ABSTRACT
ENGLAND C 5,817,992 53.4 66 54 L 1,444,204 13.3 66 0 Lab 3,536,261 32.5 66 12 Others 86,310 0.8 21 0 Total 10,884,767 219 66
WALES C 259,729 36.6 4 1 L 67,962 9.6 4 0 Lab 294,978 41.5 4 3 PC 83,399 11.7 4 0 Others 4,008 0.6 2 0 Total 710,076 18 4
SCOTLAND C 430,772 33.7 8 5 L 178,433 14.0 8 0 Lab 421,968 33.0 8 2 SNP 247,836 19.4 8 1 Others - - - - Total 1,279,009 32 8
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 UDUP 170,688 29.8 1 1 UPNI 3,712 0.6 1 0 UU 125,169 21.9 2 1 Others 38,198 6.7 1 0 (Total ‘Loyalist’) (337,767) (59.0) (5) (2) APNI 39,026 6.8 1 0 L 932 0.2 1 0 Rep 4,418 0.8 2 0 SDLP 140,622 24.6 1 1 Others 49,474 8.6 3 0 Total 572,239 13 3
GREAT BRITAIN C 6,508,493 50.6 78 60 L 1,690,599 13.1 78 0 Lab 4,253,207 33.0 78 17 PC 83,399 0.6 4 0 SNP 247,836 1.9 8 1 Others 90,318 0.7 23 0 Total 12,873,852 269 78
UNITED KINGDOM C 6,508,493 48.4 78 60 L 1,690,599 12.6 78 0 Lab 4,253,207 31.6 78 17 PC 83,399 0.6 4 0 SNP 247,836 1.8 8 1 Others 662,557 4.9 36 2 3 3
Table 11.02: European Parliament Election 1984 (14 June) Total votes % Candidates Elected
ENGLAND C 4,879,964 43.7 66 42 Lab 3,963,213 35.5 66 24 L 1,206,908 10.8 33 0 SDP 1,035,998 9.3 33 0 (Total L/SDP) (2,242,906) (20.1) (66) (0) Others 88,705 0.8 24 0 Total 11,174,788 222 66
WALES C 214,086 25.4 4 1 Lab 375,982 44.5 4 3 L 61,756 7.3 2 0 SDP 85,191 10.1 2 0 (Total L/SDP) (146,947) (17.4) (4) (0) PC 103,031 12.2 4 0 Others 4,266 0.5 1 0 Total 844,312 17 4
SCOTLAND C 332,771 25.7 8 2 Lab 526,066 40.7 8 5 L 89,481 6.9 4 0 SDP 112,301 8.7 4 0 (Total L/SDP) (201,782) (15.6) (8) (0) SNP 230,594 17.8 8 1 Others 2,560 0.2 1 0 Total 1,293,773 33 8
NORTHERN IRELAND1 UDUP 230,251 33.6 1 1 UPUP 20,092 2.9 1 0 UU 147,169 21.5 1 1 (Total ‘Loyalist’) (397,512) (58.0) (3) (2) APNI 34,046 5.0 1 0 NIEP 2,172 0.3 1 0 SDLP 151,399 22.1 1 1 SF 91,476 13.3 1 0 TWP 8,712 1.3 1 0 Total 685,317 8 3
GREAT BRITAIN C 5,426,821 40.8 78 45 Lab 4,865,261 36.5 78 32 L 1,358,145 10.2 39 0 SDP 1,233,490 9.3 39 0 (Total L/SDP) (2,591,635) (19.5) (78) (0) PC 103,031 0.8 4 0 SNP 230,594 1.7 8 1 Others 95,531 0.7 26 0 Total 13,312,873 272 78
UNITED KINGDOM C 5,426,821 38.8 78 45 Lab 4,865,261 34.8 78 32 L 1,358,145 9.7 39 0 SDP 1,233,490 8.8 39 0 (Total L/SDP) (2,591,635) (18.5) (78) (0) PC 103,031 0.7 4 0 SNP 230,594 1.6 8 1 Others 780,848 5.6 34 2 3 3 Total 13,998,190 280 81 1. Elections were conducted using the Single Transferable Vote system of proportional representation. Figures
Table 11.03: European Parliament Election 1989 (15 June) Total votes % Candidates Elected
ENGLAND C 4,790,290 37.2 66 32 Lab 5,052,668 39.2 66 34 L 848,020 6.6 66 0 SDP 72,733 0.6 15 0 Green 2,078,144 16.1 66 0 Others 39,938 0.3 24 0 Total 12,881,793 303 66
WALES C 209,313 23.5 4 0 Lab 436,730 48.9 4 4 L 28,785 3.2 4 0 SDP 3,153 0.4 1 0 PC 115,062 12.9 4 0 Green 99,546 11.1 4 0 Total 892,589 21 4
