# Northumbria (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 Northumbria was one of them.

## Boundaries

1979-1984: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth, Hexham, Morpeth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne North, Newcastle-upon-Tyne West, Wallsend 1984-1999: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth Valley, Hexham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne North, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Wansbeck.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1979 | Gordon Adam | Labour |
| 1984 | Gordon Adam | Labour |
| 1989 | Gordon Adam | Labour |
| 1994 | Gordon Adam | Labour |
Key to political groups of the European Parliament (UK)vte :
| Party | Party | Party | Party | Faction in European Parliament | Faction in European Parliament | Faction in European Parliament |
| | Brexit Party | 29 | 29 | | Non-Inscrits | 57 |
| | DUP | 1 | 1 | | | Non-Inscrits | 57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16 | 17 | | Renew Europe | 108 |
| | Alliance | 1 | 17 | | Renew Europe | 108 |
| | Green | 7 | 11 | | Greens–European Free Alliance | 75 |
| | SNP | 3 | 11 | | Greens–European Free Alliance | 75 |
| | Plaid Cymru | 1 | 11 | | Greens–European Free Alliance | 75 |
| | Labour | 10 | 10 | | Socialists and Democrats | 154 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 4 | | European Conservatives and Reformists Group | 62 |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | | European United Left–Nordic Green Left | 41 |
| Total | Total | 73 | 73 | Total | Total | 750 |

## Election results

European Parliament election, 1979: Northumbria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. J. Adams | 75,172 | 44.8 | |
| | Conservative | J.G.B. Weait | 67,066 | 39.9 | |
| | Liberal | G. Scott | 25,713 | 15.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,106 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,951 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: Northumbria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. J. Adams | 78,417 | 42.6 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles M.M. Crichton | 62,717 | 34.1 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal | George Scott | 42,946 | 23.3 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,700 | 8.5 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,080 | 35.9 | +3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: Northumbria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. J. Adams | 110,688 | 56.1 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul S. Yeoman | 50,648 | 25.7 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Mrs. Amanda J. Lipman | 24,882 | 12.6 | New |
| | SLD | Viscount Morpeth | 10,983 | 5.6 | −17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,040 | 30.4 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 514,123 | 38.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1994: Northumbria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. J. Adam | 103,087 | 59.3 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | J.C. Flack | 36,929 | 21.2 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 20,197 | 11.6 | +6.0 |
| | UKIP | David Lott | 7,210 | 4.2 | New |
| | Green | John P. Hartshorne | 5,714 | 3.3 | −9.3 |
| | Natural Law | Lewis J. Walch | 740 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,158 | 38.1 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 516,680 | 33.7 | −4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |