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class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color: #ddd; font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituency" title="European Parliament constituency">European Parliament constituency</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:EP-constituency-UK-w-mid.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Map of the 2014 European Parliament constituencies with West Midlands highlighted in red" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/EP-constituency-UK-w-mid.svg/290px-EP-constituency-UK-w-mid.svg.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="370" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/EP-constituency-UK-w-mid.svg/435px-EP-constituency-UK-w-mid.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/EP-constituency-UK-w-mid.svg/580px-EP-constituency-UK-w-mid.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="650" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Location among the 2014 constituencies</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:EnglandWestMidlands.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/EnglandWestMidlands.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="247" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="247" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Shown within <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></div></td></tr><tr class="adr country-name"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">Member state</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">31 January 2020</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">MEPs</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8 (1999–2004)<br />7 (2004–2009)<br />6 (2009–2011)<br />7 (2011–2020)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ddd;">Sources</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/newep/en/pptsuk.shtm">[1]</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2004/ep-election/sites/en/yourvoice/uk/law.html">[2]</a><sup id="cite_ref-europarl_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europarl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>West Midlands</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituency">constituency</a> of the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a>. It was represented by seven <a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_European_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of the European Parliament">MEPs</a> using the <a href="/wiki/D%27Hondt_method" title="D'Hondt method">D'Hondt method</a> of <a href="/wiki/Party-list_proportional_representation" title="Party-list proportional representation">party-list proportional representation</a>. In 2009, the constituency was reduced to six seats, but also elected a "<a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election#Re-apportionment_of_seats" title="2009 European Parliament election">virtual MEP</a>" who took her seat in the Parliament when the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> came into effect. The constituency was represented by seven MEPs prior to the 2009 election, until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boundaries">Boundaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Boundaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WestMidlandsRegion.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/WestMidlandsRegion.jpg/220px-WestMidlandsRegion.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/WestMidlandsRegion.jpg/330px-WestMidlandsRegion.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/WestMidlandsRegion.jpg/440px-WestMidlandsRegion.jpg 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="822" /></a><figcaption>A map of the West Midlands region, showing Towns/Cities in <span style="color:red;">Red</span>, Motorways in <span style="color:#72A0FE;">Blue</span>, <a href="/wiki/AONB" class="mw-redirect" title="AONB">AONBs</a> in <span style="color:#78FF00;"> Light Green</span> and <a href="/wiki/National_parks_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="National parks of the United Kingdom">National Parks</a> in <span style="color:#4C8910;"> Dark Green</span>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The constituency corresponded to the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a> region of <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, comprising the ceremonial counties of <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was formed as a result of the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_1999" title="European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999">European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999</a>, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham East (European Parliament constituency)">Birmingham East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham West (European Parliament constituency)">Birmingham West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coventry_and_North_Warwickshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Coventry and North Warwickshire (European Parliament constituency)">Coventry and North Warwickshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire_and_Shropshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Herefordshire and Shropshire (European Parliament constituency)">Herefordshire and Shropshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Midlands_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlands West (European Parliament constituency)">Midlands West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_and_South_Warwickshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Worcestershire and South Warwickshire (European Parliament constituency)">Worcestershire and South Warwickshire</a>, and parts of <a href="/wiki/Peak_District_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Peak District (European Parliament constituency)">Peak District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_East_and_Derby_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Staffordshire East and Derby (European Parliament constituency)">Staffordshire East and Derby</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_West_and_Congleton_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Staffordshire West and Congleton (European Parliament constituency)">Staffordshire West and Congleton</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Returned_members">Returned members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Returned members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="17">MEPs for the West Midlands, 1999 onwards </th></tr> <tr> <th>Election </th> <td style="width:1px;"> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a> (5th parliament)</span> </td> <td style="width:1px;"> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a> (<a href="/wiki/6th_European_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="6th European Parliament">6th parliament</a>)</span> </td> <td style="width:1px;"> </td> <td colspan="3"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a> (<a href="/wiki/7th_European_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="7th European Parliament">7th parliament</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-europarl_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europarl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td> <td style="width:1px;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_European_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="8th European Parliament">8th parliament</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-europarl_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europarl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td> <td style="width:1px;"> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a> (<a href="/wiki/9th_European_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="9th European Parliament">9th parliament</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-europarl_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europarl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td> <td style="width:1px;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>MEP<br /><i>Party</i> </th> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bushill-Matthews" title="Philip Bushill-Matthews">Philip Bushill-Matthews</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <th><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seat<br />Abolished </th> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Anthea_McIntyre" title="Anthea McIntyre">Anthea McIntyre</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>MEP<br /><i>Party</i> </th> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td colspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bradbourn" title="Philip Bradbourn">Philip Bradbourn</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Dalton_(British_politician)" title="Daniel Dalton (British politician)">Daniel Dalton</a><sup id="cite_ref-europa_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europa-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #12B6CF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rupert_Lowe" title="Rupert Lowe">Rupert Lowe</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Brexit_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #12B6CF"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>MEP<br /><i>Party</i> </th> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Harbour" title="Malcolm Harbour">Malcolm Harbour</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #6D3177"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Etheridge" title="Bill Etheridge">Bill Etheridge</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a></i> (2014-2018)<br /><i><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a></i> (2018)<br /><i><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(UK)" title="Libertarian Party (UK)">Libertarian</a> (2018-2019)<br /><a href="/wiki/Brexit_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a> (2019)</i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #12B6CF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_England_Kerr" title="Andrew England Kerr">Andrew Kerr</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Brexit_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a></i> (2019)<br /><i><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a></i> (2019-) </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #DCDCDC"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>MEP<br /><i>Party</i> </th> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Corrie" title="John Corrie">John Corrie</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #6D3177"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nattrass" title="Mike Nattrass">Mike Nattrass</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> (2004–2013)</i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> (2013–2014)</i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/An_Independence_from_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="An Independence from Europe">An Independence from Europe</a> (2014)</i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #6D3177"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Jill_Seymour" title="Jill Seymour">Jill Seymour</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> (2014-2019)<br /><a href="/wiki/Brexit_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a> (2019)</i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #12B6CF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Daubney" title="Martin Daubney">Martin Daubney</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Brexit_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #12B6CF"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>MEP<br /><i>Party</i> </th> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #FAA61A"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Liz_Lynne" title="Liz Lynne">Liz Lynne</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #FAA61A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Bennion" title="Phil Bennion">Phil Bennion</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #6D3177"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/James_Carver" title="James Carver">James Carver</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> (2014-2018)<br /><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> (2018-19)</i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #FAA61A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Bennion" title="Phil Bennion">Phil Bennion</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #FAA61A"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>MEP<br /><i>Party</i> </th> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gill" title="Neena Gill">Neena Gill</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></i> </td> <td width="1px" style="background-color: #6D3177"> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Sinclaire" title="Nikki Sinclaire">Nikki Sinclaire</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> (2009–10)</i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" 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title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li> <li><a 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Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won and the order in which MEPs were elected. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019">2019</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom_area_results_(West_Midlands).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom_area_results_%28West_Midlands%29.svg/220px-2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom_area_results_%28West_Midlands%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom_area_results_%28West_Midlands%29.svg/330px-2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom_area_results_%28West_Midlands%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom_area_results_%28West_Midlands%29.svg/440px-2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom_area_results_%28West_Midlands%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1161" data-file-height="1306" /></a><figcaption>Map showing highest polling party by counting area in the 2019 European Parliament election; <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#12B6CF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Brexit_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DC241F; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FAA61A; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a></div></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_Parliament_election_results,_2014_(West_Midlands_by_council_areas).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/European_Parliament_election_results%2C_2014_%28West_Midlands_by_council_areas%29.svg/220px-European_Parliament_election_results%2C_2014_%28West_Midlands_by_council_areas%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="244" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/European_Parliament_election_results%2C_2014_%28West_Midlands_by_council_areas%29.svg/330px-European_Parliament_election_results%2C_2014_%28West_Midlands_by_council_areas%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/European_Parliament_election_results%2C_2014_%28West_Midlands_by_council_areas%29.svg/440px-European_Parliament_election_results%2C_2014_%28West_Midlands_by_council_areas%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="464" data-file-height="514" /></a><figcaption>2014 results</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">European Election 2019</a>: West Midlands<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="width:130px;">List </th> <th style="width:17em;">Candidates </th> <th style="width:5em;">Votes </th> <th style="width:3.5em;">Of total (%) </th> <th style="width:3.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Difference in proportion of total from previous">± from prev.</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #12B6CF; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Brexit_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Rupert_Lowe" title="Rupert Lowe">Rupert Lowe</a></b> (1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Martin_Daubney" title="Martin Daubney">Martin Daubney</a></b> (2)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Andrew_England_Kerr" title="Andrew England Kerr">Andrew England Kerr</a></b> (5)<br /><small>Vishal Khatri, Nikki Page, Laura Kevehazi, Katharine Harborne</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">507,152<br /><small>(169,050.67)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">37.66 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+37.66 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gill" title="Neena Gill">Neena Gill</a></b> (3)<br /><small><a href="/wiki/Si%C3%B4n_Simon" title="Siôn Simon">Siôn Simon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julia_Buckley" title="Julia Buckley">Julia Buckley</a>, Ansar Khan, <a href="/wiki/Zarah_Sultana" title="Zarah Sultana">Zarah Sultana</a>, Sam Hennessy, Liz Clements</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">228,298 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">16.95 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−9.76 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Phil_Bennion" title="Phil Bennion">Phil Bennion</a></b> (4)<br /><small>Ade Adeyemo, Jeanie Falconer, Jenny Wilkinson, Jennifer Gray, <a href="/wiki/Beverley_Nielsen" title="Beverley Nielsen">Beverley Nielsen</a>, Lee Dargue</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">219,982 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">16.33 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+10.77 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #02A95B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Chowns" title="Ellie Chowns">Ellie Chowns</a></b> (6)<br /><small>Diana Toynbee, Paul Woodhead, Julian Dean, Louis Stephen, Helen Heathfield, Kefentse Dennis</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">143,520 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">10.66 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+5.40 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Anthea_McIntyre" title="Anthea McIntyre">Anthea McIntyre</a></b> (7)<br /><small><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Dalton_(British_politician)" title="Daniel Dalton (British politician)">Daniel Dalton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Webb" title="Suzanne Webb">Suzanne Webb</a>, Meirion Jenkins, Alex Philips, Mary Noone, Ahmed Ejaz</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">135,279 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">10.04 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−14.27 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #6D3177; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Ernest Valentine, Paul Williams, Graham Eardley, Paul Allen, Nigel Ely, Joe Smyth, Derek Bennett</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">66,934 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">4.97 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−26.52 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #222221; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Change_UK" title="Change UK">Change UK</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dorrell" title="Stephen Dorrell">Stephen Dorrell</a>, Charlotte Gath, Peter Wilding, Amrik Kandola, Joanna McKenna, Victor Odusanya, Lucinda Empson</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">45,673 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3.39 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+3.39 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,355,222 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">33.1 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">European Election 2014</a>: West Midlands </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="width:130px;">List </th> <th style="width:17em;">Candidates </th> <th style="width:5em;">Votes </th> <th style="width:3.5em;">Of total (%) </th> <th style="width:3.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Difference in proportion of total from previous">± from prev.