East of England (European Parliament constituency)

East of England European Parliament constituency
Location amongst the 2007 constituencies
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.

[edit] Boundaries

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

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Sources

• Liberal Democrats
• Conservative Party
• Labour Party
• UK Independence Party
• Green Party

[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

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[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

[edit] 1984

[edit] 1989

[edit] 1994

Note:

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