description Independence for Ulster. Note 3: Mooney appeared on the ballot paper with the description Constitutional Independent Northern Ireland. MEPs retiring Conservative Peter Beazley (Bedfordshire South) Sir Fred Catherwood (Cambridge & Bedfordshire North) Derek Prag (Hertfordshire) Madron Seligman (Sussex West) Labour John Bird (Midlands West) Janey Buchan (Glasgow) Geoff Hoon (Derbyshire) MEPs defeated Labour Henry McCubbin (North East Scotland) Conservative Christopher Beazley (Cornwall and Plymouth) Nicholas Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell (London North West) Margaret Daly (Somerset and North Devon) Richard Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baron Inglewood (Cumbria and Lancashire North) Paul Howell (Norfolk) Christopher Jackson (Kent East) Bill Newton Dunn (Lincolnshire) Ben Patterson (Kent West) Peter Price (London South East) Christopher Prout (Herefordshire and Shropshire) Patricia Rawlings (Essex West and Hertfordshire East) Anthony Simpson (Northamptonshire and Blaby) Amédée Turner (Suffolk) Michael Welsh (Central Lancashire) See also Elections in the United Kingdom: European elections List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1994–1999) References 1994 European Parliament election United Kingdom