North West England (European Parliament constituency)

North West England
European Parliament constituency
Location among the 2014 constituencies
Shown within the United Kingdom
Member state	United Kingdom
Created	1999
MEPs	10 (1999–2004) 9 (2004–2009) 8 (2009–2014)
Sources

North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. From the 2009 elections it elects 8 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to the North West England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

History

Following the passing of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, the North West of England forms one constituency from which candidates are elected using the d'Hondt method. In the election preceding that Act, MEPs were elected by the first-past-the-post method in single-member constituencies. The current constituency corresponds to the following former constituencies: Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Wirral, Cumbria and Lancashire North, Greater Manchester Central, Greater Manchester East, Greater Manchester West, Lancashire Central, Lancashire South, Merseyside East and Wigan, Merseyside West, and parts of Staffordshire West and Congleton.

Returned members

MEPs for North West England, 1999 onwards
Election		1999 (5th parliament)		2004 (6th parliament)				2009 (7th parliament)		2014 (8th parliament)
MEP Party		Lord Inglewood Conservative		John Whittaker UKIP				Paul Nuttall UKIP
MEP Party		Den Dover Conservative (1999–2008) Independent (2008–2009)[1]						Nick Griffin BNP		Louise Bours UKIP
MEP Party		Sir Robert Atkins Conservative								Steven Woolfe UKIP (2014–2016) Independent (2016-)[2]
MEP Party		David Sumberg Conservative						Jacqueline Foster Conservative
MEP Party		Jacqueline Foster Conservative		Saj Karim Liberal Democrat (2004–2007) Conservative (2007-)[3]
MEP Party		Chris Davies Liberal Democrat								Julie Ward Labour
MEP Party		Terry Wynn[4] Labour				Brian Simpson[5] Labour				M. Afzal Khan Labour
MEP Party		Arlene McCarthy Labour								Theresa Griffin Labour
MEP Party		Gary Titley Labour					Seat abolished
MEP Party		Brian Simpson[6] Labour	Seat abolished

Key to political groups of the European Parliament (UK)[7]
	UK Independence Party	22		Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy	46
	Conservative Party	20		European Conservatives and Reformists	73
	Ulster Unionist Party	1
	Labour Party	20		Socialists and Democrats	189
	Green Party of England and Wales	3		The Greens–European Free Alliance	50
	Scottish National Party	2
	Plaid Cymru	1
	Liberal Democrats	1		Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe	70
	Sinn Féin	1		European United Left–Nordic Green Left	52
	Independent	1		Europe of Nations and Freedom	38
	Democratic Unionist Party	1		Non-Inscrits	16
No UK party is a member of the EPP				European People's Party	215
Total		73	Total		749

Election results

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

Source for 2014:^[8]

European Election 2014: North West England (results)
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Theresa Griffin, Afzal Khan, Julie Ward, Wajid Khan, Angeliki Stogia, Steve Carter, Pascal Lamb, Nick Parnell [9]	594,063 (198,021)	33.9	+13.5
	UKIP	Paul Nuttall, Louise Bours, Steven Woolfe, Shneur Odze, Lee Slaughter, Simon Noble, Peter Harper, John Brian Stanyer	481,932 (160,644)	27.5	+11.7
	Conservative	Jacqueline Foster, Sajjad Karim, Kevin Beaty, Deborah Dunleavy, Joe Barker, Daniel Hamilton, Chris Whiteside, James Walsh	351,985 (175,993)	20.1	−5.5
	Green	Peter Cranie, Gina Dowding, Laura Bannister, Jill Perry, John Knight, Ulrike Zeshan, Lewis Coyne, Jake Welsh	123,075	7.0	−0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Davies, Helen Foster-Grime, Jo Crotty, Qassim Afzal, Jane Brophy, Sue McGuire, Gordon Lishman, Neil Christian	105,487	6.0	−8.3
	BNP	Nick Griffin, Dawn Charlton, Clive Jefferson, Eddy O'Sullivan, Simon Darby, Kay Pollitt, Derek Adams, David O'Loughlin	32,826	1.9	−6.1
	An Independence from Europe	Helen Bashford, Gill Kearney, Pauline Penny, Kay Bashford, Faye Raw, Lorna Markovitch, Jennie Ransome, Jill Stockdale	26,731	1.5	N/A
	English Democrat	Stephen Morris, Paul Rimmer, Derek Bullock, Paul Whitelegg, Steve McEllenborough, Laurence Depares, Valarie Morris, Anthony Backhouse	19,522	1.1	−1.3
	Pirate	Maria Aretoulaki, George Walkden, Jack Allnutt	8,597	0.5	N/A
	NO2EU	Roger Bannister, George Waterhouse, Jacqueline Grunsell, John Metcalfe, George Tapp, Mark Rowe, James Healy, Kevin Morrison	5,402	0.3	−1.1
	Socialist Equality	Chris Marsden, Julie Hyland, Robert Skelton, Lucy Warren, Mark Dowson, Ajitha Gunaratne, Danny Dickinson, Joe Heffer	5,067	0.3	N/A
Turnout			1,754,687	33.5%	+1.8%

European Election 2009: North West England[10][11]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sir Robert Atkins, Saj Karim, Jacqueline Foster Alex Williams, Greg Morgan, Tony Samuels, Peter Wilding, Andrew Large[12]	423,174 (141,058)	25.6	+1.5
	Labour	Arlene McCarthy, Brian Simpson Theresa Griffin, Stephen Carter, Jane Clarke, Riaz Ahmed, Claire Reynolds, Brian Boag	336,831 (168,415.5)	20.4	−6.9
	UKIP	Paul Nuttall Michael McManus, Graham Cannon, Nigel Brown, Hilary Jones, Philip Griffiths, Fred McGlade, Terry Durrance	261,740	15.8	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Davies Helen Foster-Grime, Sue McGuire, Qassim Afzal, Neil Corlett, Mark Clayton, Stephen Cooke, Peter Hirst	235,639	14.3	−1.6
	BNP	Nick Griffin Martin Wingfield, Steve Greenhalgh, Edward O'Sullivan, Jean Purdy, Michael Elliot, Derek Adams, Gary Aronsson	132,194	8.0	+1.6
	Green	Peter Cranie, Maria Whitelegg, Ruth Bergan, Samir Chatterjee, Jill Perry, Justine Hall, Margaret Westbrook, Geoff Smith	127,133	7.7	+2.1
	English Democrat	Ed Abrams, Stephen Morris, Robert Logan, Derek Grue, Anthony Justice, Maurice Brookes, Valerie Morris, Ken Walters	40,027	2.4	+0.8
	Socialist Labour	Billy Kelly, Stephen Whatham, Kai Andersen, Ronald Waugh, Dot Kelly, Lynton Bennett, Dot Entwistle, Michael Perry	26,224	1.6	N/A
	Christian	Hans-Christian Raabe, Jill McLachlan, John Manwell, Maria Overend, Clive Morrison, Bob Ralph, Carol Jules, David Lee Martin	25,999	1.6	N/A
	NO2EU	Roger Bannister, Les Skarrot, Craig Johnston, Alec McFadden, Steve Radford, Lynn Worthington, John Metcalfe, Harry Smith	23,580	1.4	N/A
	Jury Team	Krishnamurty Tayya, Graham Ross, Carl Birchall, William Brotherston, Mary Strickland, Michael Hale	8,783	0.5	N/A
	Libertas	Benjamin Caraduc Tallis, Anthony Butcher, Paul Dabrowa, William Westall, Liam Hemmings, John Humberstone, Michael O'Reilly	6,980	0.4	N/A
	Independent	Francis Apaloo	3,621	0.2	N/A
Turnout			1,651,825	31.7	−9.2

European Election 2004: North West England[13]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Gary Titley, Arlene McCarthy, Terry Wynn Brian Simpson, Theresa Griffin, Rosie Cooper, Albert Catterall, Rupa Huq, Ebrahim Adia	576,388 (192,129.33)	27.4	−7.1
	Conservative	Den Dover, David Sumberg, Sir Robert Atkins Jacqueline Foster, David Newns, Alfred Doran, Eveleigh Dutton, Leslie Byrom, James Mawdsley	509,446 (169,815.33)	24.2	−11.2
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Davies, Saj Karim Helen Flo Clucas, Qassim Afzal, Stan Collins, Allison Seabourne, Paula Keaveney, Neil Corlett, Alison Firth	335,063 (167,531.5)	15.9	+4.2
	UKIP	John Whittaker Gregg Beaman, John Browne, Gerald Kelley, Alan Weddell, Stephen Roxborough, Richard Buttrey, Graham Cannon, Roy Hopwood	257,158	11.7	+5.2
	BNP	Nick Griffin, Martin Wingfield, Anthony Jones, Patricia Thomson, David Joines, Ralph Ellis, Richard Chadfield, Anita Corbett, Barry Birks[14]	134,959	6.4	+5.1
	Green	John Whitelegg, Gina Dowding, Spencer Fitz-Gibbon, Kay Roney, Peter Cranie, Vernon Marshall, Vanessa Hall, Kenneth McIver, James Craig	117,393	5.6	+0.0
	Liberal	Steve Radford, David Green, Hazel Williams, Philip Burke, Christopher Lenton, Christopher Barnes, Michael Butler, Robin Radnell, Daniel Wood	96,325	4.6	+2.4
	English Democrat	Christine Constable, Mark Wheatley, Julia Howman, Stephen Pipe, Lauren Spratt, Phillip Evans, Robert Abrams	34,110	1.6	N/A
	Respect	Michael Lavalette, Ahmed Hadi, Sabiha Vorajee, Alexander McFadden, Stephen Metcalfe, Madeline Heneghan, Richard Searle, Edna Greenwood, Susan Mary Bond	24,636	1.2	N/A
	Countryside Party	Rodney Black, Richard Malbon, Richard Ormrod, Kevin Tomkinson	11,283	0.5	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Fiona Pinto, Julia Millington, Kathleen Delarmi, Rosanne Allen, Fiona Daly	10,084	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Ronald Alan Neal	8,318	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,115,163	40.9	+21.2

