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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

INFORMATION OFFICE

IN THE UK

MEDIA GUIDE

2014 - 2019

This guide provides journalists with information on:

The European Parliament and its activities

The 2009 and 2014 European elections

A Who’s Who in the European Parliament

Press contacts

What the UK Office does

Björn Kjellström Olga Dziewulska

Head of UK Office Press Attachée

Tel: 020 7227 4325 Tel: 020 7227 4335

Disclaimer: All information in this guide was true and correct at the time of publication. Updated information can

be found on our website.

www.europarl.org.uk

@EPinUK

http://www.europarl.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/EPinUK

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Introduction by Björn Kjellström, Head of the European Parliament Information Office in

the UK

Every 5 years over 500 million people in the EU have the power

to choose who will represent them in the European Parliament,

the world's most open and only directly elected international

parliament.

Our mission is to raise awareness of its role and powers, of how

political differences within it are played out and of how

decisions taken by its Members affect the UK.

These decisions have a huge impact on everyday life and it makes a big difference who decides

on our behalf.

Since journalists and the media in the UK play a key role in informing citizens about how the

work of the European Parliament affects them, we hope that you will find this guide useful.

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The European Parliament Information Office in the UK

Our Role:

We do our best to reach as broad a spectrum of society as we can – both face to face, online and

in print. Our dedicated media team is there to answer your enquiries, direct you to information

sources and arrange interviews with MEPs or the spokesperson's team. We organise media

seminars on EU policy topics and thematic visits for journalists to Strasbourg and Brussels.

More generally, our outreach includes lots of events here at Europe House, in our office in

Edinburgh and nationwide, bringing stakeholders and the public together with their MEPs,

academics and think-tanks. Journalists are welcome to attend these. The team builds links with

trade bodies, professions, organisations, NGOs and anyone else interested in European affairs

and the role of the EP. We work closely with teachers, educationalists and bodies involved in

active citizenship to produce free and neutral resources about the EP and EU, and each year, we

answer thousands of enquiries and distribute publications.

We welcome interaction from the media and the public through our digital channels and are very

active on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. Our comprehensive website provides you with

information about what the EP does, how it works and who's who, including contact details of

UK MEPs.

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Press visits to the European Parliament

Journalists are welcome to visit MEPs at work in committee or plenary sessions to keep citizens

and taxpayers informed about the work of their elected representatives.

We have a journalist visitors' programme which helps cover the cost of travel and

accommodation for journalists visiting the Parliament when it meets in session in Brussels or

Strasbourg.

Journalists are also invited to visit the European Parliament Audio visual studios whose services

include:

- live video recording of plenary sessions (both satellite & web transmission).

- committee meetings (webstreamed live & VOD).

- broad news coverage of events available on the EbS satellite service.

- audio recordings (& podcasts) of meetings/events and photo reportages.

To arrange a visit contact our London-based Press Attachée Olga Dziewulska:

[email protected] or tel. 07786 060531.

mailto:[email protected]

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Contents

EP PRESS CONTACTS

Who's who?

European Parliament Information Office in the UK

Press contacts in Brussels or Strasbourg

Contact details of press officers by committee

EP Media services and products

Spokespeople of political groups in Brussels

UK political party press officers in Brussels

Press contacts in other EU institutions

Other organisations

Information for the public

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

EU Institutions – basic facts

What do the EU institutions do?

European Parliament - Powers and Procedures

European Parliament - Key Dates

European Parliament - FAQs

EP ELECTIONS & RESULTS 2014

European Parliament elections

Seats per country 2014

Composition of the European Parliament 2014 (correct at July 2014)

Where do the UK political parties sit?

Summary of the electoral system in the UK for the European Parliament elections

How to become an MEP

Can anybody from the EU vote in the UK at European/local/general elections?

Results of the 2014 European Elections

Overall distribution of votes and seats by party in the UK

Regional constituency distribution of UK seats, electorate and turnout 2009 and 2014

Turnout by country 2009-2014

Turnout trends UK/EU 2009-2014

2014 Election Results for the UK

Regions:

Eastern

East Midlands

London

North East

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North West

South East

South West

West Midlands

Yorkshire & the Humber

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Summary of results by party

UK MEPs

Alphabetical list of the 73 UK MEPs

MEPs by political party

EU Constituencies in the UK:

Eastern

East Midlands

London

North East

North West

South East

South West

West Midlands

Yorkshire & the Humber

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

UK Membership of Standing Committees

List of European Parliamentary Standing Committees

UK Party contacts

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EP PRESS CONTACTS

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Who’s who?

European Parliament Information Office in the UK

Europe House

32 Smith Square

London

SW1P 3EU

Tel. 020 7227 4300

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/EPIOUK

Twitter: @EPinUK

Björn Kjellström, Head of Office

Tel. 020 7227 4325

Email: [email protected]

Olga Dziewulska, Press Attachée

Tel. 020 7227 4335

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Office in Edinburgh

The Tun

4 Jackson’s Entry

Holyrood Road

Edinburgh EH8 8PJ

Tel. 0131 557 7866


Twitter: @EP_Edinburgh

Per Johansson, Head of Office

Tel. 0131 557 7865


Our website: www.europarl.org.uk

Our website gives you the latest news from the UK office and up-to-date contact details for UK

MEPs, as well as the latest information about public events throughout the country.

We have an area dedicated to our work in Scotland, a section for teachers and academics and an

FAQ section. You can also find up-to-date contact details for all our staff in the UK.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/EPIOUK

Twitter: @EPinUK

@EPinUK_edu

@EP_Edinburgh




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Press contacts in Brussels and Strasbourg - getting in touch with the European

Parliament:

Contact the central switchboard for press enquiries. Staff from the hotline provide information

and transfer calls to the appropriate press officers:

+32 22833000

EP Spokesman and Director for Media:

Jaume Duch

Tel. Brussels: +32 22843000

Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388174705

Mobile: +32 496599476


Twitter: @jduch

Head of Press:

Marjory Van Den Broeke



Mobile: +32 498983586


Twitter: @mvandenbroeke

President’s Cabinet:

John Schranz

Tel. +32 22844264

Tel. +33 388174076


Web: www.facebook.com/PresidentEP

Twitter: @EP_President

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Contact details of press officers by committee

AFET

Foreign Affairs Vaclav LEBEDA +32 498983327

DROI

Human Rights Kristina ELEFTERIE +32 498983283

SEDE

Security and Defence Vaclav LEBEDA +32 498983327

DEVE

Development Kristina ELEFTERIE +32 498983283

INTA

International Trade Agnese KRIVADE +32 498983983

BUDG

Budgets Eszter BALAZS +32 498983386

CONT

Budgetary Control Eszter BALAZS +32 498983386

ECON

Economic and

Monetary Affairs

Ron KORVER +32 498983588

Dorota KOLINSKA +32 498983280

EMIS Emission

Measurements in the

Automotive Sector

Janez VOUK +32 475784856

EMPL

Employment and

Social Affairs

Janez VOUK +32 498983337

ENVI

Environment, Public

Health and Food

Safety

Baptiste CHATAIN +32 498983402

Marie BOURSIQUOT +32 473840364

ITRE

Industry, Research

and Energy

Sara AHNBORG +32 498981336

Raluca HULUBAN +32 498983334

IMCO

Internal Market and

Consumer Protection

Gediminas VILKAS +32 498983330

TRAN

Transport and

Tourism

Jaan SOONE +32 498983329

REGI

Regional

Development

Armin WISDORFF +32 498981345

AGRI Jan JAKUBOV +32 498983590

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Agriculture and Rural

Development

PECH

Fisheries Armin WISDORFF +32 498981345

CULT

Culture and

Education

Cornelia GUSA +32 22832601

JURI

Legal Affairs Niina SALORANTA +32 473840365

LIBE

Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home

Affairs

Isabel Teixeira

NADKARNI +32 498983336

Rikke ULDALL +32 498983257

AFCO

Constitutional Affairs Delphine COLARD +32 498984485

FEMM

Women’s Rights and

Gender Equality

Maja OREL SCHWARZ +32 473864974

TAXE2 Tax Rulings

and Other Measures

Similar in Nature or

Effect

Hyun-Sung KHANG +32 2 28 34710

PETI

Petitions

Maja OREL SCHWARZ +32 473864974

Niina SALORANTA +32 473840365

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/contacts-and-services/content

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EP media services and products

The European Parliament’s main website, www.europarl.europa.eu has a dedicated press

section www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en with:

• top news stories

• daily press releases

• webstreamed Parliamentary sessions

• press archives.

You can also sign up to receive daily press updates on this page.

For background information on the various legislative activities of the Parliament use the search

engine on the Legislative Observatory: www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil

You can also find the European Parliament on:

• www.facebook.com/europeanparliament

• @Europarl_EN

• www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament

The latest press updates on Twitter: @EuroParlPress

The EP Newshub, www.epnewshub.eu, is the place to find all the MEPs’ and the political

groups’ Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, personal blogs and so on.

Agenda:

Each Friday the press service publishes a guide to events of media interest coming up in the next

7 days. This includes a highlights page, the plenary agenda, a list of all committee meetings, a

timetable of press conferences and information on the EP President’s activities.

Website: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/agenda

Newsletter:

Ahead of each plenary, the press service produces a guide for journalists to what is coming up

on the session agenda: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/plenary

Pre-session press briefings:

On the Friday morning before each Strasbourg plenary session, a press briefing takes place in

Brussels with spokespeople from various political groups. The Parliament’s spokespeople

summarise the main events to come and the group speakers set out their priorities. You can

follow these briefings live on EbS: audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu/ebs

European Parliament audiovisual services:

A wide range of technical facilities for radio and television, including six radio studios, two

multimedia studios and a brand new TV studio, are available free of charge in Brussels. An

equal level of services is available in Strasbourg.

https://twitter.com/EuroParl_EN

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TV studio and crew bookings:




Radio studio bookings:




Media hotline:

The Hotline Newsdesk offers assistance to TV and radio journalists in finding relevant

information on EP activities and MEPs.




Accreditation:

Journalists, photographers and audiovisual teams need to apply for press accreditation and/or a

special audiovisual accreditation in order to enter and work inside Parliament’s premises.

TV and radio accreditation:




Written press accreditation:




The audiovisual website:

audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu

This website is specifically designed to meet the needs of TV and radio media professionals and

to promote all EP audio visual productions, services and facilities. The website gives easy

access to all news coverage and archive material, available to download both in high and low

quality.

Fast and simple transfer of audiovisual material in broadcast quality.

Live streaming.

Media packs.

