Norfolk was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one Member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1979 for the first elections to the European Parliament, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in the United Kingdom. It was succeeded by the East of England region.
Boundaries On its creation in 1979, it consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of North Norfolk, North West Norfolk, South Norfolk, South West Norfolk, Norwich North, Norwich South and Yarmouth.Boundary Commission for England, European Assembly Constituencies, December 1978.
After the 1984 boundary changes based on the new UK parliamentary constituencies created in 1983, it consisted of the constituencies of Great Yarmouth, Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk, North West Norfolk, Norwich North, Norwich South, South Norfolk and South West Norfolk.European Parliament Information Office, MEPs and their constituencies, December 1988
1994 saw further boundary changes and the constituency now consisted of Great Yarmouth, Mid Norfolk, North Norfolk, North West Norfolk, Norwich North, Norwich South and South Norfolk.The European Parliament 1994–1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994. South West Norfolk was transferred to the constituency of Suffolk and South West Norfolk.
The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.
MEPs The constituency's first MEP, Paul Howell, was the son of Sir Ralph Howell, the long-serving Conservative MP for North Norfolk which was in this constituency.
Elected Member Party 1979 Paul Howell Conservative 1984 1989 1994 Clive Needle Labour 1999 constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999
Election results
References
External links David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results