List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (2014–2019)
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The 8th European Parliament was elected across the European Union in the late days of May 2014 for the 2014–2019 session. The United Kingdom was apportioned to send 73 out of the 751 Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) that are listed below.
Contribution of UK political parties within European Parliament political groups
[edit]The UK had representation with 73 of the 751 seats of the European Parliament with party contributions within political groups as follows at time of dissolution:
| National party | MEPs | Political group | Governance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 19 / 185
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S&D | Commission majority |
| Conservative Party | 18 / 77
|
ECR | Opposition and non-aligned |
| UKIP | 2 / 36
|
ENF | Opposition and non-aligned |
| UKIP | 1 / 20
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NI | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Green Party | 3 / 52
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Greens/EFA | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Scottish National Party | 2 / 52
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Greens/EFA | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 / 77
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ECR | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 / 69
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ALDE | Commission majority |
| Sinn Féin | 1 / 52
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GUE/NGL | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 / 52
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Greens/EFA | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1 / 20
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Non-Inscrits | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Independent | 2 / 216
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EPP | Commission majority |
| SDP | 1 / 42
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EFDD | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Brexit Party | 14 / 42
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EFDD | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Independent | 1 / 36
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ENF | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Independent | 3 / 42
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EFDD | Opposition and non-aligned |
| Independent politician | 1 / 20
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Non-Inscrits | Opposition and non-aligned |
| vacant | 2 / 21
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n/a | n/a |
Members at dissolution
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Former members
[edit]| Name | Region | Party | Date | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Bradbourn | West Midlands | Conservative Party | 19 December 2014 | Died in office |
| Anneliese Dodds | South East England | Labour Party | 8 June 2017 | Elected MP |
| Ian Duncan | Scotland | Conservative Party | 22 June 2017 | Resigned after being created life peer |
| Vicky Ford | East of England | Conservative Party | 8 June 2017 | Elected MP |
| Afzal Khan | North West England | Labour Party | 8 June 2017 | Elected MP |
| Timothy Kirkhope | Yorkshire and the Humber | Conservative Party | 5 October 2016 | Resigned after being created life peer |
| Andrew Lewer | East Midlands | Conservative Party | 8 June 2017 | Elected MP |
| Roger Helmer | East Midlands | UKIP | 31 July 2017 | Resigned citing age and health status as reasons, but amid allegations of misuse of public funds[18] |
| Richard Howitt | East of England | Labour Party | 2 November 2016 | Resigned after taking up chief executive position at International Integrated Reporting Council |
| Glenis Willmott | East Midlands | Labour Party | 2 October 2017 | Retired |
| Catherine Stihler | Scotland | Labour Party | 31 January 2019 | Retired to take up chief executive post at Open Knowledge International |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Aker was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Thurrock Independents by 9 December 2018 and then the Brexit Party in February 2019[1]
- ^ Arnott was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in January 2018, and joined The Brexit Party in April 2019[2]
- ^ Ashworth was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018.[3] He sat (with fellow Conservatives) in the ECR group until February 2018 when he joined the EPP group
- ^ Atkinson was elected for UKIP but was expelled from the party in 2015. She joined ENF in June 2015
- ^ Bashir was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Conservative Party in January 2015
- ^ Bours was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2018
- ^ Bullock was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018. In February 2019, he joined the Brexit Party.
- ^ Carver was elected for UKIP but left the party in May 2018
- ^ Coburn was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018
- ^ Collins was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[citation needed]
- ^ Collins left EFDD to join ENF in January 2019, but rejoined EFDD in April 2019[4]
- ^ The Earl of Dartmouth was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in September 2018
- ^ Etheridge was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in October 2018, before joining the Libertarian Party and stating he would continue to be a member of EFDD[5]
- ^ Farage was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018
- ^ Finch was originally elected for UKIP but joined The Brexit Party in April 2019[6]
- ^ Gill was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018[7]
- ^ Girling was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018.[8][9] She sat in the ECR group until February 2018 when she joined the EPP group.
- ^ James was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2016, and joined The Brexit Party in February 2019[10][11]
- ^ McAvan resigned as an MEP on 18 April 2019 [12]
- ^ Nuttall was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018[13] and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019 [14][15]
- ^ O'Flynn was originally elected for UKIP but joined the SDP in November 2018
- ^ Parker was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[citation needed]
- ^ Reid was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018[16] and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019
- ^ Seymour was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[citation needed]
- ^ Woolfe was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in October 2016[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tim AKER". European Parliament. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Jonathan ARNOTT | MEPs | European Parliament".
- ^ "ASHWORTH REACTS TO EXPULSION FROM CONSERVATIVE PARTY". richardashworth.org. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Jane Collins". European Parliament. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Former UKIP leadership candidate Bill Etheridge resigns". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Raymond FINCH | MEPs | European Parliament".
- ^ Williamson, David (6 December 2018). "Welsh MEP Nathan Gill quits Ukip in protest at Tommy Robinson link-up". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Rankin, Jennifer (1 October 2018). "'I am not allowed not to agree': Julie Girling on being a remain Tory MEP". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
Last week the MEP for South West England and Gibraltar learned she had been expelled from the party, after clashing with the leadership over Brexit.
- ^ Banks, Martin (2 October 2018). "MEP highlights party "intolerance" after Brexit ousting". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
Girling, a conservative party member for more than 40 years, fell out with party hierarchy over the UK's impending divorce from the EU, and her dismissal was confirmed in a letter last week. The letter, dated 25 September, was signed by party chairman Brandon Lewis and cites Girling's recent decision to join the European Parliament centre-right EPP group as the reason for her exile.
- ^ Swinford, Steven (21 November 2016). "Nigel Farage accuses Diane James of 'irrational selfishness' after she quits Ukip over 'difficult' relationships". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Diane JAMES | MEPs | European Parliament".
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Linda McAVAN | MEPs | European Parliament".
- ^ "Ex-UKIP leader Paul Nuttall quits party over Tommy Robinson role". Sky News. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "BREXIT BOOST: Nigel Farage to POACH senior Tories from UNDER May's NOSE for Brexit Party". 23 February 2019.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Paul NUTTALL | MEPs | European Parliament".
- ^ Phillips, Alison (10 December 2018). "South West MEP quits UKIP over appointment of Tommy Robinson". Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Merrick, Rob (17 October 2016). "Steven Woolfe quits Ukip calling party 'ungovernable'". The Independent. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Rankin, Jennifer (13 June 2017). "Ukip MEP resigns amid investigation into alleged misuse of funds". The Guardian.
See also
[edit]- 2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
- 2014 European Parliament election
- Parliamentary Groups