Archives:

The Media Library offers copyright-free audiovisual material (images, sound and photos). For a

search of the footage archive or to order from the archives email [email protected]

http://audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu/

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EbS — Europe by Satellite:

EbS provides video, photo and sound coverage of European news. The programming consists of

a mix of live events, news items and stockshots on EU policies and issues. All material is

available in professional format.




Website: audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu/ebs

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Spokespeople of political groups in Brussels

Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) (EPP Group)

Pedro López de Pablo

Tel. +32 475493352


Website: www.eppgroup.eu

Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

(S&D Group)

Utta Tuttlies

Tel. + 32 473853407


Website: www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE Group)

Neil Corlett

Tel. +32 478782284


Website: www.alde.eu

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA Group)

Website: www.greens-efa.eu

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR Group)

James Holtum

Tel. +32 473861762


Website: www.ecrgroup.eu

Confederal Group of the European United Left — Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL Group)

Gay Kavanagh

Tel. +32 473842320


Website: www.guengl.eu

Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD Group)

Hermann Kelly

Tel. +32 477935940


Website: www.efdgroup.eu

Non-attached (NI)

Eduardo Bugalho

Tel. +32 476214635


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UK political party press officers in Brussels

Conservative: John Furbisher

Tel. +32 498984760


Liberal Democrat: Paul Haydon

Tel. +44 7988395025


Labour: Shamik Das

Tel. +32 479790053


UK Independence Party: Mary Ellen Synon

Tel. +32 495310825


Greens:

Website: www.greens-efa.eu

Plaid Cymru/SNP: Steven Cornelius

Tel. +32 473560967


Sinn Féin: Domhnall Doherty

Tel. +32 487190125

Email: padraigdomhnall.doherty@

ep.europa.eu

mailto:padraigdomhnall.doherty%40ep.europa.eu?subject=

mailto:padraigdomhnall.doherty%40ep.europa.eu?subject=

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Press contacts in other EU institutions

European Commission, London

Mark English, Head of Media

Tel. 020 7973 1986

General press office (including out-of-office contacts): 020 7973 1971


Website: ec.europa.eu (European Commission main web page) and ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ECinUK

Twitter: @EUlondonrep

European Commission, Belfast

Catherine McShane, Press Officer

Tel. 028 90 240708


European Commission, Cardiff

Rachael Davies, Press Officer

Tel. 029 20 895020


European Commission, Edinburgh

Caroline Winchester, Press Officer

Tel. 0131 225 2058


Council of the European Union, Brussels

Guy Milton, Head of Media relations

Tel. +32 22818519

Mobile: +32 477670660


Twitter: @EUCouncilPress

Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg

Press and Information Division — United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta

Christopher Fretwell

Tel. +352 43033355/3366


Twitter: @EUCourtPress

Court of Auditors, Luxembourg

Damijan Fišer, Press Officer

Tel. +352 439845410


Twitter: @EUAuditorsECA

European Ombudsman, Strasbourg

Gundi Gadesmann, Media and External Relations Officer

Tel. +32 22842609

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Twitter: @EUombudsman

European Investment Bank, London office

1 Royal Exchange Buildings

London EC3V 3LF

Tel. 020 7375 9660

European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main

Michael Steen, Head of Global Media Relations Division

Tel. +49 6913447457


Other organisations

UK Electoral Commission

Tel. 020 7271 0704


Website: www.electoralcommission.org.uk

Information for the public

Europe Direct:

This Europe-wide information network operates a free helpline to answer questions on the EU

from the general public.

Tel. 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11

Website: europa.eu/europedirect/index_en.htm

Your Europe

Help and advice on your rights in the EU

Website: europa.eu/youreurope

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EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

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European Institutions - Basic Facts:

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What do the EU institutions do?

In the EU’s unique institutional set-up:

the EU’s broad priorities are set by the European Council, which brings together national

and EU-level leaders;

directly elected MEPs represent European citizens in the European Parliament;

the interests of the EU as a whole are promoted by the European Commission, whose

members are approved by the European Parliament;

governments defend their own country’s national interests in the Council of the

European Union.

Setting the agenda:

The European Council sets the EU’s overall political direction — but has no powers to pass

laws. Led by its President and comprising national Heads of State or Government and the

President of the Commission, it meets for a few days at a time at least every 6 months.

Law-making:

There are three main institutions involved in EU legislation:

the European Parliament, which represents the EU’s citizens and is directly elected by

them.

the Council of the European Union, which represents the governments of the individual

member countries. The Presidency of the Council is shared by the Member States on a

rotating basis.

the European Commission, which represents the interests of the Union as a whole.

Together, these three institutions produce the policies and laws that apply throughout the EU. In

principle, the Commission proposes new laws, and the Parliament and Council adopt them. The

Commission and the Member States then implement them, and the Commission ensures that the

laws are properly applied.

Useful link:

EUR-Lex — Access to European Union law

eur-lex.europa.eu

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European Parliament — Powers and procedures

Directly elected by EU voters every 5 years, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)

represent the people. The European Parliament is one of the EU’s main law-making institutions,

along with the Council of the European Union.

The European Parliament has three main roles:

debating and passing European laws, with the Council;

scrutinising other EU institutions, particularly the Commission, to make sure they are

working democratically;

debating and adopting the EU’s budget, with the Council.

Beyond these official powers the Parliament also works closely with national parliaments of EU

countries. Regular joint parliamentary assemblies allow for a better inclusion of national

perspectives into the Parliament’s deliberations.

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European Parliament — Key dates

1952 —

Parliament founded (as Consultative Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community);

Members nominated by governments

1979 — First European Parliament elections

1999 —

Fifth European elections — proportional representation used for the first time in the UK

2004 —

European elections in 25 countries following enlargement of the EU by 10 new Member States

2007 — Bulgaria and Romania join the EU

2009 —

European elections in 27 EU Member States

2013 — Croatia joins the EU

2014 —

European elections in 28 EU Member States

2019 —

Next European elections in Member States

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European Parliament — FAQs

What is the budget of the European Parliament?

The budget for the European Parliament in 2014 is €1.756 billion. This covers staff costs,

buildings, MEP travel allowances and expenses, and includes the costs of translating documents

into the EU’s 24 working languages. It also includes the cost of moving MEPs and staff between

Brussels and Strasbourg.

Why does the EP have three homes?

The EU Treaty — unanimously agreed by all Member States — stipulates that the European

Parliament shall meet in Strasbourg. With parliamentary committees — and some sessions of

the full parliament — meeting in Brussels, and with part of its staff working in Luxembourg,

Parliament currently has three homes. Most MEPs oppose this situation but unless there is a

change to the Treaty, there is nothing MEPs can do about it.

What are MEPs’ salaries and expenses?

A new Statute for Members of the European Parliament came into effect following the European

Parliament elections in June 2009. The Statute sets the monthly salary for all MEPs at 38.5 % of

the basic salary of a Judge in the European Court of Justice (May 2014: €8 020.53), ending the

pay disparities between Members, who previously received the same salaries as members of

their national parliaments.

Under the new system, MEPs’ salaries are paid by the EU. They pay income tax to the EU

budget plus, in the case of UK MEPs, additional taxation to HMRC so that they pay the same

level of taxation overall as any other UK resident on that pay scale.

When the new Statute was introduced, MEPs had the option to stay on the old system, whereby

MEPs earn the same basic salary as a backbench member of the House of Commons (£67 060

per annum in April 2014). A number of MEPs from the UK chose to retain the former salary

system.

As well as travel expenses for attending official meetings of the Parliament and its committees,

MEPs are entitled to a number of allowances to cover the costs of office administration and

support staff. Under a reform of the Parliament’s expenses system in 2009, MEPs’ travel

expenses are no longer refunded on a flat-rate basis. Instead, all MEPs now have their expenses

reimbursed on the basis of actual costs incurred.

How many languages are spoken in the EP?

The EU recognises 24 official languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English,

Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian,

Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

The 24 official languages make a total of 552 possible combinations, since each language can be

translated into 23 others.

How many translators and how many interpreters work for the EP and at what cost?

The European Parliament at present employs around 700 full-time translators and 430 staff

interpreters.

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MEPs have the right to speak, listen, read or write in any of the EU’s 24 official languages. This

policy of multilingualism costs about one quarter of the Parliament’s total expenditure.

How many people does the EP employ as a whole? (not including MEP assistants)

7 065, including both permanent officials and temporary staff (May 2014 figures).

How many parties are represented in the EP — how many from the UK?

There are over 200 political parties represented in the European Parliament, from 28 Member

States.

From the UK, 10 parties are represented: Conservatives; Labour; Liberal Democrats; UK

Independence Party; Green Party; Scottish National Party; Plaid Cymru; Sinn Féin; Ulster

Unionist Party; and Democratic Unionist Party.

Ashley Fox MEP leads the Conservative MEPs from the UK.

Glenis Willmott MEP is leader of the Labour MEPs.

Roger Helmer MEP (UKIP) leads the UKIP MEPs.

Diane Dodds MEP from the Democratic Unionist Party does not belong to any of the political

groups and is non-attached.

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EP ELECTIONS

&

RESULTS 2014

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Seats per country:

Source: European Parliament

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Composition of the European Parliament (correct at July 2014). Total membership: 751

To form a political group in the new parliament, there must be at least 25 Members from at least

seven Member States.

Election results 2014

EU-wide turnout final results: 42,54% (source European Parliament)

Source: European Parliament, situation 1st July 2014 (European Parliament July opening session)

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Situation at 1 July 2014 (European Parliament July opening session)

Political Group Acronym Total

member

s

UK party UK

members

European People’s

Party (Christian

Democrats)

EPP 221 0

Progressive

Alliance of

Socialists and

Democrats

S&D 191 Labour 20

Alliance of

Liberals and

Democrats for

Europe

ALDE 68 Liberal

Democrats

1

Greens/European

Free Alliance

Greens

EFA

50 Greens

SNP

Plaid Cymru

3

2

1

European

Conservatives and

Reformists

ECR 70 Conservative

Ulster Unionist

Party

19

1

Group of the

United Left/Nordic

Green Left

GUE/ NGL 51 Sinn Féin 1

Europe of Freedom

and Direct

Democracy

EFDD 48 UK

Independence

Party

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Non attached NI 52 (DUP) 1

Source: European Parliament.