SCOTLAND C 331,495 20.9 8 0 Lab 664,263 41.9 8 7 L 68,056 4.2 8 0 SNP 406,686 25.6 8 1 Green 115,028 7.2 8 0 Others 1,357 0.1 2 0 Total 1,586,885 42 8
NORTHERN IRELAND1 UDUP 160,110 29.9 1 1 UU 118,785 22.2 1 1 (Total ‘Loyalist’) (278,895) (52.1) (2) (2) APNI 27,905 5.2 1 0 C 25,789 4.8 1 0 SDLP 136,335 25.5 1 1 SF 48,914 9.1 1 0 TWP 5,590 1.0 1 0 Green 6,569 1.2 1 0 LRG 3,540 0.7 1 0 LP ’87 1274 0.2 1 0 Total 534,811 10 3
GREAT BRITAIN C 5,331,098 34.7 78 32 Lab 6,153,661 40.1 78 45 L 944,861 6.2 78 0 PC 115,062 0.8 4 0 SNP 406,686 2.6 8 1 Green 2,292,718 14.9 78 0 SDP 75,886 0.5 16 0 Others 41,295 0.3 26 0 Total 15,361,267 366 78
UNITED KINGDOM C 5,331,098 33.5 78 32 Lab 6,153,661 38.7 78 45 L 944,861 5.9 78 0 PC 115,062 0.7 4 0 SNP 406,686 2.6 8 1 Green 2,292,718 14.4 78 0 SDP 75,886 0.5 16 0 Others 576,106 3.6 36 2 3 3 Total 15,896,078 376 81 1. Elections were conducted using the Single Transferable Vote system of proportional representation. Figures
ENGLAND C 3,913,547 30.5 71 18 Lab 5,587,177 43.5 71 51 L 2,367,650 18.4 71 2 Green 451,834 3.5 71 0 Others 526,539 4.1 162 0 Total 12,846,747 446 71
WALES C 138,323 14.6 5 0 Lab 530,749 55.9 5 5 L 82,426 8.7 5 0 PC 162,478 17.1 5 0 Green 19,413 2.0 5 0 Others 16,689 1.8 10 Total 950,078 35 5
SCOTLAND C 216,669 14.5 8 0 Lab 635,955 42.5 8 6 L 107,811 7.2 8 0 SNP 487,237 32.6 8 2 Green 23,314 1.6 8 0 Others 24,911 1.7 16 0 Total 1,586,885 56 8
NORTHERN IRELAND1 UDUP 163,246 29.2 1 1 UU 133,459 23.8 1 1 (Total ‘Loyalist’) (296,705) (53.0) (2) (2) APNI 23,157 4.1 1 0 C 5,583 1.0 1 0 SDLP 161,992 28.9 1 1 SF 55,215 9.9 3 0 TWP 2,543 0.5 1 0 UIM 7,858 1.4 1 0 NLP 2,291 0.4 3 0 Others 4,523 0.8 4 0 Total 559,867 17 3
GREAT BRITAIN C 4,268,539 27.9 84 18 Lab 6,753,881 44.2 84 62 L 2,557,887 16.7 84 2 PC 162,478 1.1 5 0 SNP 487,237 3.2 8 2 Green 494,561 3.2 84 0 Others 568,139 3.7 188 0 Total 15,292,722 537 84
UNITED KINGDOM C 4,268,539 26.9 84 18 Lab 6,753,881 42.6 84 62 L 2,557,887 16.1 84 2 PC 162,478 1.0 5 0 SNP 487,237 3.1 8 2 Green 494,561 3.1 84 0 Others 1,128,006 7.1 205 2 3 3 Total 15,852,589 554 87 1. Elections were conducted using the Single Transferable Vote system of proportional representation. Figures
Table 11.05: European Parliament Election 1999 (10 June) Total votes % Lists/Cands Elected
ENGLAND 1 C 3,240,276 38.6 9 33 Lab 2,320,640 27.7 9 24 L 1,118,295 13.3 9 9 Green 552,090 6.6 9 2 UKIP 663,804 7.9 9 3 Others 492,413 5.9 57 lists 0 Total 8,387,518 71
WALES1 C 142,631 22.8 1 1 Lab 199,690 31.9 1 2 L 51,283 8.2 1 0 PC 185,235 29.6 1 2 Green 16,146 2.6 1 0 UKIP 19,702 3.1 1 0 Others 11,738 1.9 3 lists 0 Total 626,425 5
SCOTLAND1 C 195,296 19.8 1 2 Lab 283,490 28.7 1 3 L 96,971 9.8 1 1 SNP 268,528 27.2 1 2 Green 57,142 5.8 1 0 SSP 39,720 4.0 1 0 UKIP 12,549 1.3 1 0 Others 34,614 3.5 5 lists 0 Total 988,310 8
