- South Wales Central (European Parliament constituency)
Infobox European Parliament constituency
name = Infobox South Wales Central (European Parliament constituency)
title = South Wales Central
mapcaption =European Parliament logo
created = 1994
dissolved = 1999
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 South Wales Central was one of them.
When it was created in Wales in 1994, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd, Rhondda, Vale of Glamorgan, [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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