Devon and East Plymouth (European Parliament Constituency) - Results

Results

Only one election was held in the seat, in 1994. When nominations closed, it was revealed that Richard Huggett was a candidate with the description "Literal Democrat", a name very similar to that of the Liberal Democrats. They launched legal action in the High Court of Justice alleging that the Returning Officer had wrongly accepted a nomination which was designed to confuse voters. The Judge ruled that the nomination had to stand. He won more than 10,000 votes, while Liberal Democrat candidate Adrian Sanders finished only 700 votes behind the winner. This prompted a change in the law, banning potentially confusing party descriptions.

European Parliament election, 1994: Devon and East Plymouth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Giles Chichester 74,953 31.7 N/A
Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders 74,253 31.4 N/A
Labour Linda Gilroy 47,596 20.1 N/A
Liberal David Morrish 14,621 6.2 N/A
Green P. A. Edwards 11,172 4.7 N/A
Literal Democrat Richard Huggett 10,203 4.3 N/A
Independent J. A. Everard 2,629 1.1 N/A
Natural Law A. J. Pringle 908 0.4 N/A
Majority 700 0.3 N/A
Turnout 45.1 N/A
New creation: Conservative gain. Swing N/A


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