Cambridgeshire (European Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Cambridgeshire was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. It was first created in 1979 for the first elections to the European Parliament, but was abolished in 1984 election.

It was re-created in 1994 and abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in Great Britain. It was succeeded by the East of England region.

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Boundaries within the East of England (1994-1999)

Boundaries

1979—1984

On its creation in 1979, it consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Ely, Peterborough, and Wellingborough.

When it was abolished in 1984, the subsequent seats were based on the parliamentary constituencies created by the 1983 boundary changes. The area covered by the new parliamentary constituencies of Cambridge, Huntingdon, North East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South West Cambridgeshire became part of the Cambridge and Bedfordshire North constituency, while Wellingborough was transferred to Northamptonshire and South East Cambridgeshire was transferred to Suffolk.

1994—1999

The Cambridgeshire constituency was re-created in 1994 from parts of Cambridge and Bedfordshire North and Suffolk. The re-established constituency consisted of the Westminster parliamentary constituencies of Cambridge, Huntingdon, North East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, South East Cambridgeshire and South West Cambridgeshire. Cambridge, Huntingdon, North East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South West Cambridgeshire had previously been part of the Cambridge and Bedfordshire North constituency, while South East Cambridgeshire had been part of the Suffolk constituency.

MEPs

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1979	Sir Fred Catherwood	Conservative
1984		constituency abolished, see Cambridge and Bedfordshire North
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1994	Robert Sturdy	Conservative
1999		constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Cambridgeshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sir Fred Catherwood	Template:Replace	59.0
		M L Mackie	42,038	26.3
		M W B O'Loughlin	23,501	14.7
Majority			52,459	32.7
Turnout			160,036	32.2
	win (new seat)

European Parliament election, 1994: Cambridgeshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Sturdy	Template:Replace	37.6
		Melanie Jane Johnson	62,979	35.4
		Andrew Duff	36,114	20.3
		Margaret Wright	5,756	3.2
		Paul Wiggin	4,051	2.3
		Francis Chalmers	2,077	1.2
Majority			3,942	2.2
Turnout			177,898
	win (new seat)

External links

• David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results Template:Webarchive