East of England (European Parliament constituency)

East of England European Parliament constituency
Location amongst the 2007 constituencies
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Created	1999
MEP(s)	8 (1999 - 2004) 7 (2004 - present)
Member State	United Kingdom
Source(s)	[2][3]

East of England is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to the East of England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. At the time of their abolition in 1999, these were Cambridgeshire, Essex North and Suffolk South, Essex South, Essex West and Hertfordshire East, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and South West Norfolk, and parts of Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999
Election		1979 – 1984		1984 – 1989		1989 – 1994		1994 – 1999
Cambridgeshire (1979 – 1984) Cambridge and Bedfordshire North (1984 – 1994) Cambridgeshire (1994 – 1999)		Fred Catherwood Conservative						Robert Sturdy Conservative
Essex North East (1979 – 1994) Essex North and Suffolk South (1994 – 1999)		David Curry Conservative				Anne McIntosh Conservative
Bedfordshire (1979 – 1984) Bedfordshire South (1984 – 1994) Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes (1994 – 1999)		Peter Beazley Conservative						Eryl McNally Labour
Essex South West (1979 – 1994) Essex West and Hertfordshire East (1994 – 1999)		Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative				Patricia Rawlings Conservative		Hugh Kerr Labour (1994 – 1997) Scottish Socialist Party (1997 – 1999)
Hertfordshire (1979 – 1999)		Derek Prag Conservative						Peter Truscott Labour
Norfolk (1979 – 1999)		Paul Howell Conservative						Clive Needle Labour
Suffolk (1979 – 1994) Suffolk and South West Norfolk (1994 – 1999)		Amédée Turner Conservative						David Thomas Labour
Essex South (1994 – 1999)	Seat not established							Richard Howitt Labour

Returned members

MEPs for the East of England, 1999 onwards
Election	1999 (5th parliament)		2004 (6th parliament)		2009 (7th parliament)
MEP Party		Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat
MEP Party		Geoffrey van Orden Conservative
MEP Party		Robert Sturdy Conservative
MEP Party		Christopher Beazley Conservative				Vicky Ford Conservative
MEP Party		Bashir Khanbhai Conservative		Tom Wise UKIP		David Campbell Bannerman UKIP (2009-2011) Conservative (2011 onwards)
MEP Party		Jeffrey Titford UKIP				Stuart Agnew UKIP
MEP Party		Richard Howitt Labour
MEP Party		Eryl McNally Labour	Seat abolished

Key to European parties (UK)[4]					(v.d.e)
British party		Seats/73	EP group		Seats/754
	Conservative	26		Conservatives & Reformists	54
	Labour	13		Socialists & Democrats	189
	Liberal Democrat	12		Liberals & Democrats	85
	UKIP1	10		Freedom & Democracy	35
		1		None
	Green	2		Greens & Free Alliance	59
	Scottish National	2
	Plaid Cymru	1
	Sinn Féin	1		EUL-NGL	34
	UUP	1		Conservatives & Reformists	54
	British National	1		None
	Democratic Unionist	1
	British Democratic	1
	We Demand a Referendum	1

¹ UKIP have 11 MEPs in total, but only 10 are in the Freedom & Democracy group, with Trevor Colman as a Non-Inscrit.

Election results

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Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.

European Election 2009: East of England
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey van Orden, Robert Sturdy, Vicky Ford John Flack, Jonathan Morgan, Claire Strong, Clare Wheelan	500,331 (166,777)	31.2	+0.4
	UKIP	David Campbell Bannerman, Stuart Agnew Andrew Smith, Stuart Gulleford, Amy O'Boyle, Mick McGough, Michael Baker, Marion Mason	313,921 (156,960)	19.6	0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Duff Linda Jack, Ian Mack, Peter Welch, Earnshaw Palmer, Andrew Houseley, Qurban Hussain	221,235	13.8	-0.2
	Labour	Richard Howitt Beth Kelly, Nigel Gardner, Sherma Batson, James Valentine, Kate Curtis, Chris Ostrowski	167,833	10.5	-5.8
	Green	Rupert Read, Peter Lynn, James Abbott, Marc Scheimann, Angela Thomson, Andrew Stringer, Amy Drayson	141,016	8.8	+3.2
	BNP	Eddy Butler, Emma Colgate, Stephen McCole, David Fleming, David Lucas, Mark Fuller, Seamus Dunne	97,013	6.1	+1.7
	UK First	Robin Page, Peter Cole, Charles Lawson, John West, Arthur Baynes	38,185	2.4	N/A
	English Democrats	Robin Tilbrook, Charles Vickers, John Cooper, Raymond Brown, Adrian Key, Nicholas Capp, Patrick Harris	32,211	2.0	+0.2
	Christian	Jeremy Tyrrell, Kim Christofi, John Jackson, Grace Oghenegare, Rev Dr Albert Usikaro, Douglas Suckling, Sally Craig	24,646	1.5	N/A
	NO2EU	Brian Denny, Frank Jepson, Steve Glennon, Phil Katz, Eleanor Donne, Pete Relph, Ron Rodwell	13,939	0.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	James Dry, Patricia Bowen, Paul Hardman, Martha Page-Harries, Jacob Bowen, Miriam Scale, Andrew Jordan	13,599	0.8	N/A
	Animals Count	Jasmijn de Boo, Alexander Bourke, Richard Deboo	13,201	0.8	N/A
	Libertas	Andrew Jamieson, Peter Mason, John Dowdale, Carlo de Chair, Henry Burton, John Harmer, Peter Robbins	9,940	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Peter Rigby	9,916	0.6	N/A
	Jury Team	Andrew Armes, Ian Tyes, Stephen Garton, Jules Sherrington, Andrew Parker, Michael Yates	6,354	0.4	N/A
Turnout			1,603,340	37.7	+1.2

