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. June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... This article is about the country. ... This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a political party of the United Kingdom that existed nationwide between 1981 and 1988. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... For other persons named Michael Foot, see Michael Foot (disambiguation). ... Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 28 March 1942) is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the UK that ran from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal Democrats. ...

• 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

Source: UK Office of the European Parliament

Note: percentages are approximate

Total votes cast - 13,312,898. All parties listed. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the UK that ran from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal Democrats. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales (pronounced IPA: ; Plaid) is a political party in Wales. ... The Green Party was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ... The Wessex Regionalist Party is a minor English political party that seeks some degree of legislative and administrative home rule for the area known as Wessex, in the south-west of England. ... Saint Pirans Flag The Cornish Nationalist Party (CNP), or Party Kenethlegek Kernow, was a political party led by Dr Whetter campaigning for self-government for Cornwall that split from Mebyon Kernow on May 28, 1975. ...

Northern Ireland

Source: Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive

Total votes cast - 685,317. DUP redirects here. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... For pre-Arthur Griffith use of the political name, see Sinn Féin (19th century). ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Popular Unionist Party was a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. ... The Workers Party (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe) is an Irish left wing political party that evolved from Official Sinn Féin. ... The Green Party was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ...

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

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ... Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 28 March 1942) is a British politician. ... David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood KT PC KBE (born March 31, 1938) is a British and Scottish politician and a Liberal Democrat member of the UK House of Lords. ... The Right Honourable David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, CH, PC (born July 2, 1938) is a British politician and one of the founders of the British Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... This article is about Gordon Wilson the Scottish politician. ... Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas AM is a UK politician from Wales. ... Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926), styled The Reverend and Right Honourable Ian Paisley MP MLA and also known as Dr Ian Paisley, is a senior politician and church leader in Northern Ireland. ... John Hume. ... James Molyneaux Ulster Unionist Party leader from 1979—1995. ...

See also

• Elections in the United Kingdom: European elections
• MEPs for the UK 1984 - 1989