United Kingdom 1994 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom?
Labour Party won 62 of 87 seats with 42.6% of the vote. 36.5% 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 : Labour Party won 62 of 87 seats with 42.6% of the vote; 36.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.3 points on 1989.
- Labour Party 62 +17 seats 42.6% +3.6 points
- Conservative Party 18 −14 seats 27.0% −6.0 points
- Liberal Democrats 2 +2 seats 16.1% +9.9 points
- Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 seats 3.1% −11.4 points
- Scottish National Party 2 +1 seat 3.0% +0.4 points
- Democratic Unionist Party 1 0 seats 1.0% 0.0 points
- Plaid Cymru 0 1.0%
- Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 0 seats 1.0% +0.1 points
- Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 seats 0.8% +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 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
42.6%
Share of the vote won by Labour Party
It led Conservative Party by 15.6 points of the vote.
+17 seats
Seats gained by Labour Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1989. Conservative Party lost 14 seats.
36.5%
Voter turnout
Down 0.3 points on 1989.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 62 | +17 | 42.6 | +3.6 | 6,753,863 |
| Conservative Party | 18 | −14 | 27.0 | −6.0 | 4,248,531 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | +2 | 16.1 | +9.9 | 2,552,730 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | −11.4 | 494,561 |
| Scottish National Party | 2 | +1 | 3.0 | +0.4 | 487,239 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 163,246 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 1.0 | 162,478 | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 161,992 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 133,459 |
± is the change against the United Kingdom 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Labour Party 6,753,863
- Conservative Party 4,248,531
- Liberal Democrats 2,552,730
- Green Party of England and Wales 494,561
- Scottish National Party 487,239
- Democratic Unionist Party 163,246
- Plaid Cymru 162,478
- Social Democratic and Labour Party 161,992
- Ulster Unionist Party 133,459
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?
36.5% of the 43,441,774 registered voters cast a ballot (15,852,589 ballots), down 0.3 points on 1989. 15,811,039 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Labour Party42.6% of votes71.3% of seats
- Conservative Party27.0% of votes20.7% of seats
- Liberal Democrats16.1% of votes2.3% of seats
- Scottish National Party3.0% of votes2.3% of seats
- Democratic Unionist Party1.0% of votes1.1% of seats
- Social Democratic and Labour Party1.0% of votes1.1% of seats
- Ulster Unionist Party0.8% of votes1.1% of seats
- Green Party of England and Wales3.1% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 23.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.5 by votes and 1.8 by seats; Labour Party led Conservative Party by 15.6 points of the vote.
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