Scotland (European Parliament constituency)
| Scotland | |
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| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the 2014 constituencies | |
.svg) Shown in the United Kingdom | |
| Member state | United Kingdom |
| Created | [[1999 European Parliament election in {{{memberstatelink2}}}|1999]] |
| MEPs | 8 (1999 - 2004) 7 (2004 - 2009) 6 (2009 - present) |
| Sources | |
| [1][2] | |
| This article is part of a series within the Politics of the United Kingdom on the |
| Politics of Scotland |
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Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. In 2014 it elected six MEPs, using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
Boundaries
The constituency's boundaries are the same as those of Scotland, one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.
History
The constituency was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, Lothians, Mid Scotland and Fife, North East Scotland, South of Scotland, Strathclyde East, and Strathclyde West.
The number of MEPs returned by the constituency was eight in 1999, seven in 2004, and six in 2009 and 2014.
Returned members
Election results
Elected candidates are listed in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.
2014
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| European Election 2014: Scotland[3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | Ian Hudghton, Alyn Smith, Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, Stephen Gethins, Toni Giugliano, Chris Stephens[5][6] |
389,503 (194,751.5) |
29.0 | −0.1 | |
| Labour | David Martin, Catherine Stihler, Derek Munn, Katrina Murray, Asim Khan, Kirsty O'Brien[7] |
348,219 (174,109.5) |
25.9 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Duncan, Belinda Don, Nosheena Mobarik, Jamie Gardiner, Iain McGill, Stuart Mcintyre[8][6] |
231,330 | 17.2 | +0.4 | |
| UKIP | David Coburn, Kevin Newton, Otto Inglis, Denise Baykal, Hugh Hatrick, Malcolm Mackay[9][10] |
140,534 | 10.5 | +5.2 | |
| Scottish Green | Maggie Chapman, Chas Booth, Grace Murray, Alastair Whitelaw, Anne Thomas, Steen Parish[11] | 108,305 | 8.1 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Lyon, Christine Jardine, Lisa Strachan, Richard Brodie, Jade Holden, Euan Davidson[11] | 95,319 | 7.1 | −4.4 | |
| Britain First | James Dowson, John Arthur Randall, Jayda Kaleigh Fransen, Geoffrey Clynch, Margaret Dorothy Clynch, Jane Susan Shepherd | 13,639 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| BNP | Kenneth McDonald, David James Orr, Victoria McKenzie, Angus Jim Mathys, Paul Brandy Stafford, Stacey Jayne Fleming | 10,216 | 0.8 | −1.7 | |
| NO2EU | John Odell Foster, Andrew Elliott, Murdo Maclean, Gail Morrow, Brian Smith, Richard Edward Veitch | 6,418 | 0.5 | −0.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,343,483 | 33.5 | +5.0 | ||
2009
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| European Election 2009: Scotland[12][13][14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | Ian Hudghton, Alyn Smith Aileen McLeod, Drew Hendry, Duncan Ross, Gordon Archer |
321,007 (160,503.5) |
29.1 | +9.4 | |
| Labour | David Martin, Catherine Stihler Mary Lockhart, Paul McAleavely, Kirsty Connell, Nasim Khan[15] |
229,853 (114,926.5) |
20.8 | −5.6 | |
| Conservative | Struan Stevenson Belinda Don, Helen Gardiner, Donald G. MacDonald, Gerald Michaluk, PJ Lewis[16] |
185,794 | 16.8 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Lyon Euan Robson, Robert Aldridge, Patsy Kenton, Douglas Herbison, Clive Sneddon[17] |
127,038 | 11.5 | −1.6 | |
| Scottish Green | Elaine Morrison, Chas Booth, Kirsten Robb, Alastair Whitelaw, Ruth Dawkins, Peter McColl | 80,442 | 7.3 | +0.5 | |
| UKIP | Peter Adams, Paul Hencke, Phillip Anderson, Matthew Desmond, Donald Mackay, Paul Wiffen, Kathleen Desmond [18] | 57,788 | 5.2 | −1.5 | |
| BNP | Gary Raikes, Charlie Baillie, Deborah McKnight, Roy Jones, Max Dunbar, Elise Jones [19] | 27,174 | 2.5 | +0.8 | |
| Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid, David Jacobsen, Katherine McGavigan, James Berrington, Claire Watt, James McDaid | 22,135 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Scottish Christian | Sheila McLaughlan, John Smart, Brian Ross, Archie Linnegan, Christine Cormack, Isobel Anne Macleod | 16,738 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Colin Fox, Angela Gorrie, Johanna Dind, Nick McKerrell, Raphie de Santos, Felicity Garvie | 10,404 | 0.9 | −4.3 | |
| Independent | Duncan Robertson | 10,189 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| NO2EU | John Foster, Tommy Sheridan, Leah Ganley, Stuart Hyslop, Ajit Singh Uppal, Tom Morrison | 9,693 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Jury Team (UK) | Alan Wallace, John O'Callaghan, Stuart Brown, Kenneth Lees, Mev Brown, Austin Compson-Bradford[20] | 6,257 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,104,512 | 28.5 | −2.4 | ||
2004
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| European Election 2004: Scotland[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Labour | David Martin, Catherine Stihler Bill Miller, Kirsty O'Brien, Colin Smyth, Catriona Renton, Gemma Doyle |
