# Midlands West (European Parliament constituency)

Midlands West was a constituency of the European Parliament in the United Kingdom which existed from 1979 to 1999, prior to the adoption of proportional representation in England, Scotland and Wales. It elected one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system.

## Boundaries

1979-1984: Dudley East; Dudley West; Halesowen and Stourbridge; Walsall North; Walsall South; Wolverhampton North East; Wolverhampton South East; Wolverhampton South West.
1984-1999: Dudley East; Dudley West; Halesowen and Stourbridge; Warley East; Warley West; Wolverhampton North East; Wolverhampton South East; Wolverhampton South West.

## MEPs

| Elected | Elected | Member | Party | Notes |
| | 1979 | Richard Simmonds | Conservative |
| | 1984 | Terry Pitt | Labour | Died in office October 1986 |
| | 1987 by-election | John Bird | Labour |
| | 1994 | Simon Murphy | Labour |
| 1999 | 1999 | Constituency abolished: see West Midlands | Constituency abolished: see West Midlands |

## Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Midlands West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Simmonds | 69,916 | 47.3 | |
| | Labour | S. J. Randall | 68,024 | 46.0 | |
| | Liberal | A. W. G. Court | 9,936 | 6.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,892 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,876 | 27.3 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: Midlands West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Pitt | 74,091 | 50.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | A. T. (Tony) Burnside | 54,406 | 37.2 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal | Christopher J. Carter | 17,709 | 12.1 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,685 | 13.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,206 | 27.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1987 Midlands West by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Bird | 59,761 | 39.2 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | M. J. Whitby | 55,736 | 36.5 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal | Christopher J. Carter | 37,106 | 24.3 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,025 | 2.7 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,603 | 28.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: Midlands West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Bird | 105,529 | 53.5 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | M. J. Whitby | 63,165 | 32.0 | −4.5 |
| | Green | John Raven | 21,787 | 11.0 | New |
| | SLD | Mrs. Fran M. Oborski | 6,974 | 3.5 | −20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,364 | 21.5 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,455 | 37.3 | +8.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1994: Midlands West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Murphy | 99,242 | 59.5 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | G. M. (Mark) Simpson | 44,419 | 26.6 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Baldauf-Good | 12,195 | 7.3 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | M. S. Hyde | 5,050 | 3.0 | New |
| | Green | Chris T. Mattingly | 4,390 | 2.6 | −8.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001F−QINU`"' |
| | Natural Law | John D. Oldbury | 1,641 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,823 | 32.9 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,937 | 31.3 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |