| London South and Surrey East | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
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| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1984 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
| [1] | |
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 London South and Surrey East was one of them. It was merged from the London South and Surrey constituencies.
When it was created in England in 1984, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Carshalton and Wallington, Croydon Central, Croydon North East, Croydon North West, Croydon South, East Surrey, Reigate and Sutton and Cheam.[1] In 1989, the Surrey Mirror reported that the total electorate was around 454,000.[2]
In boundary changes which took effect at the 1994 European Election, it lost the Reigate constituency but gained Epsom and Ewell.[3][4]
- ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ "Euro-parliament elections get huge response". Surrey Mirror. No. 5877. 25 May 1989. p. 6.
- ^ "Muted welcome for EC constituency changes". Dorking Advertiser. No. 5378. 14 October 1993. p. 9.
- ^ "Borough must pick new MEP". Surrey Mirror. No. 6138. 26 May 1994. p. 13.