# London South Inner (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 South Inner was one of them.

## Boundaries

1979-1984: Bermondsey; Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Streatham.
1984-1994: Dulwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Streatham; Vauxhall.
1994-1999: Dulwich; Greenwich; Lewisham Deptford; Lewisham East; Lewisham West; Norwood; Peckham; Southwark and Bermondsey; Vauxhall.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Elected | Elected | Members | Party |
| | 1979 | Richard Balfe | Labour Co-operative |
| | 1984 | Richard Balfe | Labour Co-operative |
| | 1989 | Richard Balfe | Labour Co-operative |
| | 1994 | Richard Balfe | Labour Co-operative |
| 1999 | 1999 | Constituency abolished: see London | Constituency abolished: see London |

## Results

European Parliament election, 1979: London South Inner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Balfe | 67,830 | 48.8 | |
| | Conservative | J. V. Butterfill | 60,652 | 43.6 | |
| | Liberal | R. H. Insoll | 10,509 | 7.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,178 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,991 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: London South Inner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Balfe | 77,661 | 50.9 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Doreen Miller | 46,180 | 30.3 | −13.3 |
| | SDP | Jim Daly | 25,391 | 16.6 | +9.0 |
| | Ecology | Mrs. Janice Owens | 3,281 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,481 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,513 | 28.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: London South Inner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Balfe | 90,378 | 52.0 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Robin J. P. Wheatley | 45,360 | 26.1 | −4.2 |
| | Green | Miss Penny A. Shepherd | 26,230 | 15.1 | +12.9'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000014−QINU`"' |
| | SLD | M. J. (John) Pindar | 10,277 | 5.9 | −10.7 |
| | Communist | P. N. (Nigel) Power | 1,277 | 0.7 | New |
| | Communist League | Mrs. D. Weppler | 323 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,018 | 25.9 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,845 | 32.9 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1994: London South Inner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Balfe | 85,079 | 61.0 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Boff | 25,859 | 18.6 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian P. Graves | 20,708 | 14.9 | +9.0 |
| | Green | W.S.B. (Shane) Collins | 6,570 | 4.7 | −10.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001D−QINU`"' |
| | Natural Law | Mark C. Leighton | 1,179 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,220 | 42.4 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,395 | 27.3 | −5.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |