# Strathclyde 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 Strathclyde West was one of them.

## Boundaries

1979-1984: Bute and North Ayrshire, Central Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Greenock and Port Glasgow, Paisley, West Dunbartonshire, West Renfrewshire.
1984-1999: Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Port Glasgow, Paisley North, Paisley South, Renfrew West and Inverclyde, Strathkelvin and Bearsden.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Elected | Member | Party |
| 1979 | Adam Fergusson | Conservative |
| 1984 | Hugh McMahon | Labour |
| 1989 | Hugh McMahon | Labour |
| 1994 | Hugh McMahon | Labour |

## Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Strathclyde West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adam Fergusson | 65,608 | 37.2 | |
| | Labour | Miss V. A. Friel | 63,781 | 36.1 | |
| | SNP | C. G. M. Slesser | 29,115 | 16.5 | |
| | Liberal | T. R. L. Fraser | 17,955 | 10.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,827 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,459 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: Strathclyde West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh McMahon | 70,234 | 40.8 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Miss J. A. H. Lait | 47,196 | 27.4 | −9.8 |
| | SNP | Mrs. Jenny M. Herriot | 28,866 | 16.7 | +0.2 |
| | SDP | Douglas J. Herbison | 25,955 | 15.1 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,038 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,251 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: Strathclyde West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh McMahon | 89,627 | 42.7 | +1.9 |
| | SNP | Colin Campbell | 50,036 | 23.8 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen J. Robin | 45,872 | 21.8 | −5.6 |
| | Green | George Campbell | 16,461 | 7.8 | New |
| | SLD | Douglas J. Herbison | 8,098 | 3.9 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,591 | 18.9 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 210,094 | 42.6 | +8.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1994: Strathclyde West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh McMahon | 86,957 | 44.4 | +1.7 |
| | SNP | Colin Campbell | 61,934 | 31.6 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | John P. Godfrey | 28,414 | 14.5 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas J. Herbison | 14,772 | 7.5 | +3.6 |
| | Scottish Green | Mrs. Kathleen M. Allan | 2,886 | 1.5 | −6.3'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000018−QINU`"' |
| | Natural Law | Mrs. Sarah J. Gilmour | 918 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,023 | 12.8 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,881 | 40.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |