Upper Thames (European Parliament constituency)

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Upper Thames
European Parliament constituency
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Member state United Kingdom
Created 1979
Dissolved 1984
MEPs 1
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Upper Thames was a United Kingdom European Parliament constituency, electing one member under the first-past-the-post system. It came into being for the European Parliament election of 1979 and ceased to exist in 1984, due to boundary reorganization.

Contents

Upper Thames consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies (on their 1974 boundaries) of Abingdon, Devizes, Henley, Newbury, Swindon, Reading North, and Reading South. Its only Member of the European Parliament was Robert Jackson. [1]

Members of the European Parliament

ElectedNameParty
1979 Robert Jackson Conservative
1984 Constituency abolished

Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Upper Thames
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jackson 103,488 59.4
Labour Patrick H. Gray39,90022.9
Liberal Jack Ainslie 30,90717.2
Majority63,58836.5
Turnout 174,295
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. "David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results" . Retrieved 20 January 2008.