European Election 2004: East of England
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey van Orden, Robert Sturdy, Christopher Beazley Jonathan Morgan, Claire Strong, Richard Normington	465,526 (155,175.33)	30.8	−11.9
	UKIP	Jeffrey Titford, Tom Wise Robin Page, Stuart Agnew, Bryan Smalley, Brian Aylett, Roger Lord	296,160 (148,080)	19.6	+10.7
	Labour	Richard Howitt Elizabeth Kelly, Clive Needle, Sandra Griffiths, Nigel Gardner, Valerie Liddiard, Mark Wells	244,929	16.2	−8.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Duff Christopher White, Anne Pollard, Rosalind Gill, Guillaume McLaughlin, Earnshaw Palmer, Nahid Boethe	211,378	14.0	+2.1
	Independent	Martin Bell	93,028	6.2	N/A
	Green	Margaret Wright, Adrian Ramsay, James Abbott, Marc Scheimann, Ingo Wagenknecht, Stephen Rackett, Stephen Lawrence	84,068	5.6	−0.6
	BNP	Matthew Single, Paul Goodchild, Ramon Johns, Bernard Corby, Sidney Chaney, Peter Turpin	65,557	4.3	+3.4
	English Democrats	Robert Kay, James Samuels, Adrian Key, Gloria Meredew, Michael Blundell	26,807	1.8	N/A
	Respect	Jim Rogers, Maz Cook, Adrian Clarke, Hasna Matin, Paul Turnbull, Marie Bunting, Timothy Sneller	13,904	0.9	N/A
	Independent	Jim Naisbitt	5,137	0.3	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Sarah Bell, Thomas Hoey, Beata Klepacka, John Matthews, Michael McBrien, Gregory Tagney, Clare Underwood	3,730	0.3	N/A
Turnout			1,510,224	36.5	+11.8

European Election 1999: East of England
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Sturdy, Christopher Beazley, Bashir Khanbhai, Geoffrey van Orden Robert Gordon, Kay Twitchen, Graham Bright, Charles Rose	425,091 (106,272.75)	42.7	N/A
	Labour	Eryl McNally, Richard Howitt Clive Needle, Peter Truscott, David Thomas, Virginia Bucknor, Beth Kelly, Ruth Bagnall	250,132 (125,066)	25.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Duff Rosalind Scott, Robert Browne, Lorna Spenceley, Chris White, Charlotte Cane, Paul Burall, Rosalind Gill	118,822	11.9	N/A
	UKIP	Jeffrey Titford Bryan Smalley, Brian Lee, Tom Wise, Roger Lord, Charles Lawman, Ashley Banks, William Vinyard	88,452	8.9	N/A
	Green	Margaret Wright, Marc Scheimann, Eleanor Burgess, Malcolm Powell, James Abbott, Jennifer Berry, Angela Thomson, Adrian Holmes	61,334	6.2	N/A
	Liberal	Brian Lynch, Michael Wheeler, Raymond Pobgee, Vernon Wilkinson, Adrian Miners, John Tyler, Edgar Davis, Christopher Ash	16,861	1.7	N/A
	Pro-Euro Conservative	Paul Howell, Brian Hughes, Jackie Sheppard, Chris Cooke, Marilyn Munn, Mark McCartney, Tim Chisnall, Tim Price	16,340	1.6	N/A
	BNP	David King, Paul Ferguson, John Morse, Ramon Johns, Paul Henderson, Matthew Palmer, John Cope, Thomas Stone	9,356	0.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Charles De Carteret, Nicola Harau, Paul Lockwood, Stephanie Gardner, Michael Benwell, Mick Rose, Jean Fawcett, Andrew Yates	6,143	0.6	N/A
	Natural Law	Patrice Gladwyn, Bryan Parsons, Angela Holland, Peter While, Stephanie Bennell, Alistair Shearer, Ann Keenan, Christopher Edwards	1,907	0.2	N/A
Turnout			994,438	24.7	N/A