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East of England European Parliament constituency

Location amongst the 2007 constituencies

Shown within England
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.

[edit] Boundaries

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

[edit] History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. 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.

[edit] Members of the European Parliament

[edit] 1999 - 2004

	MEP's Name	Political Party
	Christopher Beazley	Conservative
	Andrew Duff	Liberal Democrats
	Eryl McNally	Labour
	Richard Howitt	Labour
	Bashir Khanbhai	Conservative
	Robert Sturdy	Conservative
	Jeffrey Titford	UKIP
	Geoffrey van Orden	Conservative

[edit] 2004 - 2009

	MEP's Name	Political Party
	Christopher Beazley	Conservative
	Andrew Duff	Liberal Democrats
	Richard Howitt	Labour
	Robert Sturdy	Conservative
	Jeffrey Titford	UKIP
	Geoffrey van Orden	Conservative
	Tom Wise	UKIP

[edit] 2009 - 2014

	MEP's Name	Political Party
	Stuart Agnew	UKIP
	David Campbell Bannerman	UKIP
	Andrew Duff	Liberal Democrats
	Vicky Ford	Conservative
	Richard Howitt	Labour
	Robert Sturdy	Conservative
	Geoffrey van Orden	Conservative

[edit] Election results

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

European Election 2009: East of England^[1]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey van Orden, Robert Sturdy, Vicky Ford John Flack, Jonathan Morgan, Claire Strong, Clare Wheelan^[2]	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^[3]	313,921 (156,960)	19.6	0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Duff Linda Jack, Ian Mack, Peter Welch, Earnshaw Palmer, Andrew Houseley, Qurban Hussain^[4]	221,235	13.8	-0.2
	Labour	Richard Howitt Beth Kelly, Nigel Gardner, Sherma Batson, James Valentine, Kate Curtis, Chris Ostrowski^[5]	167,833	10.5	-5.8
	Green	Rupert Read, Peter Lynn, James Abbott, Marc Scheimann, Angela Thomson, Andrew Stringer, Amy Drayson^[6]	141,016	8.8	+3.2
	BNP	Eddy Butler, Emma Colgate, Stephen McCole, David Fleming, David Lucas, Mark Fuller, Seamus Dunne^[7]	97,013	6.1	+1.7
	UK First	Robin Page, Peter Cole, Charles Lawson, John West, Arthur Baynes^[8]	38,185	2.4	N/A
	English Democrats	Robin Tilbrook, Charles Vickers, John Cooper, Raymond Brown, Adrian Key, Nicholas Capp, Patrick Harris^[9]	32,211	2.0	+0.2
	Christian Party	Jeremy Tyrrell, Kim Christofi, John Jackson, Grace Oghenegare, Rev Dr Albert Usikaro, Douglas Suckling, Sally Craig^[10]	24,646	1.5	N/A
	NO2EU	Brian Denny, Frank Jepson, Steve Glennon, Phil Katz, Eleanor Donne, Pete Relph, Ron Rodwell^[11]	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^[12]	6,354	0.4	N/A
Turnout			1,603,340	37.7	+1.2

European Election 2004: East of England^[13]
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^[14]	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^[15]
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

[edit] First past the post constituencies

Prior to the adoption of the regional list system of election, the East of England was divided into single-member constituencies. The MEPs were:

[edit] 1979

Constituency	Member	Party
Bedfordshire	Peter Beazley	Conservative
Cambridgeshire	Fred Catherwood	Conservative
Essex North East	David Curry	Conservative
Essex South West	Dr Alexander Sherlock	Conservative
Hertfordshire	Derek Prag	Conservative
Norfolk	Paul Howell	Conservative
Suffolk	Amédée Turner	Conservative

[edit] 1984

Constituency	Member	Party
Bedfordshire South	Peter Beazley	Conservative
Cambridge and Bedfordshire North	Fred Catherwood	Conservative
Essex North East	David Curry	Conservative
Essex South West	Dr Alexander Sherlock	Conservative
Hertfordshire	Derek Prag	Conservative
Norfolk	Paul Howell	Conservative
Suffolk	Amédée Turner	Conservative

[edit] 1989

Constituency	Member	Party
Bedfordshire South	Peter Beazley	Conservative
Cambridge and Bedfordshire North	Sir Fred Catherwood	Conservative
Essex North East	Anne McIntosh	Conservative
Essex South West	Patricia Rawlings	Conservative
Hertfordshire	Derek Prag	Conservative
Norfolk	Paul Howell	Conservative
Suffolk	Amédée Turner	Conservative

[edit] 1994

Constituency	Member	Party
Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes	Eryl McNally	Labour
Cambridgeshire	Robert Sturdy	Conservative
Essex North and Suffolk South	Anne McIntosh	Conservative
Essex South	Richard Howitt	Labour
Essex West and Hertfordshire East	Hugh Kerr	Labour¹
Hertfordshire	Peter Truscott	Labour
Norfolk	Clive Needle	Labour
Suffolk and South West Norfolk	David Thomas	Labour

Note:

Kerr was expelled from the Labour Party in December 1997 and then joined the Scottish Socialist Party.

[edit] References

^ European Election 2009: East of England
^ Conservative Party
^ UK Independence Party
^ Liberal Democrats
^ Labour Party
^ Green Party
^ British National Party
^ UK First Party
^ English Democrats
^ Christian Party/Christian People's Alliance
^ NO2EU
^ http://www.juryteam.org/region.php?select=eastofengland
^ "2004 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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^ "1999 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

[0] European Election 2009: East of England

[1] Conservative Party

[2] UK Independence Party

[3] Liberal Democrats

[4] Labour Party

[5] Green Party

[6] British National Party

[7] UK First Party

[8] English Democrats

[9] Christian Party/Christian People's Alliance

[10] NO2EU

[11] ttp://www.juryteam.org/region.php?select=eastofengland

[12] "2004 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

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[14] "1999 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

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