Midlands West (European Parliament constituency)

Former European Parliament constituency

Not to be confused with West Midlands (European Parliament constituency), a multi-seat constituency in existence from 1999 to 2020.

Midlands West

European Parliament constituency

Boundary within the West Midlands (1979-1984)

Member state| United Kingdom
Created| 1979
Dissolved| 1999
MEPs| 1
Sources
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Midlands West was a constituency of the European Parliament in the United Kingdom which existed from 1979 to 1999, prior to the adoption of proportional representation in England, Scotland and Wales. It elected one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system.

Boundary within the West Midlands (1984-1994) Boundary within the West Midlands (1994-1999)

## Boundaries

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1979-1984: Dudley East; Dudley West; Halesowen and Stourbridge; Walsall North; Walsall South; Wolverhampton North East; Wolverhampton South East; Wolverhampton South West.

1984-1999: Dudley East; Dudley West; Halesowen and Stourbridge; Warley East; Warley West; Wolverhampton North East; Wolverhampton South East; Wolverhampton South West.

## MEPs

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Elected | Member | Party | Notes

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| 1979 | Richard Simmonds | Conservative
| 1984 | Terry Pitt | Labour | Died in office October 1986
| 1987 by-election  | John Bird | Labour
| 1994 | Simon Murphy | Labour
1999 | Constituency abolished: see West Midlands

## Election results

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European Parliament election, 1979: Midlands West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Richard Simmonds | 69,916  | 47.3  |
| Labour | S. J. Randall | 68,024  | 46.0  |
| Liberal | A. W. G. Court  | 9,936  | 6.7  |
Majority | 1,892  | 1.3  |
Turnout | 147,876  | 27.3  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
European Parliament election, 1984: Midlands West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Terry Pitt | 74,091  | 50.7  | +4.7
| Conservative | A. T. (Tony) Burnside  | 54,406  | 37.2  | −10.1
| Liberal | Christopher J. Carter  | 17,709  | 12.1  | +5.4
Majority | 19,685  | 13.5  | N/A
Turnout | 146,206  | 27.4  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
1987 Midlands West by-election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Bird | 59,761  | 39.2  | −11.5
| Conservative | M. J. Whitby | 55,736  | 36.5  | −0.7
| Liberal | Christopher J. Carter  | 37,106  | 24.3  | +12.2
Majority | 4,025  | 2.7  | −10.8
Turnout | 152,603  | 28.5  | +1.1
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
European Parliament election, 1989: Midlands West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Bird | 105,529  | 53.5  | +14.3
| Conservative | M. J. Whitby | 63,165  | 32.0  | −4.5
| Green | John Raven  | 21,787  | 11.0  | New
| SLD | Mrs. Fran M. Oborski  | 6,974  | 3.5  | −20.8
Majority | 42,364  | 21.5  | +18.8
Turnout | 197,455  | 37.3  | +8.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
European Parliament election, 1994: Midlands West[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Simon Murphy | 99,242  | 59.5  | +6.0
| Conservative | G. M. (Mark) Simpson  | 44,419  | 26.6  | −5.4
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Baldauf-Good  | 12,195  | 7.3  | +3.8
| Liberal | M. S. Hyde  | 5,050  | 3.0  | New
| Green | Chris T. Mattingly  | 4,390  | 2.6  | −8.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000003A−QINU`"'
| Natural Law | John D. Oldbury  | 1,641  | 1.0  | New
Majority | 54,823  | 32.9  | +11.4
Turnout | 166,937  | 31.3  | −6.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

1. ^ Compared with Green Party (UK)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Boothroyd, David (21 August 2020). "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-99: England 2". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

## External links

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* David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results

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