# Hertfordshire (European Parliament constituency)

Hertfordshire was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1979 for the first elections to the European Parliament, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in Great Britain. 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 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, Hertford and Stortford, Hertsmere, 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. 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 | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1979 | Derek Prag | Conservative |
| | 1994 | Peter Truscott | Labour |
| 1999 | 1999 | constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999 | constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999 |

## Election results

European Parliament election, 1994: Hertfordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Derek Truscott | 81,821 | 39.1 | +15.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Jenkinson | 71,517 | 34.1 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Griffiths | 38,995 | 18.6 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Lydia Howitt | 7,741 | 3.7 | −16.3 |
| | New Britain | Malcolm Biggs | 6,555 | 3.1 | New |
| | National Front | John McAuley | 1,755 | 0.8 | New |
| | Natural Law | David Lucas | 734 | 0.4 | New |
| | 21st Century Party | John Laine | 369 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,304 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,487 | 40.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.2 | |
European Parliament election, 1989: Hertfordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Prag | 86,898 | 46.7 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Vidya S Anand | 43,556 | 23.4 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Mark F Ames | 37,277 | 20.0 | New |
| | SLD | Michael D Phelan | 13,456 | 7.2 | −16.8 |
| | SDP | Catherine Treves-Brown | 5,048 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,342 | 23.3 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,235 | 36.0 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
European Parliament election, 1984: Hertfordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Prag | 87,603 | 51.5 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Tony McWalter | 41,671 | 24.5 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Fiona M Beckett | 40,877 | 24.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,932 | 27.0 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,151 | 33.7 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
European Parliament election, 1979: Hertfordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Prag | 97,174 | 50.2 | |
| | Labour | J Dore | 49,619 | 25.6 | |
| | Liberal | D A F Lytton Cobbold | 46,757 | 24.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,555 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,550 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |