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- Result (UK-wide)
- Results Breakdown England, Scotland and Wales Northern Ireland
- Constituency results
- Party Leaders in June 1979
- See also
- References
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| turnout = 32.4%
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}}{{United Kingdom in the European Union}}The European Assembly Election, 1979, was the first European election to be held in the United Kingdom after the European Communities (EC) decided to directly elect representatives to the European Parliament. It was held on 7 June. Elections were also held in eight other EC states. European elections were incorporated into UK law by the European Assembly Elections Act 1978. Out of the 410 members of the European Parliament, 81 were elected from the UK. The electoral system was First Past the Post in England, Scotland and Wales (electing 78 MEPs in total) and Single Transferable Vote in Northern Ireland (electing 3 MEPs). The result was a landslide victory for the Conservative Party, which won 60 of the 78 seats available in England, Wales and Scotland. Their decisive victory in the general election of the previous month and divisions within the Labour party on whether to stay in the EC probably helped the Conservatives to such a comprehensive victory. There was a very low turnout in the election compared with other states, the lowest in Europe. Voter apathy was an explanation, but it is likely the large number of elections in 1979 had a significant negative effect on turnout. There were referendums in Scotland and Wales on devolution in March and the general election in May, as well as local elections in England (not including London) and Wales. Result (UK-wide)Source: UK Parliament Briefing| Party | Votes won | % of vote | Seats | % of seats |
|---|
{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}| 6,508,492 | 48.4 | 60 | 75.0 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}| 4,253,247 | 31.6 | 17 | 21.3 | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}}| 1,690,638 | 12.6 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}| 247,836 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.3 | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}| 170,688 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}| 140,622 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.3 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}| 125,169 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.3 | {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}| 83,399 | 0.6 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}| 39,026 | 0.3 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}}| 38,198 | 0.3 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Republican (Ireland)}}| 33,969 | 0.3 | 0 | {{nochange}} | United Against
the Common Market | 27,506 | 0.2 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}| 23,539 | 0.2 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Ecology Party}}| 17,953 | 0.1 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Mebyon Kernow}}| 10,205 | 0.1 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | United Community | 9,383 | 0.1 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | United Labour | 6,122 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Conservative}}| 4,804 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}| 4,418 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Unionist Party of Northern Ireland}}| 3,712 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | Independent Democratic | 2,473 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|International Marxist Group}}| 1,635 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | Ulster Liberal Party | 932 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | EFP | 497 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | Others | 1,628 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} |
- Overall (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) turnout: 32.4%[1]
- Overall votes cast: 13,460,091
Results BreakdownEngland, Scotland and WalesSource: UK Parliament Briefing| Party | Votes won | % of vote | Seats | % of seats |
|---|
{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}| 6,508,492 | 50.6 | 60 | 76.9 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}| 4,253,247 | 33.0 | 17 | 21.8 | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}}| 1,690,638 | 13.1 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}| 247,836 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.3 | {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}| 83,399 | 0.6 | 0 | {{nochange}} | United Against
the Common Market | 27,506 | 0.2 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}| 23,539 | 0.2 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Ecology Party}}| 17,953 | 0.1 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Mebyon Kernow}}| 10,205 | 0.1 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Conservative}}| 4,804 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | Ind. Democratic | 2,473 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | {{Party name with colour|International Marxist Group}}| 1,635 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | EFP | 497 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} | | Others | 1,628 | 0.0 | 0 | {{nochange}} |
Total votes cast – 12,873,852. Northern IrelandSource Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive| Party | Candidate(s) | Seats | First Preference Votes | | Number | % of vote |
|---|
{{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}| Ian Paisley | 1 | 170,688 | 29.8 | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}| John Hume | 1 | 140,622 | 25.5 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}| John Taylor, Harry West | 1 | 125,169 | 21.9 | {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}| Oliver Napier | 0 | 39,026 | 6.8 | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}}| James Kilfedder | 0 | 38,198 | 6.7 | {{Party name with colour|Independent Republican (Ireland)}}| Bernadette McAliskey | 0 | 33,969 | 5.9 | | United Community | David Bleakley | 0 | 9,383 | 1.6 | | United Labour | Paddy Devlin | 0 | 6,122 | 1.1 | {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party of Ireland}}| Brian Brennan, Francis Donnelly | 0 | 4,418 | 0.8 | {{Party name with colour|Unionist Party of Northern Ireland}}| Eddie Cummings | 0 | 3,712 | 0.6 | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Liberal Party}}| James Murray | 0 | 932 | 0.2 |
