# South of Scotland (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 South of Scotland was one of them.

## Boundaries

1979–1984: Ayr, Ayrshire Central, Ayrshire South, Berwick and East Lothian, Dumfries, Galloway, Lanark, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles.
1984–1999: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, East Lothian, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Elected | Elected | Member | Party |
| | 1979 | Alasdair Hutton | Conservative |
| | 1989 | Alex Smith | Labour |

## Results

European Parliament election, 1979: South of Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 66,816 | 43.0 | |
| | Labour | P. N. Foy | 43,145 | 27.7 | |
| | SNP | I. MacGibbon | 28,694 | 18.5 | |
| | Liberal | J. R. Wallace | 16,825 | 10.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,671 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,480 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
European Parliament election, 1984: South of Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 60,843 | 37.0 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Robin S. Stewart | 57,706 | 35.1 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal | Mrs. Elspeth M. Buchanan | 23,598 | 14.4 | +3.6 |
| | SNP | Ian R. Goldie | 22,242 | 13.5 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,137 | 1.9 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,389 | 33.9 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1989: South of Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Smith | 81,366 | 39.8 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 65,673 | 32.2 | −4.8 |
| | SNP | Matthew Brown | 35,155 | 17.2 | +3.7 |
| | Green | John D. Button | 11,658 | 5.7 | New |
| | SLD | John E. McKerchar | 10,368 | 5.1 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,693 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 204,220 | 41.5 | +7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
European Parliament election, 1994: South of Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Smith | 90,750 | 45.2 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Hutton | 45,595 | 22.7 | −9.5 |
| | SNP | Mrs. C. Creech | 45,032 | 22.4 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David M. Millar | 13,363 | 6.6 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | John Hein | 3,249 | 1.6 | New |
| | Scottish Green | Miss Linda M. Hendry | 2,429 | 1.2 | −4.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000018−QINU`"' |
| | Natural Law | Geoff N. W. Gay | 539 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,155 | 22.5 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 200,957 | 40.1 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |