Hertfordshire was a
constituency of the
European Parliament
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located in the
United Kingdom
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, electing one
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
by the
first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
electoral system. Created in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
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for the first elections to the European Parliament, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
for
European elections in the United Kingdom. It was succeeded by the
East of England region.
Boundaries
On its creation in 1979, it consisted of the
parliamentary constituencies of
Hertford and Stevenage,
Hertfordshire East,
Hertfordshire South,
Hertfordshire South West,
St Albans,
Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...
and
Welwyn and Hatfield.
After the 1984 boundary changes based on the new UK parliamentary constituencies created in 1983, it consisted of the constituencies of
Broxbourne
Broxbourne is a town and former civil parish, now in the unparished area of Hoddesdon, in the Broxbourne district, in Hertfordshire, England, north of London, with a population of 15,303 at the 2011 Census.Broxbourne Town population 2011 I ...
,
Hertford and Stortford,
Hertsmere
Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other settlements in the borough include Bushey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar. The borough borders the three north London ...
, St. Albans, South West Hertfordshire, Watford and Welwyn Hatfield. Stevenage was transferred to
Bedfordshire South.
1994 saw further boundary changes and the constituency now consisted of Hertsmere,
North Hertfordshire, St. Albans, South West Hertfordshire, Watford, Welwyn Hatfield and
West Hertfordshire.
[''The European Parliament 1994–1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom'', London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994.] Broxbourne as well as Hertford and Stortford were now part of
Essex West and Hertfordshire East. North Hertfordshire and West Hertfordshire had previously been part of
Bedfordshire South.
The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.
MEPs
Election results
References
External links
David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results
European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999)
Politics of Hertfordshire
1979 establishments in England
1999 disestablishments in England
Constituencies established in 1979
Constituencies disestablished in 1999
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