</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #6D3177; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Jill_Seymour" title="Jill Seymour">Jill Seymour</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/James_Carver" title="James Carver">James Carver</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Bill_Etheridge" title="Bill Etheridge">Bill Etheridge</a></b><br /><small>Phil Henrick, Michael Wrench, Michael Green, Lyndon Jones</small><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">428,010 <br /><small>(142,670)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">31.5 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+10.2 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gill" title="Neena Gill">Neena Gill</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Si%C3%B4n_Simon" title="Siôn Simon">Siôn Simon</a></b><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Lynda_Waltho" title="Lynda Waltho">Lynda Waltho</a>, Ansar Ali Khan, Olwen Hamer, Tony Ethapemi, Philippa Louise Roberts</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-europedecides_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europedecides-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">363,033 <br /><small>(181,517)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">26.7 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+9.7 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bradbourn" title="Philip Bradbourn">Philip Bradbourn</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Anthea_McIntyre" title="Anthea McIntyre">Anthea McIntyre</a></b>, <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Dalton_(cricketer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Dalton (cricketer)">Daniel Dalton</a>, Michael Burnett, Sibby Buckle, Daniel Sames, Alex Avern</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yournextmep_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yournextmep-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">330,470 <br /><small>(165,235)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">24.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−3.8 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Phil_Bennion" title="Phil Bennion">Phil Bennion</a>, Jonathan Webber, Christine Tinker, <a href="/wiki/Ayoub_Khan_(British_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ayoub Khan (British politician)">Ayoub Khan</a>, Tim Bearder, Neville Farmer, John Redfern</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-libdemvoice_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-libdemvoice-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">75,648 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.6 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−6.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #02A95B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Will_Duckworth" title="Will Duckworth">Will Duckworth</a>, Aldo Mussi, Vicky Duckworth, Tom Harris, Karl Macnaughton, Duncan Kerr, Laura Katherine Vesty</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">71,464 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−0.9 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #800080; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/An_Independence_from_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="An Independence from Europe">An Independence from Europe</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nattrass" title="Mike Nattrass">Mike Nattrass</a>, Mark Nattrass, Joshna Pattni, Carl Henry Humphries, George Viner Forrest, Douglas Stephen Ingram, Paul Alders</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">27,171 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #5D8AA8; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/We_Demand_a_Referendum_Now" title="We Demand a Referendum Now">We Demand a Referendum</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Sinclaire" title="Nikki Sinclaire">Nikki Sinclaire</a>, Andy Adris, Linda Brown, David Bennett, Judith Smart, Thomas Reid, Amanda Wilson</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">23,426 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #2e3b74; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Michael Coleman, Jennifer Matthys, Kenneth Griffiths, Simon Patten, David Bradnock, Mark Badrick, Phil Kimberley</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ukpollingreport_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ukpollingreport-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">20,643 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.5 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−7.1 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #915F6D; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/English_Democrats_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="English Democrats Party">English Democrat</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Derek Hilling, Chris Newey, Stephen Paxton, Charles Hayward, Margaret Stoll, David Lane, Fred Bishop</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-steveunclesenglishdemocrats_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steveunclesenglishdemocrats-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">12,832 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.9 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−1.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: darkgrey; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/No_to_the_EU_%E2%80%93_Yes_to_Democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="No to the EU – Yes to Democracy">NO2EU</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Dave_Nellist" title="Dave Nellist">Dave Nellist</a>, Pat Collins, Joanne Stevenson, Sophia Hussain, Paul Edward Reilly, Andrew Mark Chaffer, Amanda Jane Marfleet</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ukpollingreport_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ukpollingreport-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">4,653 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−0.7 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px">Harmony Party </td> <td class="fn"><small>Reg Mahrra</small><sup id="cite_ref-birmingham-2014_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birmingham-2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,857 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,359,210 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">33.1 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−1.7 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Anthea_McIntyre" title="Anthea McIntyre">Anthea McIntyre</a> became an MEP in November 2011 when the relevant provisions of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> came into effect, her addition being based on the 2009 vote. <a href="/wiki/Phil_Bennion" title="Phil Bennion">Phil Bennion</a> became an MEP on the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Liz_Lynne" title="Liz Lynne">Liz Lynne</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">European Election 2009</a>: West Midlands<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbc_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="width:130px;">List </th> <th style="width:17em;">Candidates </th> <th style="width:5em;">Votes </th> <th style="width:3.5em;">Of total (%) </th> <th style="width:3.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Difference in proportion of total from previous">± from prev.</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bradbourn" title="Philip Bradbourn">Philip Bradbourn</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Harbour" title="Malcolm Harbour">Malcolm Harbour</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Anthea_McIntyre" title="Anthea McIntyre">Anthea McIntyre</a>, Michael Burnett, Mark Spelman, Daniel Dalton</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">396,847 <br /><small>(198,423.5)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">28.1 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+0.8 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #6D3177; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nattrass" title="Mike Nattrass">Mike Nattrass</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Sinclaire" title="Nikki Sinclaire">Nikki Sinclaire</a></b> <br /><small>Jill Seymour, <a href="/wiki/Rustie_Lee" title="Rustie Lee">Rustie Lee</a>, Malcolm Hurst, Jonathan Oakton</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">300,471 <br /><small>(150,235.5)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">21.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+3.8 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cashman" title="Michael Cashman">Michael Cashman</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gill" title="Neena Gill">Neena Gill</a>, Claire Edwards, Anthony Painter, Victoria Quinn, Mohammed Nazir</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">240,201 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">17.0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−6.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Liz_Lynne" title="Liz Lynne">Liz Lynne</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Phil_Bennion" title="Phil Bennion">Phil Bennion</a>, Susan Juned, Colin Ross, Stephen Barber, William Powell</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">170,246 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">12.0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−1.7 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #2e3b74; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Simon_Darby" title="Simon Darby">Simon Darby</a>, Alby Walker, Chris Turner, Ken Griffiths, Ellie Walker</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">121,967 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">8.6 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+1.1 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #02A95B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Felicity Norman, Peter Tinsley, Chris Williams, Ian Davison, Vicky Dunn, Dave Wall</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">88,244 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">6.2 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+1.1 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #915F6D; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/English_Democrats_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="English Democrats Party">English Democrat</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>David Lane, Frederick Bishop, John Lane, Graham Walker, Michael Ellis, Kim Gandy</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">32,455 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #9966CC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Party_(UK)" title="Christian Party (UK)">Christian</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>David Booth, Samuel Nelson, Abiodun Akiwumi, Yeside Oguntoye, Ade Raji, Maxine Hargreaves</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">18,784 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #EE1C25; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Socialist Labour Party (UK)">Socialist Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>John Tyrrell, Satbir Singh Johal, Rajinder Claire, Bhagwant Singh, Surinder Pal Virdee, Shangra Singh Bhatoe</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">14,724 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+0.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: darkgrey; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/No_to_the_EU_%E2%80%93_Yes_to_Democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="No to the EU – Yes to Democracy">NO2EU</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/David_Nellist" class="mw-redirect" title="David Nellist">David Nellist</a>, Dyal Singh Bagri, Malcolm Gribbin, Jo Stevenson, Peter MacLaren, Andy Chaffer</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">13,415 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #708090; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Jury_Team_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jury Team (UK)">Jury Team (UK)</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Geoffery Coady, Graham Burton, Jeremy Spencer, David Bennett, Colin Thompson</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">8,721 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.6 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #B0E0E6; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Pro-Democracy:_Libertas.eu" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu">Libertas</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Jimmy Millard, Bridget Rose, Zigi Davenport, Andrew Bebbington, David Black, Matthew Lingard</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">6,961 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.5 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,413,036 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">34.8 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−1.2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">European Election 2004</a>: West Midlands<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="width:130px;">List </th> <th style="width:17em;">Candidates </th> <th style="width:5em;">Votes </th> <th style="width:3.5em;">Of total (%) </th> <th style="width:3.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Difference in proportion of total from previous">± from prev.</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bushill-Matthews" title="Philip Bushill-Matthews">Philip Bushill-Matthews</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bradbourn" title="Philip Bradbourn">Philip Bradbourn</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Harbour" title="Malcolm Harbour">Malcolm Harbour</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Griffiths_(politician)" title="Andrew Griffiths (politician)">Andrew Griffiths</a>, Peter Butler, Michael John Burnett, <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Lefroy" title="Jeremy Lefroy">Jeremy Lefroy</a></small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">392,937 <br /><small>(130,979)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">27.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−10.6 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cashman" title="Michael Cashman">Michael Cashman</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gill" title="Neena Gill">Neena Gill</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Sue_Hayman" title="Sue Hayman">Sue Hayman</a>, Anthony Paul Carroll, Claire Edwards, Mohammad Nazir, Jane Louise Heggie</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">336,613 <br /><small>(168,306.5)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">23.4 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−4.6 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #6D3177; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Nattrass" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Nattrass">Michael Nattrass</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bridgeman,_7th_Earl_of_Bradford" title="Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford">Earl of Bradford</a>, Denis Vernon Brookes, Richard John Chamings, Christopher Rupert Kingsley, Greville James Guy Warwick, Andrew Moore</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">251,366 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">17.5 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+11.7 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Liz_Lynne" title="Liz Lynne">Liz Lynne</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tilsley" title="Paul Tilsley">Paul Calvin Tilsley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Bennion" class="mw-redirect" title="Phillip Bennion">Phillip Bennion</a>, Martin Marshall Turner, Nicola Sian Davies, <a href="/wiki/Lorely_Burt" title="Lorely Burt">Lorely Burt</a>, Michael David Dixon</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">197,479 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">13.7 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+2.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #2e3b74; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Simon_Darby" title="Simon Darby">Simon Darby</a>, Simon Charles Smith, Martin David Roberts, Robert Purcell, Mark Andrew Payne, Michael Coleman, William Thomas Locke<sup id="cite_ref-archive_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">107,794 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7.5 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+5.8 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #02A95B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Chris Lennard, Felicity Mary Norman, David Wall, Barney Smith, Thomas Christopher Hellberg, Damon Leroy Hoppe, Rebecca Roseff</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">73,991 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.1 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−0.7 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #46801c; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/RESPECT_The_Unity_Coalition" class="mw-redirect" title="RESPECT The Unity Coalition">Respect</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/John_Rees_(activist)" title="John Rees (activist)">John Rees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salma_Yaqoob" title="Salma Yaqoob">Salma Yaqoob</a>, Cheryl Jacqueline Naomi Garvey, Mohammad Naseem, Winifred Olive Mary Whitehouse, Anil Seera, Penelope Hicks</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">34,704 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.4 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #808080; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Pensioners_Party_(England)" title="Pensioners Party (England)">Pensioners</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Barry Hodgson</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">33,501 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #F77FBE; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/The_Common_Good_(political_party)" title="The Common Good (political party)">Common Good</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Dick Rodgers</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">8,650 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.6 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,437,035 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">36.0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+15.0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">European Election 1999</a>: West Midlands<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="width:130px;">List </th> <th style="width:17em;">Candidates </th> <th style="width:5em;">Votes </th> <th style="width:3.5em;">Of total (%) </th> <th style="width:3.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Difference in proportion of total from previous">± from prev.</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/John_Corrie" title="John Corrie">John Corrie</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bushill-Matthews" title="Philip Bushill-Matthews">Philip Bushill-Matthews</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Harbour" title="Malcolm Harbour">Malcolm Harbour</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bradbourn" title="Philip Bradbourn">Philip Bradbourn</a></b> <br /><small>Richard Normington, Virginia Taylor, Mark Greenburgh, Michael Burnett</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">321,719 <br /><small>(80,429.75)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">37.9 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Simon_Murphy_(British_politician)" title="Simon Murphy (British politician)">Simon Murphy</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cashman" title="Michael Cashman">Michael Cashman</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gill" title="Neena Gill">Neena Gill</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tappin" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Tappin">Mike Tappin</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Hallam" title="David Hallam">David Hallam</a>, Phil Davis, Nuala O'Kane, Brenda Etchells</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">237,671 <br /><small>(79,223.67)</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">28.0 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Liz_Lynne" title="Liz Lynne">Liz Lynne</a></b> <br /><small><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tilsley" title="Paul Tilsley">Paul Tilsley</a>, Susan Juned, <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Bennion" class="mw-redirect" title="Phillip Bennion">Phillip Bennion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joan_Walmsley,_Baroness_Walmsley" title="Joan Walmsley, Baroness Walmsley">Joan Walmsley</a>, Sardul Marwa, Jamie Calder, John Cordwell</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">95,769 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">11.3 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #6D3177; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nattrass" title="Mike Nattrass">Mike Nattrass</a>, Paul Garratt, Jonathan Oakton, Richard Charnings, Douglas Hope, Ian Crompton, Richard Adams, Clive Easton</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">49,621 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.8 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #02A95B; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Felicity Norman, Guy Woodford, Paul Baptie, Hazel Clawley, Richard Mountford, Alan Clawley, Andrew Holtham, Elly Stanton </small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">49,440 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.8 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FFBBBB; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Labour" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Labour">Independent Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Christine_Oddy" title="Christine Oddy">Christine Oddy</a></small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">36,849 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">4.3 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #EB7A43; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK,_1989)" title="Liberal Party (UK, 1989)">Liberal</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Michael Hyde, Robert Wheway, Colin Hallmark, Ann Winfield, Nicholas Brown, Anthony Bourko, David Hallmark, Joyce Millington</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">14,954 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.8 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #2e3b74; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Sharron Edwards, <a href="/wiki/Simon_Darby" title="Simon Darby">Simon Darby</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stephen Edwards, Jeffrey Astbury, Keith Axon, Steven Batkin, Tommy Rogers, John Haycock</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">14,344 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.7 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #31649D; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Pro-Euro_Conservative_Party" title="Pro-Euro Conservative Party">Pro-Euro Conservative</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Donnelly_(politician)" title="Brendan Donnelly (politician)">Brendan Donnelly</a>, Rob Coppinger, Tim Perkins, Diane Hazeldine, Andrew Notman, John Gretton, Steve Law, John Marshall</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">11,144 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.3 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: red; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Socialist_Alliance_(England)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Socialist Alliance (England) (page does not exist)">Socialist Alliance</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small><a href="/wiki/Dave_Nellist" title="Dave Nellist">Dave Nellist</a>, John Rothery, Lanne Hubbard, Salman Mirzo, Natasha Millward, Robert Hope, James Cessford, Peter McNally</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">7,203 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.8 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #EE1C25; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Socialist Labour Party (UK)">Socialist Labour</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Sonan Singh, Satbir Singh Johal, Judith Sambrook-Marshall, Surinder Pal Virdee, David Ayrton, Brenda Procter, Carlos Rule, Michael Atherton</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5,257 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.6 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px">EDP English Freedom Party </td> <td class="fn"><small>Michael Gibbs</small> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,066 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #ffe4e1; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Natural_Law_Party" title="Natural Law Party">Natural Law</a> </td> <td class="fn"><small>Paul Davis, James Drewster, Huw Meads, Roger Gerrett, Mary Griffin, Roderic McCarthy, Brian Winstanley, Michael Twite</small> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,647 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.2 </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">848,684 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">21.0 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-europarl-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-europarl_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-europarl_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-europarl_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-europarl_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130712231948/http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/your_MEPs/List-MEPs-by-region/West-Midlands.html">West Midlands.</a> European Parliament / Information Office in the United Kingdom.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Seat abolished due to <a href="/wiki/Nice_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Nice Treaty">Nice Treaty</a>. 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Edgbaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Erdington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Erdington (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Erdington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Hall_Green_and_Moseley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Hodge_Hill_and_Solihull_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Ladywood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Ladywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Northfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Northfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Selly_Oak_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Selly Oak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Yardley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Yardley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burton_and_Uttoxeter_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Burton and Uttoxeter (UK Parliament constituency)">Burton and Uttoxeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannock_Chase_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency)">Cannock Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Coventry East (UK Parliament constituency)">Coventry East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_North_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Coventry North West (UK Parliament constituency)">Coventry North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dudley (UK Parliament constituency)">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halesowen_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)">Halesowen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Lichfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle-under-Lyme_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)">Newcastle-under-Lyme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Warwickshire_and_Bedworth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Warwickshire and Bedworth (UK Parliament constituency)">North Warwickshire and Bedworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Nuneaton (UK Parliament constituency)">Nuneaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redditch_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)">Redditch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)">Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smethwick_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency)">Smethwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stafford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)">Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament constituency)">Stoke-on-Trent Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)">Stoke-on-Trent North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stoke-on-Trent South (UK Parliament constituency)">Stoke-on-Trent South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)">Stourbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamworth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)">Tamworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Telford (UK Parliament constituency)">Telford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipton_and_Wednesbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tipton and Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Tipton and Wednesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walsall_and_Bloxwich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Walsall and Bloxwich (UK Parliament constituency)">Walsall and Bloxwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick_and_Leamington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)">Warwick and Leamington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Bromwich (UK Parliament constituency)">West Bromwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_North_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)">Wolverhampton North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_South_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wolverhampton South East (UK Parliament constituency)">Wolverhampton South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wolverhampton West (UK Parliament constituency)">Wolverhampton West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> (15)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aldridge-Brownhills_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aldridge-Brownhills (UK Parliament constituency)">Aldridge-Brownhills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)">Bromsgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Droitwich_and_Evesham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Droitwich and Evesham (UK Parliament constituency)">Droitwich and Evesham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereford_and_South_Herefordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Hereford and South Herefordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_and_Southam_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kenilworth and Southam (UK Parliament constituency)">Kenilworth and Southam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingswinford_and_South_Staffordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Kingswinford