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 UDUP 192,762 28.4 1 1 UU 119,507 17.6 1 1 PUP 22,494 3.3 1 0 UKUP 20,283 3.0 1 0 (Total ‘Loyalist’) (355,046) (52.3) (4) (2) APNI 14,391 2.1 1 0 SDLP 190,731 28.1 1 1 SF 117,643 17.3 1 0 NLP 998 0.1 1 0 Total 678,809 8 3
GREAT BRITAIN C 3,578,203 35.8 11 36 Lab 2,803,820 28.0 11 29 L 1,266,549 12.7 11 10 PC 185,235 1.9 1 2 SNP 268,528 2.7 1 2 Green 625,378 6.3 11 2 UKIP 696,055 7.0 11 3 Others 578,485 5.8 65 lists 0 Total 10,002,253 84
UNITED KINGDOM C 3,578,203 33.5 11 36 Lab 2,803,820 26.3 11 29 L 1,266,549 11.9 11 10 PC 185,235 1.7 1 2 SNP 268,528 2.5 1 2 Green 625,378 5.9 11 2 UKIP 696,055 6.5 11 3 Others 1,257,294 11.8 n/a 3 3 Total 10,681,062 87 1. Elections in Great Britain were conducted using a regional list system of proportional representation. There
ENGLAND 1 C 4,010,288 27.9 9 24 Lab 3,110,008 21.7 9 15 L 2,202,033 15.3 9 11 Green 915,827 6.4 9 2 UKIP 2,485,263 17.3 9 12 Others 1,640,681 11.4 45 lists 0 Total 14,364,100 64
WALES1 C 177,771 19.4 1 1 Lab 297,810 32.5 1 2 L 96,116 10.5 1 0 PC 159,888 17.4 1 1 Green 32,761 3.6 1 0 UKIP 96,677 10.5 1 0 Others 56,663 6.2 4 lists 0 Total 917,686 4
SCOTLAND1 C 209,028 17.8 1 2 Lab 310,865 26.4 1 2 L 154,178 13.1 1 1 SNP 231,505 19.7 1 2 Green 79,695 6.8 1 0 SSP 61,356 5.2 1 0 UKIP 78,828 6.7 1 0 Others 51,362 4.4 4 lists 0 Total 1,176,817 7
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 UDUP 175,761 32.0 1 1 UU 91,164 16.6 1 1 (Total ‘Loyalist’) (266,925) (48.6) (2) (2) SDLP 87,559 15.9 1 0 SF 144,541 26.3 1 1 Ind 36,270 6.6 1 0 Soc.Env.All 9,172 1.7 1 0 Green 4,810 0.9 1 0 Total 549,277 7 3
GREAT BRITAIN C 4,397,087 26.7 11 27 Lab 3,718,683 22.6 11 19 L 2,452,327 14.9 11 12 PC 159,888 1.0 1 1 SNP 231,505 1.4 1 2 Green 1,028,283 6.3 11 2 UKIP 2,660,768 16.2 11 12 Others 1,810,062 11.0 54 lists 0 Total 16,458,603 75
UNITED KINGDOM C 4,397,087 25.9 11 27 Lab 3,718,683 21.9 11 19 L 2,452,327 14.4 11 12 PC 159,888 0.9 1 1 SNP 231,505 1.4 1 2 Green 1,033,093 6.1 11 2 UKIP 2,660,768 15.6 11 12 Others 2,354,529 13.8 n/a 3 3 Total 1,700,780 78 1. Elections in Great Britain were conducted using a regional list system of proportional representation. There
Conservative Labour Liberal Others Non-Voters UK GB UK GB UK GB UK GB UK GB
1979 15.8 16.2 10.4 10.6 4.1 4.2 2.4 1.1 67.3 67.9 1984 12.8 13.1 11.4 11.7 6.1 6.3 2.6 1.0 67.1 67.9 1989 12.3 12.7 14.3 14.6 2.2 2.2 8.1 7.0 63.2 63.5 1994 9.8 10.1 15.5 16.0 5.9 6.0 5.3 4.0 63.5 63.8 1999 8.0 8.3 6.3 6.5 2.8 2.9 7.0 5.4 76.0 76.9 2004 10.0 10.2 8.4 8.6 5.6 5.7 14.6 13.7 61.5 61.8
Party 1979 1884 1989 1994 1999 2004 Conservative 60.5 52.7 46.4 38.7 56.1 54.2 Labour 39.5 47.3 53.6 61.3 43.9 45.8
Party 1979 1884 1989 1994 1999 2004 Conservative 52.3 42.1 42.9 31.4 46.8 41.6 Labour 34.1 37.8 49.5 49.7 36.7 35.2 Liberal 13.6 20.1 7.6 18.8 16.6 23.2
Election C Lab L Others Total % of seats 1979 16 10 0 1 27 34.6 1984 25 17 0 1 43 55.1 1989 31 21 0 0 52 66.7 1994 18 26 2 1 47 56.0
