East of England (European Parliament constituency)
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| East of England European Parliament constituency |
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| Shown within England | |
| Created | 1999 |
| MEP(s) | 7 (2004) |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Source(s) | [1][2] |
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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency corresponds to the East of England region of the United Kingdom.
[edit] Members of the European Parliament
[edit] 1999 - 2004
- Christopher Beazley, Conservative
- Andrew Duff, Liberal Democrat
- Eryl McNally, Labour
- Richard Howitt, Labour
- Bashir Khanbhai, Conservative
- Robert Sturdy, Conservative
- Jeffrey Titford, UKIP
- Geoffrey van Orden, Conservative
[edit] 2004 - present
- Christopher Beazley, Conservative
- Andrew Duff, Liberal Democrat
- Richard Howitt, Labour
- Robert Sturdy, Conservative
- Jeffrey Titford, UKIP
- Geoffrey van Orden, Conservative
- Tom Wise, UKIP
[edit] Election results
| European Election 2004: East of England | |||||
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| List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey van Orden Robert Sturdy Christopher Beazley |
465,526 (155,175.67) | 30.8 | −11.9 | |
| UK Independence | Jeffrey Titford Tom Wise |
296,160 (148,080) | 19.6 | +10.7 | |
| Labour | Richard Howitt | 244,929 | 16.2 | −8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duff | 211,378 | 14.0 | +2.1 | |
| Independent Martin Bell |
No | 93,028 | 6.2 | N/A | |
| Green | None | 84,068 | 5.6 | −0.6 | |
| British National Party | None | 65,557 | 4.3 | +3.4 | |
| English Democrats | None | 26,807 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Respect | None | 13,904 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Independent Jim Naisbitt |
No | 5,137 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | None | 3,730 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,519,759 | 36.7 | +12.0 | ||
| European Election 1999: East of England | |||||
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| List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Sturdy Christopher Beazley Bashir Khanbhai Geoffrey van Orden |
425,091 (106,272.75) | 42.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Eryl McNally Richard Howitt |
250,132 (125,066) | 25.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duff | 118,822 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Jeffrey Titford | 88,452 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Green | None | 61,334 | 6.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | None | 16,861 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Pro-Euro Conservative | None | 16,340 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| British National Party | None | 9,356 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | None | 6,143 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | None | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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