and South Staffordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meriden_and_Solihull_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Meriden and Solihull East (UK Parliament constituency)">Meriden and Solihull East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solihull_West_and_Shirley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Solihull West and Shirley (UK Parliament constituency)">Solihull West and Shirley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Shropshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)">South Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Moorlands_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Staffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency)">Staffordshire Moorlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone,_Great_Wyrley_and_Penkridge_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge (UK Parliament constituency)">Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Sutton Coldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrekin_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)">The Wrekin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Worcestershire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)">West Worcestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyre_Forest_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)">Wyre Forest</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Shropshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratford-on-Avon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)">Stratford-on-Avon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Perry_Barr_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Perry Barr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Coventry South (UK Parliament constituency)">Coventry South</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party</a> (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Herefordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North Herefordshire</a></li></ul> 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style="width:1%">Legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Assembly_Elections_Act_1978" title="European Assembly Elections Act 1978">European Assembly Elections Act 1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_1993" title="European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993">European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_1999" title="European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999">European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_2002" title="European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002">European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in the European Union">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Results of the 1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">Results</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2014 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a> (<a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Results of the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">Results</a>) <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2019 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1973%E2%80%9379" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1973–79">1973–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1979%E2%80%9384" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1979–84">1979–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1984-89" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1984-89">1984–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1989%E2%80%9394" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1989–94">1989–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1994-99" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1994-99">1994–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1999-2004" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1999-2004">1999–2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2004%E2%80%9309" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2004–09">2004–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2009%E2%80%9314" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2009–14">2009–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2014%E2%80%9319" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2014–19">2014–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2019%E2%80%9320" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2019–20">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_female_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of female members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom">Women</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_the_United_Kingdom_(1979-2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="European Parliament constituencies in the United Kingdom (1979-2020)">Constituencies (1999–2020)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_of_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East of England (European Parliament constituency)">East of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London (European Parliament constituency)">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East England (European Parliament constituency)">North East England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire and the Humber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wales (European Parliament constituency)">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting systems</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%27Hondt_method" title="D'Hondt method">D'Hondt</a> (Great Britain, 1999–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single_Transferable_Vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Single Transferable Vote">Single Transferable Vote (STV)</a> (Northern Ireland, 1979–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">First-past-the-post (FPTP)</a> (Great Britain, 1979–1994)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Repealing legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_(Withdrawal)_Act_2018" title="European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018">European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthews_v_United_Kingdom" title="Matthews v United Kingdom">Matthews v United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Parliament_by-elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of European Parliament by-elections in the United Kingdom">By-elections (1979–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">1975 EC membership referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016 EU membership referendum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_lists_in_the_2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Party lists in the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019 party lists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Politics of the United Kingdom">Politics of the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greenland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Greenland (European Parliament constituency)">Greenland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_France" title="European Parliament constituencies in France">France</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East France (European Parliament constituency)">East France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele-de-France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Île-de-France (European Parliament constituency)">Île-de-France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massif-central%E2%80%93Centre_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Massif-central–Centre (European Parliament constituency)">Massif-central–Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North-West_France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North-West France (European Parliament constituency)">North-West France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_of_France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency)">Overseas Territories of France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South-East_France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South-East France (European Parliament constituency)">South-East France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South-West_France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South-West France (European Parliament constituency)">South-West France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="West France (European Parliament constituency)">West France</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ireland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Connacht%E2%80%93Ulster_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)">Connacht–Ulster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East (European Parliament constituency)">East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leinster_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leinster (European Parliament constituency)">Leinster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munster_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Munster (European Parliament constituency)">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North-West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North-West (European Parliament constituency)">North-West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="European Parliament constituencies in the United Kingdom">United<br /> Kingdom</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Between<br /> 1979 and 1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">England</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bedfordshire (European Parliament constituency)">Bedfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire_and_Milton_Keynes_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes (European Parliament constituency)">Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bedfordshire South (European Parliament constituency)">Bedfordshire South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham East (European Parliament constituency)">Birmingham East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_North_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham North (European Parliament