Table 12.07: Forfeited Deposits at European Parliament Elections 1979-2004 % of total opposed
Election1 Con Lab L PC SNP Others Total candidates 1979 0 1 37 3 0 24 65 23.0 1984 0 0 3 2 2 30 37 13.2 1989 0 0 33 0 0 48 81 21.5 1994 1 0 2 1 0 271 275 49.6 19992 0 0 0 0 0 65 lists 65 lists n/a 20042 0 0 0 0 0 39 lists 39 lists n/a 1. At the 1979 and 1984 elections a candidate forfeited the deposit of £600 if he failed to poll more than one-
Election C Lab L Others Total total MEPs 1979 6 4 0 1 11 13.6 1984 6 5 0 1 12 14.8 1989 4 7 0 1 12 14.8 1994 2 13 0 1 16 18.4 1999 3 10 5 3 21 24.1 2004 2 7 5 4 19 23.1
Election C Lab L Others Total total cands 1979 10 8 8 3 29 10.3 1984 13 11 12 15 51 18.2 1989 10 14 12 35 71 19.4 1994 13 24 22 49 108 19.5 1999 12 38 40 144 234 26.5 2004 16 37 32 129 214 31.3
Total Electorate in months Turnout %
1979 ENGLAND 34,261,421 - 31.8 WALES 2,063,898 - 34.4 SCOTLAND 3,801,010 - 33.6 N. IRELAND 1,028,837 - 55.6 GREAT BRITAIN 40,126,329 - 32.1 UNITED KINGDOM 41,155,166 8 32.7
1984 ENGLAND 35,392,982 - 31.6 WALES 2,124,967 - 39.7 SCOTLAND 3,911,128 - 33.1 N. IRELAND 1,064,045 - 64.4 GREAT BRITAIN 41,429,077 - 32.1 UNITED KINGDOM 42,493,122 8 32.9
1989 ENGLAND 36,007,443 - 35.8 WALES 2,172,849 - 41.1 SCOTLAND 3,893,576 - 40.8 N. IRELAND 1,106,852 - 48.3 GREAT BRITAIN 42,073,868 36.5 UNITED KINGDOM 43,180,720 8 36.8
1994 ENGLAND 36,170,925 - 35.5 WALES 2,204,465 - 43.1 SCOTLAND 3,916,080 - 38.2 N. IRELAND 1,150,304 - 48.7 GREAT BRITAIN 42,291,470 36.2 UNITED KINGDOM 43,441,774 8 36.5
1999 ENGLAND 37,040,668 - 22.7 WALES 2,227,040 - 28.1 SCOTLAND 3,999,623 - 24.7 N. IRELAND 1,191,307 - 57.0 GREAT BRITAIN 43,267,331 23.1 UNITED KINGDOM 44,458,638 8 24.0
2004 ENGLAND 37,025,997 - 38.8 WALES 2,218,649 - 41.4 SCOTLAND 3,839,952 - 30.6 N. IRELAND 1,072,669 - 51.2 GREAT BRITAIN 43,084,598 38.2 UNITED KINGDOM 44,157,267 -1 38.5
No. of ballot envelopes returned included at the papers issued before close of poll No. rejected1 start of the count
1979 ENGLAND 657,901 430,987 12,857 418,130 WALES 55,930 36,888 1,711 35,177 SCOTLAND 75,003 48,531 1,375 47,156 N. IRELAND 39,733 33,179 912 32,267 UNITED KINGDOM 828,567 549,585 16,855 532,730
1984 ENGLAND 474,654 290,082 14,825 275,257 WALES 37,729 23,536 2,066 21,470 SCOTLAND 42,138 24,482 916 23,566 N. IRELAND 31,791 27,176 1,122 26,054 UNITED KINGDOM 586,312 365,276 18,929 346,347
1989 ENGLAND 381,701 237,964 13,229 224,737 WALES 32,688 21,793 2,281 19,512 SCOTLAND 32,989 19,360 1,390 17,970 N. IRELAND 27,989 23,956 525 23,431 UNITED KINGDOM 475,367 303,073 17,425 285,650
1994 ENGLAND 425,972 271,478 10,025 262,773 WALES 34,328 22,518 1,341 21,177 SCOTLAND 34,712 21,243 1,212 20,031 N. IRELAND 25,469 21,722 518 21,204 UNITED KINGDOM 520,481 336,961 13,096 325,185
1999 ENGLAND 482,893 266,805 8,130 259,683 WALES 36,859 20,373 926 19,466 SCOTLAND 45,853 27,722 710 26,812 N. IRELAND 26,713 22,729 1,431 21,298 UNITED KINGDOM 592,318 337,629 11,197 327,259