Great Britain

Summary table

2014 opening session

Summary table by European political group and national political party

UKIP 27.49 24 24

Lab. 25.40 20 20

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Cons. 23.93 19 19

GP 7.87 3 3

LDP 6.87 1 1

SNP 2.46 2 2

BNP 1.14 0

PL-PW 0.71 1 1

Other parties GB 4.13 0

Total 100 70 0 20 19 1 0 6 24 0

EPP: Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)

S&D: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists

ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

GUE/NGL: European United Left/Nordic Green Left

Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance

EFDD: Europe of freedom and direct democracy Group

Nl: Non-attached Members - Members not belonging to any political group

UKIP: United Kingdom Independence Party

Lab.: Labour Party

Cons.: Conservative Party

GP: Green Party

LDP: Liberal Democrats Party

SNP: Scottish National Party

BNP: The British National Party

PL-PW: Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales

Other parties GB: Other parties Great Britain


Northern Ireland

Summary table



SF 25.52 1 1

DUP 20.95 1 1

UUP 13.33 1 1

SDLP 13.03 0

Other parties NI 27.17 0

Total 100 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

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EPP: Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)

S&D: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists

ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

GUE/NGL: European United Left/Nordic Green Left

Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance

EFDD: Europe of freedom and direct democracy Group

Nl: Non-attached Members - Members not belonging to any political group

SF: Sinn Féin

DUP: Democraric Unionist Party

UUP: Ulster Unionist Party/Conservative and Ulster Unionist Alliance

SDLP: Social Democratic and Labour Party

Other parties NI: Other parties Northern Ireland


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Summary of the electoral system in the UK for the European Parliament elections

In England, Scotland and Wales the voting system for the European elections is the d’Hondt

system of proportional representation — regional closed list. In Northern Ireland the system is

the single transferable vote.

There are 12 regional constituencies, which return from 3 to 10 MEPs.

Ballot papers contain the names of all candidates, listed by party.

Seats are allocated to parties in accordance with their share of the total vote in the

constituency (with the exception of Northern Ireland — see below: How to become an

MEP).

Within the parties, seats are allocated in the order shown on the list.


For England, Scotland and Wales, the nomination of candidates and placing them in order on the

list is a matter for the political party concerned. This is known as the closed-list system; an

open-list, or preferential, system allows the voter a say over the order of candidates within each

list. Each party has its own internal selection procedure.

Northern Ireland, like the Republic of Ireland, uses the single transferable vote system.

Anyone wishing to form a new party (which must be registered with the Electoral Commission),

or to stand as an independent candidate, needs to contact the electoral office of the local council.

Nominations have to be accompanied by a deposit of £5 000 (per list, or per individual

candidate). This deposit is refundable to those polling at least 2.5 % of the vote in that region.

Where an MEP resigns or dies in mid-term, the next person on that political party’s list from

that electoral region is invited to take up the seat. For Northern Ireland a new Statutory

Instrument was published in March 2010 (Number 1175) to clarify when a political party can

nominate the replacement MEP and when a by-election would be needed.

It is not possible to be a member of a national parliament at the same time as being an

MEP — so when Caroline Lucas was elected to the House of Commons in May 2010,

she automatically gave up her seat in the European Parliament.

It is illegal to stand for the European Parliament in more than one Member State

(although it is possible for a UK citizen to stand in another EU Member State and for a

non-UK EU citizen to stand in the UK).

EU citizens who are disqualified from standing under their own national rules may not

stand in the UK (this applies, for example, to police officers in Hungary, to TV directors

in Spain, and bank directors in Austria, but does not apply to Ireland or Commonwealth

countries).


European elections: Citizens of all European Union countries are entitled to vote in

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European elections in another EU country provided they are resident in that country.

This applies to UK citizens living in another EU country and vice versa. Citizens may

only vote once, however.

Local elections: For local elections, the same rules apply — an EU national resident in

the UK who applies to go on the electoral register may vote in UK local elections; a UK

national, resident in another EU country, can register to vote in local elections in that

country.

General elections: For general elections, EU nationals resident in the UK are not

entitled to vote. The exceptions to this are Irish nationals and citizens of EU Member

States which are also Commonwealth countries, i.e. Malta and Cyprus.

More information can be found on the Electoral Commission’s website:

www.electoralcommission.org.uk

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Summary of the electoral system in the UK for European Parliament elections

In England, Scotland and Wales the voting system for the European elections is the d'Hondt

system of proportional representation - regional closed list. In Northern Ireland the system is the

Single Transferable Vote.

There are 12 regional constituencies, which return from 3 to 10 MEPs.

Ballot papers contain the names of all candidates, listed by party.

Seats are allocated to parties in accordance with their share of the total vote in the

constituency (with the exception of Northern Ireland - see below: How to Become an MEP).

Within the parties, seats are allocated in the order shown on the list.

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For England, Scotland and Wales, the nomination of candidates and placing them in order on the

list is a matter for the political party concerned. This is known as the closed-list system; an open

list, or preferential, system allows the voter a say over the order of candidates within each list.

Each party has its own internal selection procedure.

Northern Ireland, like the Republic of Ireland, uses the Single Transferable Vote system.

Anyone wishing to form a new party (which must be registered with the Electoral Commission),

or to stand as an independent candidate, needs to contact the electoral office of the local council.

Nominations have to be accompanied by a deposit of £5000 (per list, or per individual

candidate). This deposit is refundable to those polling at least 2.5% of the vote in that region.

Where an MEP resigns or dies in mid-term, the next person on that political party's list from that

electoral region is invited to take up the seat. For Northern Ireland a new Statutory Instrument

was published in March 2010 (Number 1175) to clarify when a political party can nominate the

replacement MEP and when a by-election would be needed.

It is not possible to be a member of a national parliament at the same time as being an MEP -

so when Caroline Lucas was elected to the House of Commons in May 2010, she

automatically gave up her seat in the European Parliament.

It is illegal to stand for the European Parliament in more than one Member State (although it

is possible for a UK citizen to stand in another EU Member State and for a non-UK EU

citizen to stand in the UK).

EU citizens who are disqualified from standing under their own national rules may not stand

in the UK (this applies, for example, to police officers in Hungary, to TV directors in Spain,

and bank directors in Austria, but does not apply to Ireland or Commonwealth countries).

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European elections: Citizens of all European Union countries are entitled to vote in

European Elections in another EU country provided they are resident in that country. This

applies to UK citizens living in another EU country and vice-versa. Citizens may only vote

once, however.

Local elections: For local elections, the same rules apply – an EU national resident in the

UK who applies to go on the electoral register may vote in UK local elections; a UK-

national resident in another EU country can register to vote in local elections in that country.

General elections: For general elections, EU nationals resident in the UK are not entitled to

vote. The exceptions to this are Irish nationals and citizens of EU Member States which are

also Commonwealth countries: ie Malta and Cyprus.

More information can be found on the UK Electoral Commission's website:

www.electoralcommission.org.uk/

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/

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Results of the 2014 European elections

Overall distribution of votes and seats by party in the UK

Party Votes % valid votes Relevant

constituencies

No of

seats

UK Independence Party 4,352,051 27.49% England,

Scotland, Wales, 24

Labour Party 4,020,646 25.40% England,

Scotland, Wales 20

Conservative Party 3,788,405 23.93% England,

Scotland, Wales 19

Green Party 1,244,975 7.87% England,

Scotland, Wales 3

Liberal Democrats 1,087,632 6.87% England 1

Scottish National Party 501,367 2.46% Scotland 2

Plaid Cymru

111,864 0.71% Wales 1

Sinn Féin

159,813 25.52% Northern Ireland 1

Democratic Unionist Party

131,163 20.95% Northern Ireland 1

Ulster Unionist Party 83,438 13.33% Northern Ireland 1

Source: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

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Regional constituency distribution of UK seats, electorate and turnout 2009 and 2014

2014 1

2009 2

Seats

Electorate % turnout

3

Seats Electorate % turnout

Eastern 7 4,369,382 36.0 7 4,252,669

38.01

East Midlands 5 3,375,665 33.2 5 3,312,592

37.36

London 8 5,490,248 40.1 8 5,257,624

33.53

North East 3 1,968,780 30.9 3 1,939,709

30.54

North West 8 5,267,777 33.3 8 5,207,282

31.90

South East 10 6,441,003 36.3 10 6,231,875

37.75

South West 6 4,059,889 36.9 6 3,998,479 39.04

West Midlands 7 4,105,904 33.1 6 4,056,370 35.07

Yorkshire & the

Humber

6 3,868,192 33.5 6 3,788,761 32.51

Scotland 6 4,016,735 33.4 6 3,872,975 28.63

Wales 4 2,291,186 32.0 4 2,252,311 30.53

Northern Ireland 3 1,226,771 51.0 3 1,141,979 42.81

1 Source: House of Commons Research Paper

2 Source: Regional Returning Officers. Calculations: European Parliament

3 Total number of ballots returned/cast as % of electorate.

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Table of turnout by country 2009-2014

2014 1 2009

2

Electorate Votes cast % turnout Electorate Votes cast % turnout

United Kingdom 46,481,532 16,454,9493 35.4

4 45,313,757 15,724,350 34.7

Austria 6,410,602 2,909,497 45.4 6,362,633 2,699,240 42.4

Belgium5 7,948,854 7,125,161 89.6 7,760,436 7,014,415 90.4

Bulgaria 6,543,423 2,361,966 36.1 6,684,770 2,601,677 38.9

Croatia 3,767,343 950,980 25.2 - - -

Cyprus 606,916 266,891 526,060 312,479 59.4

Czech Republic 8,395,132 1,527,367 18.2 8,401,374 2,369,137 28.2

Denmark 4,141,329 2,332,217 56.3 4,056,862 2,414,482 59.5

Estonia 902,873 329,766 36.5 909,326 399,181 43.9

Finland 4,440,297 1,738,037 39.1 4,131,827 1,670,486 40.4

France 46,544,712 19,747,893 42.4 44,282,679 18,000,454 40.6

Germany 61,998,824 29,843,798 48.1 62,202,967 26,924,813 43.3

Greece 9,907,995 5,942,196 60.0 9,995,992 5,261,306 52.6

Hungary 8,041,386 2,329,304 29.0 8,041,322 2,917,299 36.3

Ireland 3,245,348 1,701,942 52.4 3,258,320 1,875,920 57.6

Italy 49,256,169 28,908,004 58.7 50,342,153 32,748,675 65.1

Latvia 1,472,478 445,225 30.2 1,490,923 791,486 53.1

Lithuania 2,557,950 1,211,279 47.4 2,692,383 563,186 20.9

Luxembourg 264,433 226,218 85.5 240,676 230,180 95.6

Malta 344,356 257,588 74.8 322,411 254,039 78.8

Netherlands 12,815,496 4,782,251 37.3 12,378,500 4,573,743 36.9

Poland 30,636,537 7,297,490 23.8 30,552,760 7,497,296 24.5

Portugal 9,702,657 3,283,610 33.8 9,683,053 3,561,355 36.8

Romania 18,221,061 5,911,794 32.4 18,197,316 5,034,659 27.7

3 Source: House of Commons Research Paper, valid votes.

4 Source: House of Commons Research Paper, valid votes. Electoral Commission's percentage of 35,6 includes invalid votes.

