- Birmingham South (European Parliament constituency)
Infobox European Parliament constituency
name = Infobox Birmingham South (European Parliament constituency)
title = Birmingham South
mapcaption =European Parliament logo
created = 1979
dissolved = 1984
meps = 1
memberstate =United Kingdom
sources = [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/] |Prior to its uniform adoption ofproportional representation in 1999, theUnited Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections inEngland ,Scotland andWales . The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had oneMember of the European Parliament each.The constituency of Birmingham South was one of them.
When it was created in England in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham Hall Green, Birmingham Handsworth, Birmingham Ladywood, Birmingham Northfield, Birmingham Selly Oak, Birmingham Small Heath, Birmingham Sparkbrook, Birmingham Yardley, [cite web |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ |title=David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results |accessdate=2008-01-20] although this may not have been true for the whole of its existence.
References
External links
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results]
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