constituency)">Birmingham North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham South (European Parliament constituency)">Birmingham South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham West (European Parliament constituency)">Birmingham West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bristol (European Parliament constituency)">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_and_Oxfordshire_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire East (European Parliament constituency)">Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_and_Bedfordshire_North_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cambridge and Bedfordshire North (European Parliament constituency)">Cambridge and Bedfordshire North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cambridgeshire (European Parliament constituency)">Cambridgeshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cheshire East (European Parliament constituency)">Cheshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cheshire West (European Parliament constituency)">Cheshire West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_and_Wirral_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cheshire West and Wirral (European Parliament constituency)">Cheshire West and Wirral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cleveland (European Parliament constituency)">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_and_Richmond_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cleveland and Richmond (European Parliament constituency)">Cleveland and Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_and_Yorkshire_North_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cleveland and Yorkshire North (European Parliament constituency)">Cleveland and Yorkshire North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_and_Plymouth_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cornwall and Plymouth (European Parliament constituency)">Cornwall and Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_and_West_Plymouth_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cornwall and West Plymouth (European Parliament constituency)">Cornwall and West Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotswolds_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cotswolds (European Parliament constituency)">Cotswolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_and_North_Warwickshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Coventry and North Warwickshire (European Parliament constituency)">Coventry and North Warwickshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbria_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cumbria (European Parliament constituency)">Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbria_and_Lancashire_North_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cumbria and Lancashire North (European Parliament constituency)">Cumbria and Lancashire North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derbyshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Derbyshire (European Parliament constituency)">Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Devon (European Parliament constituency)">Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_and_East_Plymouth_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Devon and East Plymouth (European Parliament constituency)">Devon and East Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_and_East_Devon_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dorset and East Devon (European Parliament constituency)">Dorset and East Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_East_and_Hampshire_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dorset East and Hampshire West (European Parliament constituency)">Dorset East and Hampshire West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Durham (European Parliament constituency)">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Sussex_and_Kent_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Sussex and Kent South (European Parliament constituency)">East Sussex and Kent South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_North_and_Suffolk_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Essex North and Suffolk South (European Parliament constituency)">Essex North and Suffolk South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_North_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Essex North East (European Parliament constituency)">Essex North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Essex South (European Parliament constituency)">Essex South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_South_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Essex South West (European Parliament constituency)">Essex South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_West_and_Hertfordshire_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Essex West and Hertfordshire East (European Parliament constituency)">Essex West and Hertfordshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Greater Manchester Central (European Parliament constituency)">Greater Manchester Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Greater Manchester East (European Parliament constituency)">Greater Manchester East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester_North_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Greater Manchester North (European Parliament constituency)">Greater Manchester North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Greater Manchester South (European Parliament constituency)">Greater Manchester South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Greater Manchester West (European Parliament constituency)">Greater Manchester West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hampshire Central (European Parliament constituency)">Hampshire Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_North_and_Oxford_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hampshire North and Oxford (European Parliament constituency)">Hampshire North and Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hampshire West (European Parliament constituency)">Hampshire West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereford_and_Worcester_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hereford and Worcester (European Parliament constituency)">Hereford and Worcester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hertfordshire (European Parliament constituency)">Hertfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herefordshire_and_Shropshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Herefordshire and Shropshire (European Parliament constituency)">Herefordshire and Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humberside_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Humberside (European Parliament constituency)">Humberside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itchen,_Test_and_Avon_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Itchen, Test and Avon (European Parliament constituency)">Itchen, Test and Avon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kent East (European Parliament constituency)">Kent East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kent West (European Parliament constituency)">Kent West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lancashire Central (European Parliament constituency)">Lancashire Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lancashire East (European Parliament constituency)">Lancashire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lancashire South (European Parliament constituency)">Lancashire South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lancashire West (European Parliament constituency)">Lancashire West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leeds (European Parliament constituency)">Leeds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leicester (European Parliament constituency)">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lincolnshire (European Parliament constituency)">Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire_and_Humberside_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lincolnshire and Humberside South (European Parliament constituency)">Lincolnshire and Humberside South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Liverpool (European Parliament constituency)">Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London Central (European Parliament constituency)">London Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London East (European Parliament constituency)">London East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_North_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London North (European Parliament constituency)">London North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_North_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London North East (European Parliament constituency)">London North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_North_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London North West (European Parliament constituency)">London North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London South (European Parliament constituency)">London South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_South_and_Surrey_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London South and Surrey East (European Parliament constituency)">London South and Surrey East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_South_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London South East (European Parliament constituency)">London South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_South_Inner_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London South Inner (European Parliament constituency)">London South Inner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_South_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London South West (European Parliament constituency)">London South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London West (European Parliament constituency)">London West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merseyside_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Merseyside East (European Parliament constituency)">Merseyside East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merseyside_East_and_Wigan_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Merseyside