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Encyclopedia > East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)

East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of Party-list proportional representation. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The dHondt method is a method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ... Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems used in multiple-winner elections (e. ...

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Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to the East_Midlands, in the east of the United Kingdom. The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the Midlands. ...


Members of the European Parliament

1999 - 2004

Nicholas Clegg (born 1967) is a British politician. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Christopher Heaton-Harris is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Roger Helmer (born 1944) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region for the Conservative Party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Bill Newton Dunn (born 3 October British politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Imelda Mary Read, known as Mel Read is a British politician, and former Labour Party member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Phillip Whitehead (born 1937) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for the East Midlands. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

2004 - present

Derek Clark is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Christopher Heaton-Harris is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Roger Helmer (born 1944) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region for the Conservative Party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Robert Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is a British politician and is well-known as the presenter of his former daytime television confessional talk show, Kilroy. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Veritas is a United Kingdom political party, formed in 2005 as a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). ... Bill Newton Dunn (born 3 October British politician. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Phillip Whitehead (born 1937) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for the East Midlands. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

European Election 2004: East Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Helmer 371,362 26.4 −13.1
UKIP Robert Kilroy-Silk 366,498 26.1 +18.5
Labour Phillip Whitehead 294,198 21.0 −7.6
Conservative Chris Heaton-Harris 185,681 26.4 −13.1
UKIP Derek Clark 183,249 26.1 +18.5
Liberal Democrats Bill Newton Dunn 181,964 12.9 +0.2
BNP None elected 91,860 6.5 +5.2
Green None elected 76,633 5.5 +0.1
Respect None elected 20,009 1.4 N/A
Independent - Rogers None elected 2,615 0.2 N/A
Independent - Shadmyraine None elected 847 0.1 N/A
Turnout 1,406,706 43.4 +20.6
European Election 1999: East Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Helmer 285,662 39.5 N/A
Labour Mel Read 206,756 28.6 N/A
Conservative Bill Newton Dunn 142,831 39.5 N/A
Labour Phillip Whitehead 103,378 28.6 N/A
Conservative Chris Heaton-Harris 95,220.67 39.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Clegg 92,398 12.7 N/A
UKIP None elected 54,800 7.6 N/A
Green None elected 38,954 5.4 N/A
Alternative Labour List supporting Left Alliance None elected 17,409 2.4 N/A
Pro-Euro Conservative Party None elected 11,359 1.6 N/A
BNP None elected 9,342 1.3 N/A
Socialist Labour Party None elected 5,528 0.8 N/A
Natural Law Party None elected 1,525 0.2 N/A
Turnout 723,733 22.8 N/A

Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Roger Helmer (born 1944) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region for the Conservative Party. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Robert Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is a British politician and is well-known as the presenter of his former daytime television confessional talk show, Kilroy. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Phillip Whitehead (born 1937) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for the East Midlands. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Christopher Heaton-Harris is a British politician. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Derek Clark is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Bill Newton Dunn (born 3 October British politician. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a British political party founded on 25 January 2004 in London. ... The 1999 election was the first election for the European Parliament after the enlargement of the European Union with Austria, Finland and Sweden. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Roger Helmer (born 1944) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region for the Conservative Party. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Imelda Mary Read, known as Mel Read is a British politician, and former Labour Party member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Bill Newton Dunn (born 3 October British politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Phillip Whitehead (born 1937) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for the East Midlands. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... Christopher Heaton-Harris is a British politician. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Nicholas Clegg (born 1967) is a British politician. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Green Party of England and Wales was formed in 1973 as the Ecology Party. ... The Pro-Euro Conservative Party was set up by John Stevens, a deselected Member of the European Parliament, who believed that the UK Conservative Party was too Eurosceptic. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The Natural Law Party is a trans-national political party with national branches in over 80 countries. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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