| Cambridgeshire (1979–1984) | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Boundary within the East of England (1979-1984) | |
| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1984 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Recreated | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
| [1] | |
Cambridgeshire was aconstituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing oneMember of the European Parliament by thefirst-past-the-post electoral system. It was first created in1979 for the first elections to the European Parliament, but was abolished in1984 election.
It was re-created in1994 and abolished in1999 on the adoption ofproportional representation forEuropean elections in Great Britain. It was succeeded by theEast of England region.
On its creation in 1979, it consisted of theparliamentary constituencies ofCambridge,Cambridgeshire,Huntingdonshire,Isle of Ely,Peterborough, andWellingborough.[1]
When it was abolished in 1984, the subsequent seats were based on the parliamentary constituencies created by the 1983 boundary changes. The area covered by the new parliamentary constituencies of Cambridge,Huntingdon,North East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough andSouth West Cambridgeshire became part of theCambridge and Bedfordshire North constituency, while Wellingborough was transferred toNorthamptonshire andSouth East Cambridgeshire was transferred toSuffolk.[2]
The Cambridgeshire constituency was re-created in 1994 from parts ofCambridge and Bedfordshire North andSuffolk. The re-established constituency consisted of theWestminster parliamentary constituencies ofCambridge,Huntingdon,North East Cambridgeshire,Peterborough,South East Cambridgeshire andSouth West Cambridgeshire.[3] Cambridge, Huntingdon, North East Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South West Cambridgeshire had previously been part of the Cambridge and Bedfordshire North constituency, while South East Cambridgeshire had been part of the Suffolk constituency.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | SirFred Catherwood | Conservative | |
| 1984 | constituency abolished, seeCambridge and Bedfordshire North | ||
| 1994 | Robert Sturdy | Conservative | |
| 1999 | constituency abolished, part ofEast of England from 1999 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | SirFred Catherwood | 94,497 | 59.0 | ||
| Labour | M L Mackie | 42,038 | 26.3 | ||
| Liberal | M W B O'Loughlin | 23,501 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 52,459 | 32.7 | |||
| Turnout | 160,036 | 32.2 | |||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Sturdy | 66,921 | 37.6 | ||
| Labour | Melanie Jane Johnson | 62,979 | 35.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duff | 36,114 | 20.3 | ||
| Green | Margaret Wright | 5,756 | 3.2 | ||
| Liberal | Paul Wiggin | 4,051 | 2.3 | ||
| Natural Law | Francis Chalmers | 2,077 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 3,942 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 177,898 | ||||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||