East and Wigan (European Parliament constituency)">Merseyside East and Wigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merseyside_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Merseyside West (European Parliament constituency)">Merseyside West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlands Central (European Parliament constituency)">Midlands Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlands East (European Parliament constituency)">Midlands East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlands West (European Parliament constituency)">Midlands West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Norfolk (European Parliament constituency)">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Yorkshire (European Parliament constituency)">North Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northamptonshire (European Parliament constituency)">Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_and_Blaby_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northamptonshire and Blaby (European Parliament constituency)">Northamptonshire and Blaby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumbria_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northumbria (European Parliament constituency)">Northumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Nottingham (European Parliament constituency)">Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_and_Leicestershire_North_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Nottingham and Leicestershire North West (European Parliament constituency)">Nottingham and Leicestershire North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_North_and_Chesterfield_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Nottinghamshire North and Chesterfield (European Parliament constituency)">Nottinghamshire North and Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire (European Parliament constituency)">Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peak_District_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Peak District (European Parliament constituency)">Peak District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salop_and_Stafford_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Salop and Stafford (European Parliament constituency)">Salop and Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sheffield (European Parliament constituency)">Sheffield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_and_Stafford_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Shropshire and Stafford (European Parliament constituency)">Shropshire and Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Somerset (European Parliament constituency)">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_and_Dorset_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Somerset and Dorset West (European Parliament constituency)">Somerset and Dorset West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_and_North_Devon_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Somerset and North Devon (European Parliament constituency)">Somerset and North Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Downs_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Downs West (European Parliament constituency)">South Downs West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Staffordshire East (European Parliament constituency)">Staffordshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_East_and_Derby_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Staffordshire East and Derby (European Parliament constituency)">Staffordshire East and Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_West_and_Congleton_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Staffordshire West and Congleton (European Parliament constituency)">Staffordshire West and Congleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Suffolk (European Parliament constituency)">Suffolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_and_South_West_Norfolk_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Suffolk and South West Norfolk (European Parliament constituency)">Suffolk and South West Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surrey_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Surrey (European Parliament constituency)">Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surrey_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Surrey West (European Parliament constituency)">Surrey West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sussex East (European Parliament constituency)">Sussex East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_South_and_Crawley_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sussex South and Crawley (European Parliament constituency)">Sussex South and Crawley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sussex West (European Parliament constituency)">Sussex West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Valley_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Thames Valley (European Parliament constituency)">Thames Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyne_and_Wear_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tyne and Wear (European Parliament constituency)">Tyne and Wear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyne_South_and_Wear_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tyne South and Wear (European Parliament constituency)">Tyne South and Wear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Thames_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Upper Thames (European Parliament constituency)">Upper Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wessex_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wessex (European Parliament constituency)">Wessex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wight_and_Hampshire_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wight and Hampshire East (European Parliament constituency)">Wight and Hampshire East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wight_and_Hampshire_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wight and Hampshire South (European Parliament constituency)">Wight and Hampshire South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wiltshire (European Parliament constituency)">Wiltshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_North_and_Bath_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wiltshire North and Bath (European Parliament constituency)">Wiltshire North and Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_and_South_Warwickshire_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Worcestershire and South Warwickshire (European Parliament constituency)">Worcestershire and South Warwickshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="York (European Parliament constituency)">York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_North_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire North (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_South_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire South (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_South_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire South West (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire West (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Northern<br /> Ireland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scotland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow (European Parliament constituency)">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highlands_and_Islands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Highlands and Islands (European Parliament constituency)">Highlands and Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lothians_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lothians (European Parliament constituency)">Lothians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid_Scotland_and_Fife_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Mid Scotland and Fife (European Parliament constituency)">Mid Scotland and Fife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">North East Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_of_Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South of Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">South of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strathclyde_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Strathclyde East (European Parliament constituency)">Strathclyde East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strathclyde_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Strathclyde West (European Parliament constituency)">Strathclyde West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wales</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mid_and_West_Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Mid and West Wales (European Parliament constituency)">Mid and West Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Wales (European Parliament constituency)">North Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East Wales (European Parliament constituency)">South East Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Wales (European Parliament constituency)">South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Wales_Central_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Wales Central (European Parliament constituency)">South Wales Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Wales_East_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Wales East (European Parliament constituency)">South Wales East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Wales_West_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Wales West (European Parliament constituency)">South Wales West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Between<br /> 1999 and 2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_of_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East of England (European Parliament constituency)">East of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London (European Parliament constituency)">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East England (European Parliament constituency)">North East England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">Scotland</a></li> <li><a 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