5 Voting in Belgium is obligatory.

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Slovakia 4,414,433 576,437 13.1 4,345,773 852,517 19.6

Slovenia 1,710,856 419,661 24.5 1,699,755 473,018 27.8

Spain 36,514,084 15,998,141 43.8 34,570,130 15,761,963 45.6

Sweden 7,359,962 3,758,951 51.1 7,088,303 3,227,561 45.5

TOTAL 394,647,011 167,165,225 43.09 392,620,764 165,573,917 43.0

Source: European Parliament, House of Commons Research Paper.

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Turnout trends UK/EU 1979-2014

(in percentage)


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2014 election results for the UK

Eastern 7 MEPs page ..

East Midlands 5 MEPs page ..

London 8 MEPs page ..

North East 3 MEPs page ..

North West 8 MEPs page ..

South East 10 MEPs page ..

South West 6 MEPs page ..

West Midlands 7 MEPs page ..

Yorkshire and the Humber 6 MEPs page ..

Scotland 6 MEPs page ..

Wales 4 MEPs page ..

Northern Ireland 3 MEPs page ..

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EASTERN

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Patrick O'FLYNN UKIP

2. Vicky FORD Conservative

3. Richard HOWITT Labour

4. Stuart AGNEW UKIP

5. Geoffrey VAN ORDEN Conservative

6. Tim AKER UKIP

7. David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN Conservative

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

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2. Election results 2009 & 2014 - Eastern

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 7)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 7)

United Kingdom Independence Party 542,812 34.5 3 Conservative Party 500,331 31.21 3

Conservative Party 446,569 28.4 3 United Kingdom Independence Party 313,921 19.58 2

Labour Party 271,601 17.3 1 Liberal Democrats 221,235 13.79 1

Green Party 133,331 8.5 0 Labour Party 167,833 10.47 1

Liberal Democrats 108,010 6.9 - Green Party 141,016 8.79 -

An Independence from Europe 26,564 1.7 - British National Party 97,013 6.05 -

English Democrats 16,497 1.1 - United Kingdom First 38,185 2.38 -

British National Party 12 465 0.8 - English Democrats 32,211 2.01 -

Christian People's Alliance 11,627 0.7 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

24,646 1.54 -

NO2EU 4,870 0.3 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 13,939 0.87 -

Animals Count 13,201 0.82 -

Socialist Labour Party 13,599 0.85 -

Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 9,940 0.62 -

Independent 9,916 0.62 -

Jury Team 6,354 0.39 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,574,346 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,603,340

Spoiled/rejected 6,937 Spoiled/rejected 13,164

Total verified votes 2014 1,581,283 Total verified votes 2009 1,616,504

Electorate 2014 4,369,382 Electorate 2009 4,252,669

Region's turnout 36.0% Region's turnout 38.01%

UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament

Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

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EAST MIDLANDS


Position

Name

Party

1. Roger HELMER UKIP

2. Emma McCLARKIN Conservative

3. Glenis WILLMOTT Labour

4. Margaret PARKER UKIP

5. Andrew LEWER Conservative


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2. Election results 2014 & 200 - East Midlands

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 5)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 5)



Labour Party 279,363 24.9 1 Labour Party 206,945 16.85 1

Green Party 67,066 6.0 - Liberal Democrats 151,428 12.33 1

Liberal Democrat 60,772 5.4 - British National Party 106,319 8.66 -

An Independence from Europe 21,384 1.9 - Green Party 83,939 6.84 -

British National Party 18,326 1.6 - English Democrats 28,498 2.32 -

English Democrats 11,612 1.0 - United Kingdom First 20,561 1.67 -

Harmony Party 2,194 0.2 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

17,907 1.46 -

- Socialist Labour Party 13,590 1.11 -

- No2EU: Yes to Democracy 11,375 0.93 -

- Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 7,882 0.64 -

- Jury Team 7,362 0.59 -









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LONDON


Position Name

Party

1. Claude MORAES Labour

2. Syed KAMALL Conservative

3. Mary HONEYBALL Labour

4. Gerard BATTEN UKIP

5. Lucy ANDERSON Labour

6. Charles TANNOCK Conservative

7. Seb DANCE Labour

8. Jean LAMBERT Green


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - London

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 8)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 8)

Labour Party 806,959 36.7 4 Conservative Party 479,037 27.36 3

Conservative Party 495,639 22.5 2 Labour Party 372,590 21.28 2

United Kingdom Independence Party 371,133 16.9 1 Liberal Democrats 240,156 13.72 1

Green Party 196,419 8.9 1 Green Party 190,589 10.88 1

Liberal Democrat 148,013 6.7 0 United Kingdom Independence Party 188,440 10.76 1

4 Freedoms Party 28,014 1.3 - British National Party 86,420 4.94 -

An Independence from Europe 26,675 1.2 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

51,336 2.93 -

Christian Peoples Alliance 23,702 1.1 - Independent (Jan Jananayagam) 50,014 2.86 -

National Health Action Party 23,253 1.1 - English Democrats 24,477 1.39 -

Animal Welfare Party 21,092 1.0 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 17,758 1.02 -

British National Party 19,246 0.9 - Socialist Labour Party 15,306 0.87 -

Europeans Party 10,712 0.5 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 8,444 0.48 -

English Democrats 10,142 0.5 - Jury Team 7,284 0.42 -

Communities United Party 6,951 0.3 - Independent (Steven Cheung) 4.918 0.28 -

National Liberal Party 6,736 0.3 - Socialist Party of Great Britain 4,050 0.23 -

NO2EU 3,804 0.2 - Yes 2 Europe 3,384 0.19 -

Harmony Party 1,985 0.1 Independent (Steven Cheung) 4,918 0.28

Independent (Sohale Rahman) 3,248 0.19 -

Independent (Gene Alcantara) 1,972 0.11 -

Independent (Haroon Saad) 1,603 0.09 -









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NORTH EAST


Position

Name Party

1. Jude KIRTON-DARLING Labour

2. Jonathan ARNOTT UKIP

3. Paul BRANNEN Labour


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - North East

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 3)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 3)



Conservative Party 107,733 17.7 0 Liberal Democrats 103,644 17.57 1

Liberal Democrat 36,093 5.9 - United Kingdom Independe nce

Party

90,700 15.38 -

Green Party 31,605 5.2 - Green Party 34,081 5.78 -



English Democrats 9,279 1.5 - Socialist Labour Party 10,238 1.74 -

- No2EU: Yes to Democracy 8,066 1.37 -

- Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

7,263 1.23 -


- Jury Team 2,904 0.49 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 608,652 Total valid votes cast 2009 589,862


Total verified votes 2014 610,768 Total verified votes 2009 592,441






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NORTH WEST


Position

Name Party

1. Theresa GRIFFIN Labour

2. Paul NUTTALL UKIP

3. Jacqueline FOSTER Conservative

4. Afzal KHAN Labour

5. Louise BOURS UKIP

6. Julie WARD Labour

7. Sajjad KARIM Conservative

8. Steven WOOLFE UKIP


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - North West

2014 2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 8)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 8)


United Kingdom Independence Party 481,932 27,5 3 Labour Party 336,831 20.39 2

Conservative Party 351,985 20.1 2 Liberal Democrats 235,639 14.27 1

Green Party 123,075 7.0 - United Kingdom Independence Party 261,740 15.85 1

Liberal Democrats 105,487 6.0 - British National Party 132,094 7.99 1

British National Party 32,826 1.9 - Green Party 127,133 7.69 -

An Independence from Europe 26,731 1.5 - English Democrats 40,027 2.42 -


Pirate Party 8,597 0.5 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

25,999 1.57 -


Socialist Equality Party 5,067 0.3 - Jury Team 8,783 0.53 -


- Independent (Francis Apaloo) 3,621 0.22 -









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SOUTH EAST


Position Name

Party

1. Nigel FARAGE UKIP

2. Daniel HANNAN Conservative

3. Janice ATKINSON UKIP

4. Nirj DEVA Conservative

5. Anneliese DODDS Labour

6. Diane JAMES UKIP

7. Richard ASHWORTH Conservative

8. Keith TAYLOR Green

9. Catherine BEARDER Liberal Democrat

10. Ray FINCH UKIP


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - South East

2014 2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 10)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 10)




Green Party 211,706 9.1 1 Green Party 271,506 11.63 1

Liberal Democrat 187,876 8.0 1 Labour Party 192,592 8.25 1


English Democrats 17,771 0.8 - English Democrats 52,526 2.25 -

British National Party 16,909 0.7 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

35,712 1.53 -

Christian People's Alliance 14,893 0.6 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 21,455 0.92 -

The Peace Party 10,130 0.4 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 16,767 0.72 -

Socialist Party of Great Britain 5,454 0.2 - Socialist Labour Party 15,484 0.66 -

The Roman Party 2,997 0.1 - United Kingdom First 15,261 0.65 -

YOURvoice 2,932 0.1 - Jury Team 14,172 0.61 -

Liberty Great Britain 2,494 0.1 - Peace Party - Non-.Violence, Justice,

Environment

9,534 0.41 -

Harmony Party 1,904 0.08 - Roman Party.Avel 5,450 0.23 -









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SOUTH WEST


Position

Name Party

1. William (the Earl of) DARTMOUTH UKIP

2. Ashley FOX Conservative

3. Julia REID UKIP

4. Julie GIRLING Conservative

5. Clare MOODY Labour

6. Molly SCOTT CATO Green


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - South West

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 6)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 6)




Green Party 166,447 10.7 1 Green Party 144,179 9.30 -

An Independence from Europe 23,169 1.6 - Labour Party 118,716 7.66 -

English Democrats 15,081 1.0 - British National Party 60,889 3.93 -

British National Party 10,910 0.7 - Pensioners Party 37,785 2.44 -

English Democrats 25,313 1.63 -

Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

21,329 1.38 -

Mebyon Kernow - the Party for

Cornwall

14,922 0.96 -

Socialist Labour Party 10,033 0.65 -

No2EU: Yes to Democracy 9,741 0.63 -

Independent (Katie Olivia Hopkins) 8,971 0.58 -


Fair Pay Fair Trade Party 7,151 0.46 -

Jury Team 5,758 0.37 -

WAI D 789 0.05 -









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WEST MIDLANDS


Position

Name Party

1. Jill SEYMOUR UKIP

2. Neena GILL Labour

3. Philip BRADBOURN1 Conservative

4. Jim CARVER UKIP

5. Sîon SIMON Labour

6. Anthea McINTYRE Conservative

7. Bill ETHERIDGE UKIP


1 In December 2014 Philip Bradbourn passed away. Daniel Dalton has now taken office as a Conservative MEP for

the West Midlands.