310,865 (155,432.5) |
26.4 | −2.3 | |
| SNP | Ian Hudghton, Alyn Smith Kenneth Gibson, Douglas Henderson, Alexander Nicholson, Alex Orr, Janet Law, Duncan Ross |
231,505 (115,752.5) |
19.7 | −7.5 | |
| Conservative | Struan Stevenson, John Purvis Cameron Buchanan, Sebastian Leslie, Anne Harper, Paul Nelson, Douglas Taylor |
209,028 (104,514) |
17.8 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elspeth Attwooll Robert Aldridge, Alex Bruce, Karen Freel, Douglas Herbison, Clive Sneddon, Christine James, Jermaine Allison |
154,178 | 13.1 | +3.3 | |
| Scottish Green | Chas Booth, Tara O'Leary, Martin Bartos, Moira Dunworth, Alastair Whitelaw, Katherine Joester, James Park | 79,695 | 6.8 | +1.0 | |
| UKIP | Peter Troy, Philip Anderson, George Cormack, Michael Phillips, Janice Murdock, Donald Mackay, Peter Nielson | 78,828 | 6.7 | +5.4 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Felicity Garvie, Nick McKerrel, Hugh Kerr, Catriona Grant, Lynn Sheridan, John Sangster, Andrew Rossiter | 61,356 | 5.2 | +1.2 | |
| Christian Vote | George Hargreaves, William Thompson, Richard Russell, David Braid, Marion McNeill, Mary Hay, Rose Irtwange | 21,056 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| BNP | Steven Blake, Scott McLean, David Kerr, Stephen Burns, Bryan Dickson, Craig McComb, John Bean[22] | 19,427 | 1.7 | +1.3 | |
| Scottish Wind Watch | Brendan Hamill, Sylvia Thorne, Charles Bennie, Jennifer Scobie, Bennie Palmer, Helen Pass, Richard Hammock | 7,255 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Fergus Tait | 3,624 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,176,817 | 30.9 | +6.2 | ||
1999
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| European Election 1999: Scotland[23] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| Labour | David Martin, Bill Miller, Catherine Taylor Christine May, Hugh McMahon, James Paton, John Clifford, Jeanette Bradley |
283,490 (94,496.67) |
28.7 | N/A | |
| SNP | Ian Hudghton, Neil MacCormick Anne Gillies, Gordon Wilson, Janet Law, Kris Browne, Ian Goldie, Josephine Docherty |
268,528 (134,264) |
27.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Struan Stevenson, John Purvis Anne Harper, Cameron Buchanan, Sebastian Leslie, Iain Mitchell, Peter Ramsay, Anthony Gilbey |
195,296 (97,648) |
19.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elspeth Attwooll Robert Aldridge, Neil Mitchison, Heather Lyall, Clive Sneddon, Danus Skene, Karen Freel, Jayne Struthers |
96,971 | 9.8 | N/A | |
| Scottish Green | Marion Coyne, Eleanor Scott, Phil O'Brien, Graeme Farmer, Linda Hendry, Chris Ballance, Kay Allan, Alastair Whitelaw | 57,142 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | Hugh Kerr, Rosie Kane, Harvey Duke, Catherine Stewart, Colin Fox, Shareen Blackall, Steve Arnott, Frances Curran | 39,720 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Pro-Euro Conservative | Paul Dwyer, Joanna Lavender, Douglas McConchie, Richard Ashurst, Neasa MacEarlean, Oliver Grant, Alexander Skinner, James Waters | 17,781 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Alistair McConnachie, Donald Mackay, James McKenna, Stuart Brown, Matthew Henderson, Joseph Smith, Peter Nielson, John Mumford | 12,459 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid, Christopher Herriot, Katharine McGavigan, Stephen Mayes, Patricia Graham, Colin Turbett, Margaret Stead, James Galloway | 9,385 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| BNP | Kenneth Smith, Scott McLean, Russell Bradley, Mark Allen, Paul Wilkinson, Robert Currie, David Kerr, James Mills | 3,729 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | James McKissock, George Stidolph, Diana Kras, Kenneth Blair, David Pettigrew, Iain Petrie, Anna Rawlinson, Thomas Pringle | 2,087 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes | Charles Lawson | 1,632 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 988,310 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
See also
References
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- ^ neé Taylor
- ^ STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES NOMINATED - ELECTIONS SCOTLAND (http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1523/nominations_close_in_european_parliament_elections)
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- ^ a b UK Polling Report
- ^ "Scottish Labour chooses candidates for European election". BBC News. 2 August 2013.
- ^ MEP selections start with Scotland Tory MPs
- ^ http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/919-we-announce-regional-mep-candidates-for-the-euro-elections-in-may
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- ^ City of Edinburgh Council
- ^ European Election 2009: Scotland
- ^ Jon Worth website, accessed 17 July 2008
- ^ Conservative Party website, accessed 17 July 2008
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- ^ UK Independence Party accessed 28 August 2008
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- ^ "2004 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
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