| Surrey West | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
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| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1984 |
| Dissolved | 1994 |
| 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 was created for the 1984 European Parliament election.[1] It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Chertsey and Walton, Esher, Guildford, Mole Valley, North West Surrey, South West Surrey, and Woking.[2] In 1984, the Daily Telegraph reported that the total electorate in the constituency numbered 504,923.[3]
The constituency was abolished in time for the 1994 European Election and much of the area became part of the Surrey European Parliament Constituency.[4]
- ^ "New boundaries for European Assembly". The Times. No. 61596. London. 28 July 1983. p. 4.
- ^ "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ Comfort, Nicholas (19 June 1984). "Constituency results". Daily Telegraph. No. 40125. p. 6.
- ^ "Muted welcome for EC constituency changes". Dorking Advertiser. No. 5378. 14 October 1993. p. 9.