# London West (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 West was one of them.
When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Acton, Brentford and Isleworth, Ealing North, Feltham and Heston, Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Southall and Uxbridge.
United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies were redrawn in 1983 and the European constituencies were altered in 1984 to reflect this. The revised seat comprised the following Westminster constituencies: Brentford and Isleworth, Ealing Acton, Ealing North, Ealing Southall, Feltham and Heston, Hammersmith, Richmond and Barnes and Twickenham. The same boundaries were used in 1989 and 1994.
Returned members :
| 1979 | | Brian Hord Conservative |
| 1984 | | Michael Elliott Labour |
| 1989 | | Michael Elliott Labour |
| 1994 | | Michael Elliott Labour |
| 1999 | Constituency abolished: see London | Constituency abolished: see London |

## Results

European Parliament election, 1979: London West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Hord | 89,433 | 51.0 | |
| | Labour | James Daly | 67,193 | 38.3 | |
| | Liberal | R. M. Cohen | 17,077 | 9.8 | |
| | International Marxist | Tariq Ali | 1,635 | 0.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,240 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,338 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: London West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Elliott | 79,554 | 40.8 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian Hord | 74,325 | 38.1 | −12.9 |
| | SDP | Christopher W. Layton | 36,687 | 18.8 | +9.0 |
| | Ecology | Mrs. Deborah M. Sutherland | 4,361 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,229 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,927 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: London West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Elliott | 92,959 | 43.1 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Brendan Donnelly | 78,151 | 36.2 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Jeremy R. Hywel-Davies | 32,686 | 15.1 | +12.8'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001C−QINU`"' |
| | SLD | John Gordon Parry | 9,309 | 4.3 | −14.5 |
| | SDP | J. R. Rogers-Davies | 2,877 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,808 | 6.9 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 215,982 | 41.9 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1994: London West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Elliott | 94,562 | 51.9 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | J. R. C. (Robert) Guy | 52,287 | 28.7 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. D. E. (Bill) Mallinson | 21,561 | 11.8 | +7.5 |
| | Green | John W. Bradley | 6,134 | 3.4 | −11.7'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000025−QINU`"' |
| | UKIP | Gerald Roberts | 4,583 | 2.5 | New |
| | National Front | William A. Binding | 1,963 | 1.1 | New |
| | Natural Law | Richard P. Johnson | 1,105 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,275 | 23.2 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,195 | 36.0 | −5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |