# Leicester (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 Leicester was one of them.

## Boundaries

1979-1984: Carlton, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Melton, Newark, Rushcliffe.
1984-1994: Bosworth, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Loughborough, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Rutland and Melton.
1994-1999: Harborough, Leicester East, Leicester South, Leicester West, Loughborough, Rutland and Melton, Stamford and Spalding.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Elected | Name | Party | Party |
| 1979 | Fred Tuckman | | Conservative |
| 1989 | Mel Read | | Labour |
| 1994 | Susan Waddington | | Labour |
| 1999 | Constituency abolished: see East Midlands | Constituency abolished: see East Midlands | Constituency abolished: see East Midlands |

## Elections

European Parliament election, 1979: Leicester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 91,675 | 55.1 | |
| | Labour | Rev. K. F. Middleton | 57,811 | 34.7 | |
| | Liberal | G. G. Watson | 17,027 | 7.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,864 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,513 | 32.5 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: Leicester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 72,508 | 41.4 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | P. A. Soulsby | 69,616 | 39.8 | +5.1 |
| | SDP | David N. Simmons | 29,656 | 16.9 | +9.0 |
| | Ind. Conservative | A. G. Barrett | 3,249 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,892 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,029 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: Leicester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mel Read | 90,798 | 42.6 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 75,476 | 35.4 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Christopher J. Davies | 33,081 | 15.5 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | A. G. Barrett | 6,996 | 3.3 | +1.4 |
| | SLD | George W. Childs | 6,791 | 3.2 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,322 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,142 | 36.8 | +5.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
European elections 1994: Leicester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Waddington | 87,048 | 44.9 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Marshall | 66,764 | 34.4 | −13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark D. Jones | 28,890 | 14.9 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Geoff Forse | 8,941 | 4.6 | −10.9 |
| | Natural Law | Ms. Patricia A. Saunders | 2,283 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,284 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,926 | 37.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |