Mid and West Wales (European Parliament constituency)
# Mid and West Wales (European Parliament constituency)

Mid and West Wales was a European Parliament constituency covering south western Wales.

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 seat became part of the much larger Wales constituency in 1999.

## Boundaries

1979–1984: Brecon and Radnor; Cardigan; Carmarthen; Gower; Llanelli; Pembroke; Swansea East; Swansea West.

1984–1994: Brecon and Radnor; Carmarthen; Ceredigion and Pembroke North; Gower; Llanelli; Neath; Pembroke; Swansea East; Swansea West.

1994–1999: Brecon and Radnor; Carmarthen; Ceredigion and Pembroke North; Llanelli; Meirionnydd Nant Conwy; Montgomery; Pembroke.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Elected | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1979 | Ann Clwyd | Labour |
| 1984 | David Morris | Labour |
| 1994 | Eluned Morgan | Labour |

## Results

European Parliament election, 1979: Mid and West Wales :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ann Clwyd | 77,474 | 41.4 |
| | Conservative | David Lloyd | 67,226 | 36.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Hywel Moseley | 22,730 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal | Clem Thomas | 17,628 | 9.4 |
| | Independent | H. D. Windsor-Williams | 1,826 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,248 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,884 | 38.2 |
| | New creation: Labour win. | New creation: Labour win. | Swing | N/A |

European Parliament election, 1984: Mid and West Wales :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Morris | 89,362 | 41.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 52,910 | 24.7 | -11.3 |
| | Liberal | David G. B. Lloyd | 35,168 | 16.4 | +7.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 32,880 | 15.3 | +3.1 |
| | Ecology | Marilyn Smith | 4,266 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,452 | 16.9 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 214,586 | 40.2 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

European Parliament election, 1989: Mid and West Wales :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Morris | 105,670 | 46.9 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Owen John Williams | 53,758 | 23.9 | -0.8 |
| | Green | B. I. McPake | 29,852 | 13.2 | +11.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 26,063 | 11.6 | -3.7 |
| | SLD | Geoffrey Sinclair | 10,031 | 4.4 | -12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51,912 | 23.0 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 225,374 | 41.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

European Parliament election, 1994: Mid and West Wales :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Eluned Morgan | 78,092 | 40.5 | -6.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Marc Phillips | 48,858 | 25.4 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 31,606 | 16.4 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Juliana Hughes | 23,719 | 12.3 | +7.9 |
| | UKIP | David Rowlands | 5,536 | 2.9 | New |
| | Green | Chris Busby | 3,938 | 2.0 | -11.2 |
| | Natural Law | M. T. L. (Tom) Griffith-Jones | 988 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,234 | 15.1 | -7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,737 | 48.0 | +6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