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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - West Midlands

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 7)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 7)


Labour Party 363,033 26.7 2 United Kingdom Independence Party 300,471 21.26 2

Conservative Party 330,470 24.3 2 Labour Party 240,201 17.00 1

Liberal Democrats 75,648 5.6 - Liberal Democrats 170,246 12.05 1

Green Party 71,464 5.3 - British National Party 121,967 8.63 -

An Independence from Europe 27,171 2.0 - Green Party 88,244 6.24

We Demand A Referendum 23,426 1.7 - English Democrats 32,455 2.30 -

British National Party 20,643 1.5 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

18,784 1.33 -



Harmony Party 1,857 0.1 - Jury Team 8,721 0.62 -










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YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER


Position

Name Party

1. Jane COLLINS UKIP

2. Linda McAVAN Labour

3. Timothy KIRKHOPE Conservative

4. Amjad BASHIR1 UKIP

5. Richard CORBETT Labour

6. Mike HOOKEM UKIP


1 In January 2015 Amjad Bashir left UKIP and joined the Conservative party.

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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Yorkshire & the Humber

2014 2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 6)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 6)




Green Party 102,282 7.9 - Liberal Democrats 161,552 13.18 1

Liberal Democrats 81,108 6.3 - British National Party 120,139 9.79 1

An Independence from Europe 24,297 1.9 - Green Party 104,456 8.51 -


Yorkshire First 19,017 1.5 - Socialist Labour Party 19,380 1.58 -

English Democrats 13,288 1.0 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

16,742 1.37 -


Jury Team 7,181 0.59 -







UK turnout 2014 (tbc) 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%



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SCOTLAND


Position

Name Party

1. Ian HUDGHTON SNP

2. David MARTIN Labour

3. Ian DUNCAN Conservative

4. Alyn SMITH SNP

5. Catherine STIHLER Labour

6. David COBURN UKIP


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Scotland

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 6)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 6)

Scottish National Party 389,503 29.0 2 Scottish National Party 321,007 29.06 2


Conservative Party 231,330 17.2 1 Conservative Party 185,794 16.82 1

United Kingdom Independence Party 140,534 10.5 1 Liberal Democrats 127,038 11.50 1

Scottish Green Party 108,305 8.1 - Scottish Green Party 80,442 7.28 -

Liberal Democrats 95,319 7.1 - United Kingdom Independence Party 57,788 5.23 -

Britain First 13,639 1.0 - British National Party 27,174 2.46 -

British National Party 10,216 0.8 - Socialist Labour Party 22,135 2.00 -

NO2EU 6,418 0.5 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

16,738 1.52 -

Scottish Socialist Party 10,404 0.94 -

Independent (Duncan Robertson) 10,189 0.92 -

No2EU: Yes to Democracy 9,693 0.88 -

Jury Team 6,257 0.57 -









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WALES


Position

Name Party

1. Derek VAUGHAN Labour

2. Nathan GILL UKIP

3. Kay SWINBURNE Conservative

4. Jill EVANS Plaid Cymru


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Wales

2014

2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 4)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 4)


United Kingdom Independence Party 201,983 27.6 1 Labour Party 138,852 20.28 1

Conservative Party 127,742 17.4 1 Plaid Cymru 126,702 18.51 1

Plaid Cymru 111,864 15.3 1 United Kingdom Independence Party 87,585 12.80 1

Green Party 33,275 4.5 - Liberal Democrats 73,082 10.68 -

Liberal Democrats 28,930 4.5 - Green Party 38,160 5.57 -

British National Party 7,655 1.0 - British National Party 37,114 5.52 -

Britain First 6,633 0.9 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's

Lordship"

13,037 1.90 -

Socialist Labour Party 4,459 0.6 - Socialist Labour Party 12,402 1.81 -

No2EU 2,803 0.4 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 8,600 1.26 -

Socialist Party of Great Britain 1,384 0.2 - Jury Team 3,793 0.55 -


Spoiled/rejected 1,999

Spoiled/rejected 3,128







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NORTHERN IRELAND

1. MEPs elected on 4 June 2009

Position

Name Party

1. Martina ANDERSON Sinn Féin

2. Diane DODDS DUP

3. Jim NICHOLSON UUP


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2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Northern Ireland

2014 2009

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 3)

Party Votes %

Votes

Seats

(total 3)

Sinn Féin 159,813 25.5 1 Sinn Féin 126,184 26.04 1

Democratic Unionist Party 131,163 20.9 1 Democratic Unionist Party 88,346 18.23 1

Ulster Unionist Party 83,438 13.3 1 Ulster Conservatives & Unionists -

New Force

82,893 17.11 1

Social Democratic & Labour Party 81,594 13.0 - Social Democratic & Labour Party 78,489 16.20 -

Traditional Unionist Voice 75,806 12.1 - Traditional Unionist Voice 66,197 13.66 -

Alliance Party 44,432 7.1 - Alliance Party 26,699 5.51 -

United Kingdom Independence Party 24,584 3.9 - Green Party 15,764 3.25 -

Green Party 10,598 1.7

NI21 10,553 1.7

Conservative and Unionist Party 4,144 0.7

Quota 156,632 Quota 121,144









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Summary of results by party

(parties receiving more than 500,000 votes)

1. Conservatives

2. UKIP

3. Liberal Democrats

4. Labour

5. Green

1. CONSERVATIVES

Constituency

Votes Valid Votes

Total

%

Eastern 446,569 1,574,346 28.4

East Midlands 291,270 1,120,721 26.0

London 495,639 2,200,475 22.5

North East 107,733 608,652 17.7

North West 351,985 1,754,687 20.1

South East 723,571 2,338,050 30.9

South West 433,151 1,499,442 28.9

West Midlands 330,470 1,359,207 24.3

Yorkshire & Humber 248,945 1,296,701 19.2

Scotland 231,330 1,343,483 17.2

Wales 127,742 733,060 17.4

Northern Ireland 4,144 626,125 0.7

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2. UKIP

Constituency

Votes Valid Votes

Total

%

Eastern 542,812 1,574,346 34.5

East Midlands 368,734 1,120,721 32.9

London 371,133 2,200,475 16.9

North East 177,660 608,652 29.2

North West 481,932 1,754,687 27.5

South East 751,439 2,338,050 32.1

South West 484,184 1,449,442 32.3

West Midlands 428,010 1,359,207 31.5


Scotland 140,534 1,343,483 10.5

Wales 201,983 733,060 27.6


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3. LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Constituency

Votes Valid Votes

Total

%

Eastern 108,010 1,574,346 6.9

East Midlands 60,772 1,120,721 5.4

London 148,013 2,200,475 6.7

North East 36,093 608,652 5.9

North West 105,487 1,754,687 6.0

South East 187,876 2,338,050 8.0

South West 160,376 1,449,442 10.7

West Midlands 75,648 1,359,207 5.6


Scotland 95,319 1,343,483 7.1

Wales 28,930 733,060 3.9

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4. LABOUR

Constituency

Votes Valid Votes

Total

%

Eastern 271,601 1,574,346 17.3

East Midlands 279,363 1,120,721 24.9

London 806,959 2,200,475 36.7

North East 221,988 608,652 36.5

North West 594,063 1,754,687 33.9

South East 342,775 2,338,050 14.7

South West 206,124 1,449,442 13.7

West Midlands 363,033 1,359,207 26.7


Scotland 348,219 1,343,483 25.9

Wales 206,332 733,060 28.1

74

5. GREEN

Constituency

Votes Valid Votes

Total

%

Eastern 133,331 1,574,346 8.5

East Midlands 67,066 1,120,721 6.0

London 196,419 2,200,475 8.9

North East 31,605 608,652 5.2

North West 123,075 1,754,687 7.0

South East 211,706 2,338,050 9.1

South West 166,447 1,449,442 11.1

West Midlands 71,464 1,359,207 5.3


Scotland 108,305 1,343,483 8.1

Wales 33,275 733,060 4.5


Source: House of Commons Research Paper

75

UK MEPs

76

Alphabetical list of the 73 UK MEPs

A

AGNEW Stuart (Eastern, UKIP) page...84

AKER Tim (Eastern, UKIP) page...84

ANDERSON Lucy (London, Labour) page...90

ANDERSON Martina (Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin) page...120

ARNOTT Jonathan (North East, UKIP) page...93

ASHWORTH Richard (South East, Conservative) page 101

ATKINSON Janice (South East, UKIP) page...99

B

BASHIR Amjad (Yorkshire and the Humber, Conservative) page...112

BATTEN Gerard (London, UKIP) page...90

BEARDER Catherine (South East, Liberal Democrat) page...101

BOURS Louise (North West, UKIP) page...96

BRANNEN Paul (North East, Labour) page...93

C

CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN David (Eastern, Conservative) page...84

