Kent West (European Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1999

Kent West

European Parliament constituency

Boundary within South East England (1979-1984)

Member state| United Kingdom
Created| 1979
Dissolved| 1999
MEPs| 1
Sources
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Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each. The constituency of Kent West was one of them.

Boundary within South East England and London (1984-1994) Boundary within South East England and London (1994-1999)

## Boundaries

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1979–1984: Dartford; East Surrey; Gillingham; Gravesend; Rochester and Chatham; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Sevenoaks; Tonbridge and Malling.

1984–1994: Dartford; Gillingham; Gravesham; Medway; Mid Kent; Sevenoaks; Tonbridge and Malling; Tunbridge Wells.

1994–1999: Dartford; Gillingham; Gravesham; Maidstone; Medway; Mid Kent; Tonbridge and Malling.

## MEPs

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Elected | Member | Party

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| 1979 | Ben Patterson | Conservative
| 1994 | Peter Skinner | Labour
1999 | Constituency abolished: see South East England

## Election results

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European Parliament election, 1994: Kent West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Peter Skinner | 77,346  | 41.0  | +10.3
| Conservative | Ben Patterson | 60,569  | 32.1  | −11.3
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Daly  | 33,869  | 17.9  | +9.4
| UKIP | Craig Mackinlay | 9,750  | 5.2  | New
| Green | Penny A. Kemp  | 5,651  | 3.0  | −14.4
| Natural Law | Jeremy J. Bowler  | 1,598  | 0.8  | New
Majority  | 16,777  | 8.9  | N/A
Turnout | 188,783  | 37.3  | +3.9
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.8  |
European Parliament election, 1989: Kent West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ben Patterson | 82,519  | 43.4  | −5.5
| Labour | Peter L. Sloman  | 58,469  | 30.7  | +1.6
| Green | Jim Tidy  | 33,202  | 17.4  | +14.5
| SLD | J.B. (Brian) Doherty  | 16,087  | 8.5  | −10.6
Majority  | 24,050  | 12.7  | −7.1
Turnout | 190,277  | 33.4  | +2.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6  |
European Parliament election, 1984: Kent West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ben Patterson | 85,414  | 48.9  | −11.8
| Labour | Alan Woodhams  | 50,784  | 29.1  | +4.3
| Liberal | Peter Billenness  | 33,306  | 19.1  | +4.6
| Ecology | Christine A. Bunyan  | 4,991  | 2.9  | New
Majority  | 34,630  | 19.8  | −16.1
Turnout | 174,495  | 30.8  | −2.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | -8.1  |
European Parliament election, 1979: Kent West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ben Patterson | 113,961  | 60.7  |
| Labour | Anthony J. Humphris  | 46.482  | 24.8  |
| Liberal | Stanley Blow  | 27,127  | 14.5  |
Majority  | 67,479  | 35.9  |
Turnout | 187,570  | 32.9  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Elections to the European Parliament 1979-99, part 1". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2009.

## External links

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* David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results

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