European Election 1999: North West England[15]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Lord Inglewood, Sir Robert Atkins, David Sumberg, Den Dover, Jacqueline Foster David Newns, Andrew Reid, Leslie Byrom, Christopher Lynch, Paul Brierley	360,027 (72,005.4)	35.4	N/A
	Labour	Arlene McCarthy, Gary Titley, Terry Wynn, Brian Simpson Tony Cunningham, Mark Hendrick, Ruth Turner, Claire Nangle, Michael Ward, Theresa Griffin	350,511 (87,627.75)	34.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Davies Flo Clucas, Tim Farron, Patsy Calton, Roger Putnam, Yasmin Zalzala, Kiron Reid, Kate Fletcher, Mark Clayton, Jackie Pearcey	119,376	11.7	N/A
	UKIP	John Whittaker, Gerald Kelley, Roger Bullock, Gordon Black, Mona McNee, Mark Adams, Valerie Cowell, Graham Cannon, Alan Weddell, John Tomlin	66,779	6.6	N/A
	Green	John Whitelegg, Spencer Fitz-Gibbon, Chris Busby, Robin Field, Lance Crookes, Gina Dowding, Julian Parry, Geoffrey Nicholls, Jenny Jones, Joy Hogg	56,828	5.6	N/A
	Liberal	Michael Meadowcroft, Steve Radford, David Green, Philip Burke, Gary Copeland, Colin Paisley, Hazel Williams, Susan Ashton, Alison Micklem, Paul Woodruff	22,640	2.2	N/A
	BNP	Christian Jackson, Roger Wood, David Blezard, Michael Cope, Mark Dodd, Lee Barnes, Anthony Hodson, William Hitches, Brian Winn, Geoffrey Barnes	13,587	1.3	N/A
	Socialist Labour	William Kelly, Gias Choudhury, Alec McFadden, Lynne Lowe, Ali Mehmood, James Hackett, Steven Wynn, Jim Dooher, Michael Perry, Terence Cullen	11,338	1.1	N/A
	Pro-Euro Conservative	Andrew Pearce, Janet Terras, Paul Bennetts, Andrew Zsigmund, Edward Pearce, Jane Baines, Tim Coppinger, Graham Perkins, Linda Callaghan, Barry Hardcastle	9,816	1.0	N/A
	Anti-Corruption Pro-Family Christian Alliance	David Braid	2,251	0.2	N/A
	Natural Law	John Collins, Dinah Grice, Peter Leadbetter, Deborah Wright, William Hite, Bryan Irving, Bibette Leadbetter, Simon Cohen, Geoffrey Gay, Anne Marie Scott	2,114	0.2	N/A
	English Independent Humanist Party	Douglas Firkin-Flood	1,049	0.1	N/A
	Weekly Worker	John Pearson, Roger Harper, Philip Watson, Stephen Riley, Edward Rowlands, Thomas May, Daniel Hammill, Daniel Bowles	878	0.1	N/A
Turnout			1,017,194	19.7	N/A

External links

• European Election 2009 – Results Breakdown for the North West (by district)
• "Your MEPs: North West". European Parliament Information Office in the United Kingdom. Includes photos, contact information, links to EU website profiles

References

1. Expelled from Conservatives on 13 November 2008
2. Left UKIP on 17 October 2016
3. Defected to the Conservatives on 26 November 2007
4. Resigned on 27 August 2006
5. Appointed in 2006 to replace Terry Wynn
6. Appointed in 2006 to replace Terry Wynn
7. "MEPs by Member State and political group, 8th parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
8. Bernstein, Sir Howard (24 April 2014). "Statement of Persons Nominated". Retrieved 3 May 2014.
9. http://www.labour.org.uk/labour-party-european-election-candidate-selection-results,2014-01-21
10. BBC list
11. European Election 2009: North West
12. Conservative Party
13. "2004 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
14. http://web.archive.org/web/20040603081051/www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/nwcand.html
15. "1999 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 2009-06-04.