Hertfordshire (European Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Hertfordshire 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. Created in 1979 for the first elections to the European Parliament, it was 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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Boundary within the East of England (1984-1994)

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Boundary within the East of England (1994-1999)

Boundaries

On its creation in 1979, it consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Hertford and Stevenage, Hertfordshire East, Hertfordshire South, Hertfordshire South West, St Albans, Watford and Welwyn and Hatfield.

After the 1984 boundary changes based on the new UK parliamentary constituencies created in 1983, it consisted of the constituencies of Broxbourne, Hertford and Stortford, Hertsmere, St. Albans, South West Hertfordshire, Watford and Welwyn Hatfield. Stevenage was transferred to Bedfordshire South.

1994 saw further boundary changes and the constituency now consisted of Hertsmere, North Hertfordshire, St. Albans, South West Hertfordshire, Watford, Welwyn Hatfield and West Hertfordshire. Broxbourne as well as Hertford and Stortford were now part of Essex West and Hertfordshire East. North Hertfordshire and West Hertfordshire had previously been part of Bedfordshire South.

The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.

MEPs

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1979	Derek Prag	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	1994	Peter Truscott	Labour
1999		constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999

Election results

European Parliament election, 1994: Hertfordshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Derek Truscott	Template:Replace	39.1
		Philip Jenkinson	71,517	34.1
		David Griffiths	38,995	18.6
		Lydia Howitt	7,741	3.7
		Malcolm Biggs	6,555	3.1
		John McAuley	1,755	0.8
		David Lucas	734	0.4
	21st Century Party	John Laine	369	0.2
Majority			10,304	5.0
Turnout			209,487	40.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+14.2

European Parliament election, 1989: Hertfordshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Derek Prag	Template:Replace	46.7
		Vidya S Anand	43,556	23.4
		Mark F Ames	37,277	20.0
		Michael D Phelan	13,456	7.2
		Catherine Treves-Brown	5,048	2.7
Majority			43,342	23.3
Turnout			186,235	36.0
	hold		Swing	−1.9

European Parliament election, 1984: Hertfordshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Derek Prag	Template:Replace	51.5
		Tony McWalter	41,671	24.5
		Fiona M Beckett	40,877	24.0
Majority			45,932	27.0
Turnout			170,151	33.7
	hold		Swing	+1.2

European Parliament election, 1979: Hertfordshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Derek Prag	Template:Replace	50.2
		J Dore	49,619	25.6
		D A F Lytton Cobbold	46,757	24.2
Majority			47,555	24.6
Turnout			193,550	36.9
	win (new seat)

External links

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

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