European Parliament election, 1984 (United Kingdom)

United Kingdom European Parliament election, 1984

1979 ← 14 June 1984 → 1989

81 seats to the European Parliament Turnout 33%   First party Second party   Leader Margaret Thatcher Neil Kinnock Party Conservative Labour Alliance EPP PES Leader since 11 February 1975 2 October 1983 Last election 60 seats, 51% 17 seats, 33% Seats won 45 32 Seat change 15 15 Popular vote 5,426,866 4,865,224 Percentage 38.8% 34.7% Swing 9.60% 3.1

Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

Leader of Largest Party before election Margaret Thatcher Conservative Subsequent Leader of Largest Party Margaret Thatcher Conservative

Margaret Thatcher
Conservative

Margaret Thatcher
Conservative

The European Parliament Election, 1984 was the second European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on 14 June. The electoral system was First Past the Post in England, Scotland and Wales and Single Transferable Vote in Northern Ireland. The turnout was again the lowest in Europe. In England, Scotland and Wales, the Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party were in alliance, collecting 2,591,635 votes but not a single seat.

The election represented a small recovery for Labour, under Michael Foot's replacement Neil Kinnock, taking 15 seats from the Conservatives. In the general election of 1983, they had only had a vote share of 2% more than the SDP–Liberal Alliance (although they had nearly 10 times more MP's elected) and 15% less than the Conservatives.

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