London South Inner (European Parliament constituency)

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 Inner was one of them.

Created1979

Dissolved1999

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London South Inner
European Parliament constituency
Boundary within London (1979-1984)
Member state	United Kingdom
Created	1979
Dissolved	1999
MEPs	1
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Boundaries

1979-1984: Bermondsey; Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Streatham.

1984-1994: Dulwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Streatham; Vauxhall.

1994-1999: Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Vauxhall.

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Elected		Members^[1]	Party
	1979	Richard Balfe	Labour Co-operative
	1984
	1989
	1994
1999		Constituency abolished: see London

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European Parliament election, 1979: London South Inner^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Balfe	67,830	48.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	J. V. Butterfill	60,652	43.6	N/A
	Liberal	R. H. Insoll	10,509	7.6	N/A
Majority			7,178	5.2	N/A
Turnout			138,991	27.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

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European Parliament election, 1984: London South Inner^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Balfe	77,661	50.9	2.1
	Conservative	Mrs. Doreen Miller	46,180	30.3	13.4
	SDP	Jim Daly	25,391	16.6	9.1
	Ecology	Mrs. Janice Owens	3,281	2.2	N/A
Majority			31,481	20.6	15.5
Turnout			152,513	28.7	1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	7.7

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European Parliament election, 1989: London South Inner^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Balfe	90,378	52.0	1.1
	Conservative	Robin J. P. Wheatley	45,360	26.1	4.2
	Green	Miss Penny A. Shepherd	26,230	15.1	12.9
	SLD	M. J. (John) Pindar	10,277	5.9	10.7
	Communist	P. N. (Nigel) Power	1,277	0.7	N/A
	Communist League	Mrs. D. Weppler	323	0.2	N/A
Majority			45,018	25.9	5.3
Turnout			173,845	32.9	4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

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European Parliament election, 1994: London South Inner^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Balfe	85,079	61.0	9.0
	Conservative	Andrew Boff	25,859	18.6	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian P. Graves	20,708	14.9	8.9
	Green	W.S.B. (Shane) Collins	6,570	4.7	10.4
	Natural Law	Mark C. Leighton	1,179	0.8	N/A
Majority			59,220	42.5	16.6
Turnout			139,395	27.3	5.6
	Labour hold		Swing	8.3

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