P320 CEEFAX 320 Tue 12 Jun 21:12/35 1/4 O EURO-ELECTIONS June 1984 UNITED KINGDOM How the US voted in 1979 % Conservative 48.4 National profile in a momentP320 CEEFAX 320 Tue 12 Jun 21:34/45 2/4 O EURO-ELECTIONS June 1984 UNITED KINGDOM Turn out at 1979 Euro-election: 32.8 pet cent (Electorate: 41.5m). Party in national govjtnmjnt: Conservative. European election voting system: "First past the post" in 78 seats in Great Britain: each constituency elects the candidate winning more votes than any othjt one rival, even if his ot hit vote does not exceed 50 pet cent of those cast. The three N Ireland MIPs are elected bz Single Transferable Vote (see Republic of Ireland for details). National profile continuesP320 CEEFAX 320 Tue 12 Jun 21:17/24 3/4 O EURO-ELECTIONS June 1984 UNITED KINGDOM Number of seats in European parliament: Eighty-one, consisting of: * 61 European Democrats * 17 Socialists * 1 European Progressive Democrat * 1 Group for Technical Coordination * 1 Democratic Unionist BBC correspondent's view in a momentP320 CEEFAX 320 Tue 12 Jun 21:17/16 4/4 OO A view bz the BBC's Political Correspondent This election is chiefly a test of parties on domestic issues one year after the genital election. The Consjtvativjs' line is to stay in and fight for a fairer dial for the US. Some of Labour's 17 MIPs - and some party mjmbjrs - are still opposed to UK membership of the Community, although party liadjrs are advocating being "tough from the inside". The Alliance is unlikely to win more than a handful of seats, but hopis to get more votes than Labour. - Pjtet Hill -