United Kingdom 1984 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom?
Conservative Party won 45 of 81 seats with 38.8% of the vote. 32.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
United Kingdom- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Conservative Party won 45 of 81 seats with 38.8% of the vote; 32.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.3 points on 1979.
- Conservative Party 45 −15 seats 38.8% −9.6 points
- Labour Party 32 +15 seats 34.8% +3.2 points
- Liberal Party 0 0 seats 18.5% +5.9 points
- Scottish National Party 1 0 seats 1.6% −0.3 points
- Democratic Unionist Party 1 0 seats 1.6% +0.3 points
- Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 0 seats 1.1% 0.0 points
- Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 seats 1.1% +0.1 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the United Kingdom 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
38.8%
Share of the vote won by Conservative Party
It led Labour Party by 4.0 points of the vote.
+15 seats
Seats gained by Labour Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1979. Conservative Party lost 15 seats.
32.9%
Voter turnout
Up 0.3 points on 1979.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 45 | −15 | 38.8 | −9.6 | 5,426,866 |
| Labour Party | 32 | +15 | 34.8 | +3.2 | 4,865,224 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | +5.9 | 2,591,659 |
| Scottish National Party | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | −0.3 | 230,594 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | +0.3 | 230,251 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 151,399 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | +0.1 | 147,169 |
± is the change against the United Kingdom 1979 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Conservative Party 5,426,866
- Labour Party 4,865,224
- Liberal Party 2,591,659
- Scottish National Party 230,594
- Democratic Unionist Party 230,251
- Social Democratic and Labour Party 151,399
- Ulster Unionist Party 147,169
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
32.9% of the 42,493,122 registered voters cast a ballot (13,998,190 ballots), up 0.3 points on 1979. 13,961,422 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Conservative Party38.8% of votes55.6% of seats
- Labour Party34.8% of votes39.5% of seats
- Scottish National Party1.6% of votes1.2% of seats
- Democratic Unionist Party1.6% of votes1.2% of seats
- Social Democratic and Labour Party1.1% of votes1.2% of seats
- Ulster Unionist Party1.1% of votes1.2% of seats
- Liberal Party18.5% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 18.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 2.1 by seats; Conservative Party led Labour Party by 4.0 points of the vote.
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