CARVER James (West Midlands, UKIP) page...108

COBURN David (Scotland, UKIP) page...115

COLLINS Jane (Yorkshire and the Humber, UKIP) page...111

CORBETT Richard (Yorkshire and the Humber, Labour) page...112

D

DALTON Dan (West Midlands, Conservative) page...107

DANCE Seb (London, Labour) page...91

DARTMOUTH William (the Earl of ) (South West, UKIP) page ..104

DEVA Nirj (South East, Conservative) page...100

DODDS Anneliese (South East, Labour) page...100

DODDS Diane (Northern Ireland, DUP) page...120

DUNCAN Ian (Scotland, Conservative) page...114

E

ETHERIDGE Bill (West Midlands, UKIP) page...109

EVANS Jill (Wales, Plaid Cymru) page...118

F

FARAGE Nigel (South East, UKIP) page...99

FINCH Ray (South East, UKIP) page...102

FORD Vicky (Eastern, Conservative) page...83

FOSTER Jacqueline (North West, Conservative) page...95

FOX Ashley (South West, Conservative) page...101

G

GILL Nathan (Wales, UKIP) page...117

GILL Neena (West Midlands, Labour) page...107

GIRLING Julie (South West, Conservative) page...105

GRIFFIN Theresa (North West, Labour) page...95

77

H

HANNAN Daniel (South East, Conservative) page...99

HELMER Roger (East Midlands, UKIP) page...86

HONEYBALL Mary (London, Labour) page...89

HOOKEM Mike (Yorkshire and the Humber, UKIP) page...112

HOWITT Richard (Eastern, Labour) page...83

HUDGHTON Ian (Scotland, SNP) page...114

J

JAMES Diane (South East, UKIP) page...100

K

KAMALL, Syed (London, Conservative) page...89

KARIM Sajjad (North West, Conservative) page...97

KHAN Afzal (North West, Labour) page...96

KIRKHOPE Timothy (Yorkshire & Humber, Conservative) page...111

KIRTON-DARLING Jude (North East, Labour) page...93

L

LAMBERT Jean (London, Greens) page...91

LEWER Andrew (East Midlands, Conservative) page...87

M

McAVAN Linda (Yorkshire & Humber, Labour) page...111

McCLARKIN Emma (East Midlands, Conservative) page...86

McINTYRE Anthea (West Midlands, Conservative) page...108

MARTIN David (Scotland, Labour) page...114

MOODY Clare (South West, Labour) page...105

MORAES Claude (London, Labour) page...89

N

NICHOLSON James (Northern Ireland, UUP) page...120

NUTTALL Paul (North West, UKIP) page...95

O

O'FLYNN Patrick (Eastern, UKIP) page...83

P

PARKER Margot (East Midlands, UKIP) page...87

R

REID Julia (South West, UKIP) page...104

S

SCOTT CATO Molly (South West, Greens) page...105

SEYMOUR Jill (West Midlands, UKIP) page...107

SIMON Sîon (West Midlands, Labour) page...108

SMITH Alyn (Scotland, SNP) page...115

STIHLER Catherine (Scotland, Labour) page...115

78

SWINBURNE Kay (Wales, Conservative) page...117

T

TANNOCK Charles (London, Conservative) page...90

TAYLOR Keith (South East, Greens) page...101

V

VAN ORDEN Geoffrey (Eastern, Conservative) page...84

VAUGHAN Derek (Wales, Labour) page...117

W

WARD Julie (North West, Labour) page...96

WILLMOTT Glenis (East Midlands, Labour) page...86

WOOLFE Steven (North West, UKIP) page...97

79

MEPs by political party:

UK Independence Party, UKIP:

AGNEW Stuart (Eastern) page...84

AKER Tim (Eastern) page...84

ARNOTT Jonathan (North East) page...93

ATKINSON Janice (South East) page...99

BATTEN Gerard (London) page...90

BOURS Louise (North West) page...96

CARVER James (West Midlands) page...108

COBURN David (Scotland) page...115

COLLINS Jane (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...111

DARTMOUTH William (the Earl of) (South West) page...104

ETHERIDGE Bill (West Midlands) page...109

FARAGE Nigel (South East) page...99

FINCH Ray (South East) page...102

GILL Nathan (Wales) page...117

HELMER Roger (East Midlands) page...86

HOOKEM Mike (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...112

JAMES Diane (South East) page...100

NUTTALL Paul (North West) page...95

O'FLYNN Patrick (Eastern) page...83

PARKER Margot (East Midlands) page...87

REID Julia (South West) page...104

SEYMOUR Jill (West Midlands) page...107

WOOLFE Steven (North West) page...97

Labour Party:

ANDERSON Lucy (London) page...90

BRANNEN Paul (North East) page...93

CORBETT Richard (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...112

DANCE Seb (London) page...91

DODDS Anneliese (South East) page...100

GILL Neena (West Midlands) page...107

GRIFFIN Theresa (North West) page...95

HONEYBALL Mary (London) page...89

HOWITT Richard (Eastern) page...83

KHAN Afzal (North West) page...96

KIRTON-DARLING Jude (North East) page...93

McAVAN Linda (Yorkshire & Humber) page...111

MARTIN David (Scotland) page...114

MOODY Clare (South West) page...105

MORAES Claude (London) page...89

SIMON Sîon (West Midlands) page...108

STIHLER Catherine (Scotland) page...115

VAUGHAN Derek (Wales) page...117

WARD Julie (North West) page...96

WILLMOTT Glenis (East Midlands) page...86

80

Conservative Party:

ASHWORTH Richard (South East) page...101

BASHIR Amjad (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...112

DALTON Dan (West Midlands) page...84

CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN David (Eastern) page...107

DEVA Nirj (South East) page...100

DUNCAN Ian (Scotland) page...114

FORD Vicky (Eastern) page...83

FOSTER Jacqueline (North West) page...95

FOX Ashley (South West) page...104

GIRLING Julie (South West) page...105

HANNAN Daniel (South East) page...99

KAMALL, Syed (London) page...89

KARIM Sajjad (North West) page...97

KIRKHOPE Timothy (Yorkshire & Humber) page...111

LEWER Andrew (East Midlands) page...87

McCLARKIN Emma (East Midlands) page...86

McINTYRE Anthea (West Midlands) page...108

SWINBURNE Kay (Wales) page...117

TANNOCK Charles (London) page...90

VAN ORDEN Geoffrey (Eastern) page...84

Green Party:

LAMBERT Jean (London) page...91

SCOTT CATO Molly (South West) page...105

TAYLOR Keith (South East) page...101

Scottish National Party:

HUDGHTON Ian (Scotland) page...114

SMITH Alyn (Scotland) page...115

Liberal Democrats:

BEARDER Catherine (South East) page...91

Plaid Cymru:

EVANS Jill (Wales) page...118

Sinn Féin:

ANDERSON Martina (Northern Ireland) page...120

Democratic Unionist Party:

DODDS Diane (Northern Ireland) page...120

Ulster Unionist Party:

NICHOLSON James (Northern Ireland) page...120

81

EP constituencies in the UK

Eastern page...82

East Midlands page...85

London page...88

North East page...92

North West page...94

South East page...98

South West (including Gibraltar) page...103

West Midlands page...106

Yorkshire and the Humber page...110

Scotland page...113

Wales page...116

Northern Ireland page...119

You can get in touch with MEPs and their offices in Brussels by contacting the European

Parliament switchboard: +32 (0)2 28 42111 or by sending an email. The format is:

[email protected]

82

EASTERN REGION

83

Patrick O'FLYNN, MEP (Member since 2014)

United Kingdom Independence Party

(Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: +32 22845337


Twitter: @oflynnmep

Committee member/substitute:

Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in

Nature or Effect(TAXE2)

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Vicky FORD, MEP (Member since 2009) Conservative

(European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01954 211722


Web: www.vickyford.org

Twitter: @vickyford


Chair: Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Richard HOWITT, MEP (Member since 1994)

Labour

(Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in

the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 01223 240202


Web: www.richardhowittmep.com

Twitter: @richardhowitt


Committee on Foreign Affairs

Subcommittee on Human Rights

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Subcommittee on Security and Defence


https://twitter.com/oflynnmep

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/ECON/home.html


http://www.vickyford.org/

https://twitter.com/vickyford

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=IMCO


http://www.richardhowittmep.com/

https://twitter.com/richardhowitt

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=AFET

84

Stuart AGNEW, MEP (Member since 2009)



Tel: 01493 856744


Web: www.stuartagnewmep.co.uk


Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Geoffrey VAN ORDEN, MEP (Member since 1999)

Conservative


Tel: +32 22847332


Web: www.geoffreyvanorden.com





Tim AKER, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: +32 22845109


Web: www.timakermep.org

Twitter: @Tim_Aker


Committee on Petitions

David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN, MEP (Member since 2009)

Conservative


Tel: 01954 210333


Web: www.dcbmep.org

Twitter: @DCBMEP


Committee on International Trade



http://www.stuartagnewmep.co.uk/

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=AGRI


http://www.geoffreyvanorden.com/



http://www.timakermep.org/

https://twitter.com/Tim_Aker

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/peti/home.html

mailto:%[email protected]

http://www.dcbmep.org/

https://twitter.com/DCBMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=INTA

85

EAST MIDLANDS

86

Roger HELMER, MEP (Member since 1999)



Tel: 01858 432020


Web: www.rogerhelmermep.co.uk

Twitter: @RogerHelmerMEP


Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the

Automotive Sector

Emma McCLARKIN, MEP (Member since 2009)

Conservative


Tel: 01858 419709


Web: www.emmamcclarkin.com

Twitter: @EmmaMcClarkin



Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Committee on Culture and Education

Glenis WILLMOTT, MEP (Member since 2006)

Labour



Tel: 0115 9229717


Web: www.gleniswillmott.eu

Twitter: @GlenisWillmott


Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety



http://www.rogerhelmermep.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/RogerHelmerMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=ITRE


http://www.emmamcclarkin.com/

https://twitter.com/EmmaMcClarkin



http://www.gleniswillmott.eu/

https://twitter.com/GlenisWillmott

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=ENVI

87

Margot PARKER, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 01536 204503


Web: www.margotparkermep.uk/

Twitter: @MargotLJParker


Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Andrew LEWER, MEP (Member since 2014)

Conservative


Tel: 01322 841 165


Web: www.andrewlewermep.co.uk


Committee on Regional Development



http://www.margotparkermep.uk/

https://twitter.com/MargotLJParker

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=IMCO


http://www.andrewlewermep.co.uk/

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=REGI

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=CULT

88

LONDON

89

Claude MORAES, MEP (Member since 1999) Labour



Tel: 020 7609 5005


Web: www.claudemoraes.com/

Twitter: @ClaudeMoraesMEP


Chair: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Committee on Budgets

Dr Syed KAMALL, MEP (Member since 2005)

Conservative


Member of Conference of Presidents

Tel: 020 7041 9025


Web: www.syedkamall.co.uk

Twitter: @SyedKamall




Mary HONEYBALL, MEP (Member since 2000) Labour



Tel: 020 8964 9815


Web: thehoneyballbuzz.com

Twitter: @maryhoneyball


Committee on Legal Affairs




http://www.claudemoraes.com/

https://twitter.com/ClaudeMoraesMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=LIBE


http://www.syedkamall.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/SyedKamall


http://thehoneyballbuzz.com/

https://twitter.com/maryhoneyball

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=JURI

90

Gerard BATTEN, MEP (Member since 2004) United Kingdom Independence Party


Tel: 020 7403 7174/7175


Web: www.gerardbattenmep.co.uk

Twitter: @GerardBattenMEP


Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Lucy ANDERSON, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 07880 191336


Web: www.lucyanderson.org

Twitter: @LucyAndersonMEP


Committee on Transport and Tourism


Automotive Sector

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Dr Charles TANNOCK, MEP (Member since 1999) Conservative


Tel: 0208 962 1286


Web: www.charlestannock.com

Twitter: @CharlesTannock





http://www.gerardbattenmep.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/GerardBattenMEP



http://www.lucyanderson.org/

https://twitter.com/LucyAndersonMEP


http://www.charlestannock.com/

https://twitter.com/CharlesTannock


91

Seb DANCE, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 020 7231 2308


Web: www.sebdance.com

Twitter: @SebDance




Automotive Sector

Committee on Development

Jean LAMBERT, MEP (Member since 1999)

Green

(Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Greens-EFA)

