List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (2014–2019)

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Members of the
European Parliament

for the United Kingdom
Delegation (1973)
1st term (1979)
2nd term (1984)
3rd term (1989)
4th term (1994)
5th term (1999)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)
9th term (2019)
Women


The 8th European Parliament was elected across the European Union in the late days of May 2014 for the 2014-2019 session. The United Kingdom was apportioned to send 73 out of the 751 Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) that are listed below.

Brexit and the mandate of British MEPs[change | change source]

A non binding-referendum was held on 23 June 2016 to decide whether the UK should leave the EU (Brexit) or remain a member of it. With a majority of voters, 52%, in favour of Brexit, the British government has promised to leave the EU. It is not clear when the UK will effectively leave the EU, this process being unprecedented. Hence, it has not been clarified if these MEPs will remain in their seats until Brexit, if it happened before the subsequent European Parliament election, or if they would remain as MEPs until this Parliament is dissolved in 2019.[1] In any event, if the UK had left the EU before the election of the 9th European Parliament, the mandate of the listed members would be ended on that date, regardless of the process of the Brexit negotiations.

Contribution of UK political parties within European Parliament political groups[change | change source]

The UK has representation with 73 of the 751 seats of the European Parliament with party contributions within political groups as follows:

National party MEPs Political group Governance
Labour Party
20 / 189
S&D Commission majority
Conservative Party
19 / 73
ECR Opposition and non-aligned
UK Independence Party
19 / 44
EFDD Opposition and non-aligned
Green Party
3 / 50
Greens/EFA Opposition and non-aligned
Scottish National Party
2 / 50
Greens/EFA Opposition and non-aligned
Independent politician
3 / 18
Non-Inscrits Opposition and non-aligned
Ulster Unionist Party
1 / 73
ECR Opposition and non-aligned
Liberal Democrats
1 / 69
ALDE Commission majority
Sinn Féin
1 / 52
GUE/NGL Opposition and non-aligned
Plaid Cymru
1 / 50
Greens/EFA Opposition and non-aligned
Independent
1 / 39
ENF Opposition and non-aligned
Democratic Unionist Party
1 / 17
Non-Inscrits Opposition and non-aligned
Conservative Party / Independent
2 / 216
EPP Commission majority

Current members[change | change source]

This table can be sorted by constituency, party or party group: click the symbol at the top of the appropriate column.