Total votes cast – 572,239. Constituency results| Constituency | Constituency result by party | Winning party 1984 | | Con | Lab | Lib | PC | SNP | Others |
|---|
| Bedfordshire{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Birmingham North{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Birmingham South{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Bristol{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Cambridgeshire{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Cheshire East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Cheshire West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Cleveland{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Cornwall and Plymouth{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Cotswolds{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Cumbria{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Derbyshire{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Devon{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Durham{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Essex North East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Essex South West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Glasgow | 41,144 | 73,846 | 11,073 | 24,776{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Greater Manchester North{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Greater Manchester South{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Greater Manchester West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Hampshire West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Hereford and Worcester{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Hertfordshire{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Highlands and Islands | 30,776 | 10,846 | 36,109 | 39,991{{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} | | Humberside{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Kent East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Kent West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Lancashire Central{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Lancashire East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Lancashire West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Leeds{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Leicester{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Lincolnshire{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Liverpool{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London Central | 84,915 | 45,721 | 19,010 | 6,448{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London East | 77,955 | 64,925 | 16,783{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London North | 74,042 | 59,077 | 15,838{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London North East | 36,200 | 61,004 | 8,839{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | London North West | 87,596 | 49,268 | 21,618{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London South | 98,298 | 44,967 | 23,526{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London South East | 94,180 | 54,798 | 21,494 | 890{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London South Inner | 60,652 | 67,830 | 10,509{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | London South West | 83,498 | 51,742 | 21,251 | 3,810{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | London West | 89,433 | 67,193 | 17,077 | 1,635{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Lothians | 66,761 | 61,180 | 29,518 | 29,935{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Mid and West Wales | 67,226 | 77,474 | 17,628 | 22,730 | 1,826{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Mid Scotland and Fife | 66,255 | 58,768 | 18,112 | 45,426{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Midlands Central{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Midlands East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Midlands West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Norfolk{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | North East Scotland | 51,930 | 38,139 | 38,516 | 28,886{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | North Wales | 74,173 | 46,627 | 21,989 | 34,171{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Northamptonshire{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Northumbria{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Nottingham{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Salop and Stafford{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Sheffield{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Somerset{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | South East Wales | 51,478 | 93,093 | 10,534 | 12,469 | 2,182{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | South of Scotland | 66,816 | 43,145 | 16,825 | 28,694{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | South Wales | 66,852 | 77,784 | 17,811 | 14,029{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Staffordshire East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Strathclyde East | 41,482 | 72,263 | 10,325 | 21,013{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Strathclyde West | 65,608 | 63,781 | 17,955 | 29,115{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Suffolk{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Surrey{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Sussex East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Sussex West{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Thames Valley{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Tyne South and Wear{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Upper Thames{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Wessex{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Wight and Hampshire East{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Wiltshire{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Yorkshire North{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | | Yorkshire South{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Yorkshire South West{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | | Yorkshire West{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | |
Party Leaders in June 1979- Conservative – Margaret Thatcher
- Labour – James Callaghan
- Liberal – David Steel
- SNP – Gordon Wilson
- DUP – Ian Paisley
- SDLP – John Hume
- UUP – Harry West
See also- Elections in the United Kingdom#European Parliament elections
- List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1979–84
References1. ^http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06865/SN06865.pdf
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