# Yorkshire South (European Parliament constituency)

Yorkshire South was a European Parliament constituency covering most of South Yorkshire in England.
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 area was later included in the Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament Constituency, which was represented by seven members in 1999–2004 and six from 2004 onwards.

## Boundaries

1979–1984: Barnsley; Dearne Valley; Doncaster; Don Valley; Penistone; Rotherham; Rother Valley.
1984–1999: Barnsley Central; Barnsley East; Doncaster Central; Doncaster North; Don Valley; Rotherham; Rother Valley; Wentworth.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Elected | Name | Party | Party | Notes |
| 1979 | Brian Key | | Labour |
| 1984 | Norman West | | Labour | Resigned March 1998 |
| May 1998 by-election | Linda McAvan | | Labour |
| 1999 | Constituency abolished: see Yorkshire and the Humber | Constituency abolished: see Yorkshire and the Humber | Constituency abolished: see Yorkshire and the Humber | Constituency abolished: see Yorkshire and the Humber |

## Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Yorkshire South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Key | 83,490 | 58.3 | |
| | Conservative | M. N. F. Robinson | 46,656 | 32.6 | |
| | Liberal | W. P. Capstick | 13,025 | 9.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,834 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,171 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: Yorkshire South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman West | 98,020 | 66.4 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary P. N. Pockley | 30,271 | 20.5 | –12.1 |
| | SDP | Douglas Eden | 19,306 | 13.1 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67,749 | 45.9 | +20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,597 | 28.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: Yorkshire South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman West | 121,060 | 69.4 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | James Clappison | 29,276 | 16.8 | –3.7 |
| | Green | Tony Grace | 19,063 | 10.9 | New |
| | SLD | Brian J. Boulton | 5,039 | 2.9 | –10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,784 | 52.6 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,438 | 33.5 | +4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1994: Yorkshire South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman West | 109,004 | 72.7 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Jon L. Howard | 20,695 | 13.0 | –3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Roderick | 11,798 | 7.9 | +5.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter Davies | 3,948 | 2.6 | New |
| | Green | John H. Waters | 3,775 | 2.5 | –8.4 |
| | Natural Law | Nigel J. Broome | 681 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88,309 | 58.9 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,901 | 28.6 | –4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Yorkshire South by-election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda McAvan | 62,275 | 52.2 | –20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Wallis | 22,051 | 18.5 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Goodwill | 21,085 | 17.7 | +4.7 |
| | UKIP | Peter Davies | 13,830 | 11.6 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,224 | 33.7 | –25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,241 | 23.4 | –5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |