Essex West and Hertfordshire East 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 1994 from parts of Hertfordshire and Essex South West, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. It was succeeded by the East of England region.
Boundaries
It consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Brentwood and Ongar, Broxbourne, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow, Hertford and Stortford and Stevenage.The European Parliament 1994-1999 : MEPs and European constituencies in the United Kingdom, London : UK Office of the European Parliament, November 1994. Broxbourne, Hertford and Stortford and Stevenage had previously been part of Hertfordshire constituency, while Brentwood and Ongar, Chelmsford, Epping Forest and Harlow had been part of Essex South West.
The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.
MEPs
ElectionMemberParty part of Hertfordshire and Essex South West prior to 1994 1994 Hugh Kerr Labour 1998 Scottish Socialist PartyHugh Kerr was expelled from the Labour Party and joined the Scottish Socialist Party, sitting with The Green Group in the European Parliament. 1999 constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999
Election results
References
External links David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results