2004 ENGLAND2 16,077,378 7,458,914 156,164 7,307,057 WALES 223,393 131,440 5,617 125,823 SCOTLAND 182,380 120,979 2,536 118,443 N. IRELAND3 19,957 17,066 973 16,093 UNITED KINGDOM 16,503,108 7,728,399 164,317 7,567,416 1. Number of cases in which the covering envelope or its contents were marked “empty”, “rejected”, "declaration
No. of Postal Ballot Issued Postal Ballot No. returned No. rejected Papers included at
Papers as % of as % of as % of the start of the count total electorate No. issued No. returned as % of total poll
1979 2.0 66.3 3.1 4.0 1984 1.4 62.3 5.2 2.5 1989 1.1 63.8 5.7 1.8 1994 1.2 64.7 3.9 2.1 1999 1.3 57.0 3.3 1.7 20041 37.4 46.8 2.1 44.1 1. The North East, North West, Yorkshire & The Humber and East Midlands regions were all postal voting
Table 13.04: Spoilt Ballot Papers – European Parliament Elections 1979-2004 Voting Writing or
Want of for more mark by which Unmarked official than one voter could be or void for Average per
mark candidate identified uncertainty Total constituency
1979 ENGLAND 1,593 8,876 4,986 14,140 29,595 448 WALES 274 1,737 209 646 2,866 717 SCOTLAND 294 370 76 1,258 1,998 333 N. IRELAND 357 12,084 13 1,320 13,774 13,774 UNITED KINGDOM 2,518 23,067 5,284 17,364 48,233 611
1984 ENGLAND 922 8,067 2,206 9,923 21,118 320 WALES 204 1,449 118 536 2,307 577 SCOTLAND 358 394 189 748 1,689 211 N. IRELAND 166 1,757 38 9,593 11,654 11,654 UNITED KINGDOM 1,650 11,667 2,551 20,800 36,768 465
1989 ENGLAND 1,029 5,389 1,915 8,451 16,784 254 WALES 80 586 215 387 1,268 317 SCOTLAND 480 333 331 1,061 2,205 276 N. IRELAND 185 933 6 4,232 5,356 5,356 UNITED KINGDOM 1,774 7,241 2,467 14,131 25,613 324
1994 ENGLAND 1,056 11,168 2,733 13,834 28,791 406 WALES 129 638 497 614 1,878 376 SCOTLAND 456 215 206 770 1,647 206 N. IRELAND 132 8,155 3 944 9,234 9,234 UNITED KINGDOM 1,773 20,176 3,439 16,162 41,550 489
Want of for more mark by which Unmarked official than one voter could be or void for Average per
mark candidate identified uncertainty Total constituency 1999 ENGLAND 1,368 6,519 1,021 7,249 18,110 1 - WALES 132 1,120 84 1,348 2,684 - SCOTLAND 654 916 130 663 2,363 - N. IRELAND 129 838 1 857 1,825 - UNITED KINGDOM 2,283 9,393 1,236 10,117 24,982 1 -
2004 ENGLAND 2,151 22,821 3,765 81,063 118,4981 - WALES 144 4,066 66 6,813 11,089 - SCOTLAND 843 1,237 1,094 575 3,806 - N. IRELAND2 - - - - 5,467 - UNITED KINGDOM2 - - - - 138,860 1 - 1. The totals are correct but not all constituencies provided a breakdown by the individual categories. 2. A breakdown of the total number of rejected ballots at the count in Northern Ireland by reasons for rejection
Polling districts Polling stations 1979 32,400 46,477 1984 33,579 43,916 1989 34,312 43,064 1994 35,638 41,476 19991 21,440 25,944 20042 n/a 28,949 1. A considerable number of constituencies failed to submit returns. 2. Regions with all-postal voting excluded.
