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The European Parliament Election, 1984 was the second European election to be held in the United Kingdom. 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
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England, Scotland and Wales

Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
Conservative 5,426,821 45 -15 41
Labour 4,865,261 32 +15 37
Liberal Party 1,358,145 0 0 10
Social Democratic Party 1,233,490 0 0 9
Scottish National Party 230,594 1 0 2
Plaid Cymru 103,031 0 0 1
Ecology Party 70,853 0 0 1
Others 24,678 0 0 <1

Total votes cast - 13,312,873

Northern Ireland

PartySeatsLoss/GainFirst Preference Votes
Number% of vote
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 10230,25134
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 10151,39922
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 10147,16921
Sinn Fein (SF) 0091,47613
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) 0034,0465
Workers Party 008,7121
Others 0022,2643

Total votes cast - 685,317

Party Leaders in 1984

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