Name Constituency National Party EP Group
Stuart Agnew East of England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Tim Aker East of England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Lucy Anderson London   Labour Party   S&D
Martina Anderson Northern Ireland   Sinn Féin   EUL-NGL
Jonathan Arnott North East England   Independent politician   NI
Richard Ashworth South East England   Independent[2]   EPP
Janice Atkinson South East England   Independent[3]   ENF
Amjad Bashir Yorkshire and the Humber   Conservative Party[4]   ECR
Gerard Batten London   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Catherine Bearder South East England   Liberal Democrats   ALDE
Paul Brannen North East England   Labour Party   S&D
Jonathan Bullock East Midlands   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Daniel Dalton West Midlands   Conservative Party   ECR
David Campbell Bannerman East of England   Conservative Party   ECR
Louise Bours North West England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Jim Carver West Midlands   UK Independence Party   EFDD
David Coburn Scotland   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Jane Collins Yorkshire and the Humber   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Richard Corbett Yorkshire and the Humber   Labour Party   S&D
Seb Dance London   Labour Party   S&D
The Earl of Dartmouth South West England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Nirj Deva South East England   Conservative Party   ECR
Diane Dodds Northern Ireland   Democratic Unionist Party   NI
Bill Etheridge West Midlands   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Jill Evans Wales   Plaid Cymru   Greens–EFA
Nigel Farage South East England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
John Flack East of England   Conservative Party   ECR
Ray Finch South East England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Jacqueline Foster North West England   Conservative Party   ECR
Ashley Fox South West England   Conservative Party   ECR
Nathan Gill Wales   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Neena Gill West Midlands   Labour Party   S&D
Julie Girling South West England   Conservative Party[5]   EPP
Theresa Griffin North West England   Labour Party   S&D
Daniel Hannan South East England   Conservative Party   ECR
Mary Honeyball London   Labour Party   S&D
Mike Hookem Yorkshire and the Humber   UK Independence Party   EFDD
John Howarth South East England   Labour Party   S&D
Ian Hudghton Scotland   Scottish National Party   Greens–EFA
Diane James South East England   Independent politician   NI
Syed Kamall London   Conservative Party   ECR
Saj Karim North West England   Conservative Party   ECR
Wajid Khan North West England   Labour Party   S&D
Jude Kirton-Darling North East England   Labour Party   S&D
Jean Lambert London   Green Party (England and Wales)   Greens–EFA
David Martin Scotland   Labour Party   S&D
Rupert Matthews East Midlands   Conservative Party   ECR
Alex Mayer East of England   Labour Party   S&D
Linda McAvan Yorkshire and the Humber   Labour Party   S&D
Emma McClarkin East Midlands   Conservative Party   ECR
Anthea McIntyre West Midlands   Conservative Party   ECR
Nosheena Mobarik Scotland   Conservative Party   ECR
Clare Moody South West England   Labour Party   S&D
Claude Moraes London   Labour Party   S&D
Jim Nicholson Northern Ireland   Ulster Unionist Party   ECR
Paul Nuttall North West England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Patrick O'Flynn East of England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Rory Palmer East Midlands   Labour Party   S&D
Margot Parker East Midlands   UK Independence Party   EFDD
John Michael Procter Yorkshire and the Humber   Conservative Party   ECR
Julia Reid South West England   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Molly Scott Cato South West England   Green Party (England and Wales)   Greens–EFA
Jill Seymour West Midlands   UK Independence Party   EFDD
Siôn Simon West Midlands   Labour Party   S&D
Alyn Smith Scotland   Scottish National Party   Greens–EFA
Catherine Stihler Scotland   Labour Party   S&D
Kay Swinburne Wales   Conservative Party   ECR
Charles Tannock London   Conservative Party   ECR
Keith Taylor South East England   Green Party (England and Wales)   Greens–EFA
Geoffrey Van Orden East of England   Conservative Party   ECR
Derek Vaughan Wales   Labour Party   S&D
Julie Ward North West England   Labour Party   S&D
Steven Woolfe North West England   Independent politician   NI

Former members[change | change source]

Name Region Party Date Reason for departure
Philip Bradbourn West Midlands   Conservative Party 19 December 2014 Died in office
Anneliese Dodds South East England   Labour Party 8 June 2017 Elected MP
Ian Duncan Scotland   Conservative Party 22 June 2017 Resigned after being created life peer
Vicky Ford East of England   Conservative Party 8 June 2017 Elected MP
Afzal Khan North West England   Labour Party 8 June 2017 Elected MP
Timothy Kirkhope Yorkshire and the Humber   Conservative Party 5 October 2016 Resigned after being created life peer
Andrew Lewer East Midlands   Conservative Party 8 June 2017 Elected MP
Roger Helmer East Midlands   UK Independence Party 31 July 2017 Resigned citing age and health status as reasons, but amid allegations of misuse of public funds[6]
Richard Howitt East of England   Labour Party 2 November 2016 Resigned after taking up chief executive position at International Integrated Reporting Council
Glenis Willmott East Midlands   Labour Party 2 October 2017 Retired

Notes[change | change source]

  1. "Brexit: What will happen to Britain's MEPs? | The Week UK". Theweek.co.uk. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  2. Ashworth was elected for the Conservatives but was expelled from the party in 2017. He joined EPP in 2018.
  3. Janice Atkinson was elected for the UK Independence Party but was expelled from the party in 2015. She joined ENF in June 2015.
  4. Amjad Bashir was elected for the UK Independence Party but joined the Conservative Party in January 2015.
  5. Girling Joined the EPP group in 2018.
  6. Rankin, Jennifer (13 June 2017). "Ukip MEP resigns amid investigation into alleged misuse of funds" – via www.theguardian.com.

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