Tel: 020 7250 8416


Web: www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk

Twitter: @GreenJeanMEP





http://www.sebdance.com/

https://twitter.com/SebDance



http://www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/GreenJeanMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/EMPL/home.html

92

NORTH EAST

93

Jude KIRTON-DARLING, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 0191 620 0105


Web: www.labour4ne.org.uk/judith_kirton_darling

Twitter: @Jude_KD



Committee on Petitions Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Jonathan ARNOTT, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: +32 22845330


Web: www.jonathanarnott.co.uk

Twitter: @JonathanArnott



Committee on Budgetary Control

Paul BRANNEN, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 0191 620 0105


Web: www.labour4ne.org.uk/paul_brannen

Twitter: @PaulBrannenNE





http://www.labour4ne.org.uk/judith_kirton_darling

https://twitter.com/Jude_KD



http://www.jonathanarnott.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/JonathanArnott

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/BUDG/home.html

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=CONT


http://www.labour4ne.org.uk/paul_brannen

https://twitter.com/PaulBrannenNE


94

NORTH WEST

95

Theresa GRIFFIN, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 0151 709 9987


Web: www.theresagriffin.eu

Twitter: @TheresaMEP




Automotive Sector


Paul NUTTALL, MEP (Member since 2009) United Kingdom Independence Party


Tel: 0151 375 9660


Web: www.paulnuttallmep.com

Twitter: @paulnuttallukip



Jacqueline FOSTER, MEP (Member since 1999)

Conservative


Tel: 0151 346 2108


Web: www.jacquelinefostermep.com

Twitter: @jfostermep





http://theresagriffin.eu/

https://twitter.com/TheresaMEP



http://www.paulnuttallmep.com/

https://twitter.com/paulnuttallukip



http://www.jacquelinefostermep.com/

https://twitter.com/jfostermep

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=TRAN

96

Afzal KHAN, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour


the European Parliament, S&D) Tel: 0161 2265546


Web: www.afzalkhan.org.uk

Twitter: @akhanmep


Vice-Chair: Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Budgets

Louise BOURS, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 0151 375 9662


Web: www.louiseboursmep.co.uk


Committee on Culture and Education Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Julie WARD, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 01900 702 994


Web: www.juliewardmep.eu

Twitter: @julie4nw






http://www.afzalkhan.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/akhanmep



http://www.louiseboursmep.co.uk/



http://www.juliewardmep.eu/

https://twitter.com/julie4nw


97

Sajjad KARIM, MEP (Member since 2004)

Conservative


Tel: +32 22845640


Web: www.sajjadkarim.eu

Twitter: @SHKMEP


Committee on Legal Affairs


Steven WOOLFE, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 01244 630200


Web: www.stevenwoolfe.uk

Twitter: @Steven_Woolfe






http://www.sajjadkarim.eu/

https://twitter.com/SHKMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=JURI


http://www.stevenwoolfe.uk/

https://twitter.com/Steven_Woolfe


98

SOUTH EAST

99

Nigel FARAGE, MEP (Member since 1999)



Member of Conference of Presidents

Tel: 01903 885573

Email. [email protected]

Web: nigelfaragemep.co.uk

Twitter: @Nigel_Farage

Daniel HANNAN, MEP (Member since 1999)

Conservative


Tel: +32 22845137


Web: www.hannan.co.uk

Twitter: @DanHannanMEP


Committee on Petitions

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Janice ATKINSON, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 020 3829 3481


Web: www.janiceatkinson.co.uk

Twitter: @JaniceUKIP




http://nigelfaragemep.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage


http://www.hannan.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/DanHannanMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/peti/home.html


http://www.janiceatkinson.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/JaniceUKIP


100

Nirj DEVA, MEP (Member since1999)

Conservative


Tel: 01895 448553


Web: www.nirjdeva.com

Twitter: @NirjDeva


Vice Chair: Committee on Development


Anneliese DODDS, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: +32 22845273


Web: www.anneliesedoddsmep.uk

Twitter: @AnnelieseDodds




Nature or Effect(TAXE2), Committee on Regional Development

Diane JAMES, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45541


Web: www.dianejames.info

Twitter: @DianeUKIP






http://www.nirjdeva.com/

https://twitter.com/NirjDeva

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=DEVE


http://www.anneliesedoddsmep.uk/

https://twitter.com/AnnelieseDodds



http://www.dianejames.info/

https://twitter.com/DianeUKIP


101

Richard ASHWORTH, MEP (Member since 2004)

Conservative


Tel: 01444 474858


Web: www.richardashworth.org

Twitter: @RichardAshMEP





Keith TAYLOR, MEP (Member since 2010)

Green


Tel: 020 7250 8418


Web: www.keithtaylormep.org.uk

Twitter: @GreenKeithMEP




Catherine BEARDER, MEP (Member since 2009)

Liberal Democrat

(Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe,

ALDE)

Tel: 01865 249838


Web: www.bearder.eu

Twitter: @catherinemep






http://www.richardashworth.org/

https://twitter.com/RichardAshMEP



http://www.keithtaylormep.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/GreenKeithMEP



http://www.bearder.eu/

https://twitter.com/catherinemep


102

Ray FINCH, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 01903 885573


Twitter: @raymondfinch


Committee on Fisheries


http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/pech/home.html

103

SOUTH WEST

104

William (the Earl of) DARTMOUTH, MEP (Member since 2009)



Tel: 0800 5876587


Web: www.williamdartmouth.com




Ashley FOX, MEP (Member since 2009)

Conservative


Tel: 0117 973 7050


Web: www.ashleyfoxmep.com

Twitter: @Ashleyfoxmep



Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar

in Nature or Effect (TAXE2) Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Dr Julia REID, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 01249 445653





Automotive Sector



http://www.williamdartmouth.com/



http://www.ashleyfoxmep.com/

https://twitter.com/Ashleyfoxmep




105

Julie GIRLING, MEP (Member since 2009)

Conservative


Tel: 01386 882491


Web: www.juliegirling.com

Twitter: @juliegirling




Automotive Sector Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development


Clare MOODY, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 01305 858285


Web: www.claremoodymep.com

Twitter: @ClareMoodyMEP


Committee on Budgets Committee on Industry, Research and Energy


Molly SCOTT CATO (Member since 2014)

Green


Tel: +32 22845737


Web: mollymep.org.uk

Twitter: @MollyMEP







http://www.juliegirling.com/

https://twitter.com/juliegirling



http://www.claremoodymep.com/

https://twitter.com/ClareMoodyMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/BUDG/home.html


http://www.mollymep.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/MollyMEP


106

WEST MIDLANDS

107

Jill SEYMOUR, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 01952 924040


Web: jillseymourukip.org/

Twitter: @JSeymourUKIP



Neena GILL, MEP (Member since 1999-2004 and 2014)

Labour



Tel: 0121 622 7298


Twitter: @NeenaGmep


Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Special

Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in

Nature or Effect (TAXE2) Committee on Foreign Affairs

Dan Dalton MEP

(Member since 2014 (1))

Conservative


Tel: 01926 930683


Twitter: @ddalton40


Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection


Automotive Sector



1 In December 2014 Philip Bradbourn passed away. Dan Dalton has now taken office as a Conservative MEP for

the West Midlands.


http://jillseymourukip.org/

https://twitter.com/JSeymourUKIP



https://twitter.com/NeenaGmep

https://twitter.com/NeenaGmep



108

James CARVER, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 01562 216020


Web: www.jamescarver.org

Twitter: @JamesJimCarver



Siôn SIMON, MEP (Member since 2014)

Labour



Tel: 0121 569 1911


Web: www.sion-simon.org.uk

Twitter: @sionsimon





Anthea McINTYRE, MEP (Member since 2011)

Conservative

(European Conservative and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01989 769544


Web: www.antheamcintyre.com

Twitter: @anthea_mcintyre





http://www.jamescarver.org/

https://twitter.com/JamesJimCarver


http://www.sion-simon.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/sionsimon



http://www.antheamcintyre.com/

https://twitter.com/anthea_mcintyre


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Bill ETHERIDGE, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 01902 664670


Web: www.billetheridge.co.uk

Twitter: @BillDudleyNorth




http://www.billetheridge.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/BillDudleyNorth


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YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER

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Jane COLLINS, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: +32 22845104


Web: www.jane-collins.org

Twitter: @JaneCollinsMEP



Linda McAVAN, MEP (Member since 1998)

Labour



Tel: 01709 875665


Web: www.lindamcavanmep.org.uk

Twitter: @LindaMcAvanMEP


Chair: Committee on Development


Timothy KIRKHOPE, MEP (Member since 1999)

Conservative


Tel: 01423 866001


Web: www.kirkhope.org.uk

Twitter: @TimKirkhopeMEP





http://www.jane-collins.org/

https://twitter.com/JaneCollinsMEP



http://www.lindamcavanmep.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/LindaMcAvanMEP



http://www.kirkhope.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/TimKirkhopeMEP


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Amjad BASHIR, MEP1 (Member since 2014)



Tel: 0113 366 2250

Mail: [email protected]

Web: www.amjadbashirmep.co.uk

Twitter: @AjmadBashirMEP





Richard CORBETT, MEP (Member since 1996-2009 and 2014)

Labour



Tel: 0113 243 0554


Web: www.richardcorbett.org.uk

Twitter: @RCorbettMEP



Committee on Constitutional Affairs Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Mike HOOKEM, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: +32 22845561


Web: www.mike-hookem.org

Twitter: @Mike_Hookem





1 On 23 January 2015 Amjad Bashir left the EFDD group and joined the ECR group.


http://www.amjadbashirmep.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/AjmadBashirMEP


http://www.richardcorbett.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/RCorbettMEP

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/pech/home.html


http://www.mike-hookem.org/

https://twitter.com/Mike_Hookem

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SCOTLAND

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Ian HUDGHTON, MEP (Member since 1998)

Scottish National Party


Tel: 01382 623200


Web: www.hudghtonmep.scot

Twitter: @hudghtonmepSNP


Committee on Fisheries Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

David MARTIN, MEP (Member since 1984)

Labour



Tel: 0131 440 9040


Web: www.martinmep.com

Twitter: @davidmartinmep





Dr Ian DUNCAN, MEP (Member since 2014)

Conservative


Tel: 01738 630111


Web: www.ianduncan.org.uk

Twitter: @IanDuncanMEP


Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the

Automotive Sector




http://www.hudghtonmep.scot/

https://twitter.com/hudghtonmepSNP


http://www.martinmep.com/

https://twitter.com/davidmartinmep


http://www.ianduncan.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/IanDuncanMEP

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Alyn SMITH, MEP (Member since 2004)

Scottish National Party


Tel: 0131 290 2149


Web: www.alynsmith.eu

Twitter: @AlynSmithMEP


Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Catherine STIHLER, MEP (Member since 1999)

