European Parliament election, 1984 (United Kingdom)

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. 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 and 15% less than the Conservatives.

• Overall (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) turnout: 33% (EC average: 61%)
• Overall votes cast: 13,998,190

England, Scotland and Wales

Source: UK Office of the European Parliament

Note: percentages are approximate

Total votes cast - 13,312,898. All parties listed.

Constituency Results

Source: UK-Elect

Northern Ireland

Source: Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive

Total votes cast - 685,317.

Party Leaders in 1984

• Conservative - Margaret Thatcher
• Labour - Neil Kinnock
• Liberal - David Steel
• SDP - David Owen
• SNP - Gordon Wilson
• Plaid Cymru - Dafydd Elis Thomas
• DUP - Ian Paisley
• SDLP - John Hume
• UUP - James Molyneaux

See also

• Elections in the United Kingdom: European elections
• Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 1984–1989