Labour



Tel: 01383 417799


Web: www.cstihlermep.com

Twitter: @C_Stihler_MEP


Vice-Chair: Committtee on Internal Market and Consumer

Protection


David COBURN, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: 0131 2208289


Web: www.scotland.ukipbranch.org

Twitter: @DavidCoburnUKip


Committee on Fisheries, Special Committee on tax rulings and

other measures similar in nature or effect (TAXE2) Committee on Industry, Research and Energy


http://www.alynsmith.eu/

https://twitter.com/AlynSmithMEP


http://www.cstihlermep.com/

https://twitter.com/C_Stihler_MEP


http://www.scotland.ukipbranch.org/

https://twitter.com/DavidCoburnUKip

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WALES

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Derek VAUGHAN, MEP (Member since 2009)

Labour



Tel: 029 2022 7660


Web: www.derekvaughanmep.org.uk

Twitter: @derekvaughan


Vice-Chair: Committee on Budgetary Control

Committee on Regional Development Committee on Budgets

Nathan GILL, MEP (Member since 2014)



Tel: +32 22845341


Twitter: @NathanGillMEP



Dr Kay SWINBURNE, MEP (Member since 2009)

Conservative


Tel: 029 2054 0895


Web: www.kayswinburne.co.uk

Twitter: @kayswinburnemep







http://www.derekvaughanmep.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/derekvaughan

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=CONT



https://twitter.com/NathanGillMEP



http://www.kayswinburne.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/kayswinburnemep

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Jill EVANS, MEP (Member since 1999)

Plaid Cymru


Tel: 01443 441395


Web: www.jillevans.net

Twitter: @JillEvansMEP





http://www.jillevans.net/

https://twitter.com/JillEvansMEP


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NORTHERN IRELAND

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Martina ANDERSON, MEP (Member since 2012)

Sinn Féin

(Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green

Left, GUE/NGL)

Tel: 02871 318683


Web: martinamep.eu

Twitter: @MEPStandingUp4U





Diane DODDS, MEP (Member since 2009)

Democratic Unionist

(Non-Attached, NI)

Tel: 02892 667733


Web: www.dianedodds.co.uk

Twitter: @DianeDoddsMEP




James NICHOLSON, MEP (Member since 1989)

Ulster Unionist Party


Tel: 028 904 74634


Web: jim-nicholson.eu

Twitter: @JNicholsonMEP






http://martinamep.eu/

https://twitter.com/MEPStandingUp4U



http://www.dianedodds.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/DianeDoddsMEP


http://jim-nicholson.eu/

https://twitter.com/JNicholsonMEP

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UK Membership of Standing Committees:

Standing Committee

Chair

Members

Substitutes

Foreign Affairs

(AFET)

Brok (DE, EPP) Bashir (Cons)

Carver (UKIP)

Howitt (Lab)

Khan (Lab)

Smith (SNP)

Tannock (Cons)

Van Orden (Cons)

Deva (Cons)

Gill (Lab)

Hookem (UKIP)

Martin (Lab)

Subcommittee on

Human Rights

(DROI)

Valenciano Martinez

-Orozco (ES, S&D)

Bashir (Cons)

Howitt (Lab)

Martin (Lab)

Tannock (Cons)

Subcommittee on

Security and Defence

(SEDE)

Fotyga (PL, ECR)

Khan (Lab) (Vice-Chair)

Hookem (UKIP)

Van Orden (Cons)

Campbell Bannerman (Cons)

Howitt (Lab)

James (UKIP)

Development

(DEVE)

McAvan (UK, Lab)

Deva (Cons) (Vice-Chair)

Gill (UKIP)

Bearder (LibDem)

Dance (Lab)

International Trade

(INTA)

Lange (DE, S&D)

Campbell Bannerman (Cons)

Dartmouth (UKIP)

Kirton-Darling (Lab)

McClarkin (Cons)

Martin (Lab)

Kamall (Cons)

Karim (Cons)

Budgets

(BUDG)

Arthuis (FR, ALDE) Arnott (UKIP)

Ashworth (Cons)

Moody (Lab)

Khan (Lab)

Moraes (Lab)

Vaughan (Lab)

Budgetary Control

(CONT)

Grässle (DE, EPP)

Vaughan (Lab) (Vice-Chair)

Arnott (UKIP)

Ashworth (Cons)

Dartmouth (UKIP)

Economic and

Monetary Affairs

(ECON)

Gualtieri (IT, S&D) Dodds (Lab)

Gill (Lab)

O’Flynn (UKIP)

Scott Cato (Green)

Swinburne (Cons)

Woolfe (UKIP)

Corbett (Lab)

Fox (Cons)

Hudghton (SNP)

Kamall (Cons)

Stihler (Lab)

Employment and

Social Affairs

(EMPL)

Händel (DE,

GUE/NGL)

Collins (UKIP)

Lambert (Greens)

McIntyre (Cons)

Simon (Lab)

Bashir (Cons)

Howitt (Lab)

Van Orden (Cons)

Willmott (Lab)

Environment, Public

Health and Food

Safety

(ENVI)

La Via (IT, EPP)

Bearder (LibDem)

Dance (Lab)

Duncan (Cons)

Girling (Cons)

Wilmott (Lab)

Brannen (Lab)

Foster (Cons)

James (UKIP)

Nicholson (UUP)

Reid (UKIP)

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Standing Committee

Chair

Members

Substitutes

Swinburne (Cons)

Taylor (Greens)

Industry, Research

and Energy

(ITRE)

Buzek (PL, EPP) Fox (Cons)

Griffin (Lab)

Helmer (UKIP)

Coburn (UKIP)

Duncan (Cons)


Moody (Lab)

Internal Market

and Consumer

Protection

(IMCO)

Ford (UK, Cons) Stihler (Lab) (Vice-Chair)

Dalton (Cons)Parker (UKIP)

Anderson (Lab)

McClarkin (Cons)

Transport and

Tourism

(TRAN)

Cramer (DE, Greens) Anderson (Lab)

Foster (Cons)

Seymour (UKIP)

Taylor (Greens)

Dalton (Cons)Evans (PC)

Griffin (Lab)

Kirkhope (Cons)

Regional

Development

(REGI)

Mihaylova (BG, ALDE)

Etheridge (UKIP)

Lewer (Cons)

Reid (UKIP)

Vaughan (Lab)

Anderson (SF)

Dodds (Lab)

Nicholson (UUP)

Ward (Lab)

Agriculture and

Rural Development

(AGRI)

Siekierski (PL, EPP) Agnew (UKIP)

Ashworth (Cons)

Brannen (Lab)

Dodds (DUP)

Nicholson (UUP)

Girling (Cons)

McIntyre (Cons)

Scott Cato (Greens)

Smith (SNP)

Fisheries

(PECH)

Cadec (FR, EPP) Coburn (UKIP)

Corbett (Lab)

Dodds (DUP)

Finch (UKIP)

Hudghton (SNP)

Duncan (Cons)

Hookem (UKIP)

McAvan (Lab)

Culture and

Education

(CULT)

Costa (IT, S&D)

Bours (UKIP)

Evans (PC)

Lewer (Cons)

Ward (Lab)

Honeyball (Lab)

McClarkin (Cons)

Nuttall (UKIP)

Legal Affairs

(JURI)

Svoboda (CZ, EPP)

Honeyball (Lab)

Karim (Cons)

Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home

Affairs

(LIBE)

Moraes (UK, Lab) Anderson (SF)

Batten (UKIP)

Kirkhope (Cons)

Atkinson (UKIP)

Dalton (Cons)

Lambert (Greens)

Constitutional

Affairs (AFCO)

Hübner (PL, EPP) Corbett (Lab)

Hannan (Cons)

Anderson (SF)

Simon (Lab)

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Standing Committee

Chair

Members

Substitutes

Women’s rights and

Gender Equality

(FEMM)

Garcia Perez (ES, S&D) Bearder (LibDem)

Honeyball (Lab)

Parker (UKIP)

Bours (UKIP)

Girling (Cons)

Moody (Lab)

Ward (Lab)

Petitions

(PETI)

Wikström (SE, ALDE) Aker (UKIP)

Hannan (Cons)


Special Committee

on tax rulings and

other measures

similar in nature or

effect (TAXE2)

Lamassoure (FR, EPP) Coburn (UKIP)

Fox (Cons)

Gill (Lab)

Dodds, A (Lab)

O’Flynn(UKIP)

Scott Cato (Greens)

Swinburne (Cons)

Woolfe (UKIP)

Committee of

Inquiry into

Emission

Measurements in the

Automotive

Sector

(EMIS)

Van Brempt (BE,

S&D)

Dalton (Cons)

Dance (Lab)

Girling (Cons)

Helmer (UKIP)

Anderson (Lab)

Duncan (Cons)

Griffin (Lab)

Reid (UKIP)

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List of European Parliamentary Standing Committees:

AFET Foreign Affairs

DROI Sub-Committee on Human Rights

SEDE Sub-Committee on Security and Defence

DEVE Development

INTA International Trade

BUDG Budgets

CONT Budgetary Control

ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN Transport and Tourism

REGI Regional Development

AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH Fisheries

CULT Culture and Education

JURI Legal Affairs

LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO Constitutional Affairs

FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI Petitions

TAXE2 Special Committee on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect

EMIS Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector

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UK Party contacts:

UK Independence Party:

Tel. 01626 831290


Website: www.ukip.org

Labour Party:

Tel. 0845 0922299

Website: www.labour.org.uk/home

Conservative Party:

Tel. 020 72229000

Website: www.conservatives.com

Green Party:

Tel. 020 75490310 or 020 75490315 (press)

Email: [email protected] or

[email protected]

Website: greenparty.org.uk

Scottish National Party:

Tel. 0800 6335432 or 0131 3485684 (press)


Website: www.snp.org

Liberal Democrats:

Tel. 020 7222 7999 or 020 7340 4949 (press)

Website: www.libdems.org.uk

Plaid Cymru:

Tel. 02920 472272


Website: www.partyofwales.org

Sinn Féin:

Tel. 02890 347350


Website: www.sinnfein.ie

mailto:mail%40ukip.org?subject=

http://www.labour.org.uk/home

mailto:office%40greenparty.org.uk?subject=

mailto:info%40snp.org?subject=

mailto:post%40plaidcymru.org?subject=

mailto:admin%40sinnfein.ie?subject=

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Democratic Unionist Party:

Tel. 02890 471155 or 02890 654479 (press)

Email: [email protected] or

[email protected] (press)

Website: www.mydup.com

Ulster Unionists Party:

Tel. 02890 474630


Website: www.uup.org

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