List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (2004–2009)

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This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom who were voted to serve from 2004 to 2009.

Current members[change | change source]

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Name Constituency Party European Party Group
Jim Allister[1] Northern Ireland DUP NI
Richard Ashworth South East England Conservative EPP–ED
Robert Atkins North West England Conservative EPP–ED
Elspeth Attwooll Scotland LibDem ALDE
Gerard Batten London UKIP Ind & Dem
Christopher Beazley East of England Conservative EPP–ED
Godfrey Bloom Yorkshire and the Humber UKIP Ind & Dem
Graham Booth South West England UKIP Ind & Dem
John Bowis London Conservative EPP–ED
Sharon Bowles[2] South East England LibDem ALDE
Philip Bradbourn West Midlands Conservative EPP–ED
Philip Bushill-Matthews West Midlands Conservative EPP–ED
Martin Callanan North East England Conservative EPP–ED
Michael Cashman West Midlands Labour PES
Giles Chichester South West England Conservative EPP–ED
Derek Clark East Midlands UKIP Ind & Dem
Richard Corbett Yorkshire and the Humber Labour PES
Chris Davies North West England LibDem ALDE
Bairbre de Brún Northern Ireland Sinn Féin EUL-NGL
Nirj Deva South East England Conservative EPP–ED
Den Dover North West England Conservative EPP–ED
Andrew Duff East of England LibDem ALDE
James Elles South East England Conservative EPP–ED
Jillian Evans Wales PC Greens–EFA
Jonathan Evans Wales Conservative EPP–ED
Robert Evans London Labour PES
Nigel Farage South East England UKIP Ind & Dem
Glyn Ford South West England Labour PES
Neena Gill West Midlands Labour PES
Fiona Hall North East England LibDem ALDE
Daniel Hannan[3] South East England Conservative NI
Malcolm Harbour West Midlands Conservative EPP–ED
Chris Heaton-Harris East Midlands Conservative EPP–ED
Roger Helmer[4] East Midlands Conservative NI
Mary Honeyball London Labour PES
Richard Howitt East of England Labour PES
Ian Hudghton Scotland SNP Greens–EFA
Stephen Hughes North East England Labour PES
Caroline Jackson South West England Conservative EPP–ED
Syed Kamall[5] London Conservative EPP–ED
Saj Karim North West England Conservative[6] EPP–ED
Robert Kilroy-Silk[7] East Midlands Independent NI
Glenys Kinnock Wales Labour PES
Timothy Kirkhope Yorkshire and the Humber Conservative EPP–ED
Roger Knapman South West England UKIP Ind & Dem
Jean Lambert London Greens (E&W) Greens–EFA
Caroline Lucas South East England Greens (E&W) Greens–EFA
Sarah Ludford London LibDem ALDE
Liz Lynne West Midlands LibDem ALDE
David Martin Scotland Labour PES
Linda McAvan Yorkshire and the Humber Labour PES
Arlene McCarthy North West England Labour PES
Edward McMillan-Scott Yorkshire and the Humber Conservative EPP–ED
Claude Moraes London Labour PES
Eluned Morgan Wales Labour PES
Ashley Mote[8] South East England Independent NI
Mike Nattrass West Midlands UKIP Ind & Dem
Bill Newton Dunn East Midlands LibDem ALDE
Emma Nicholson South East England LibDem ALDE
Jim Nicholson Northern Ireland UUP EPP–ED
Neil Parish South West England Conservative EPP–ED
John Purvis Scotland Conservative EPP–ED
Brian Simpson[9] North West England Labour PES
Peter Skinner South East England Labour PES
Alyn Smith Scotland SNP Greens–EFA
Struan Stevenson Scotland Conservative EPP–ED
Catherine Stihler Scotland Labour PES
Robert Sturdy East of England Conservative EPP–ED
David Sumberg North West England Conservative EPP–ED
Charles Tannock London Conservative EPP–ED
Jeffrey Titford East of England UKIP Ind & Dem
Gary Titley North West England Labour PES
Geoffrey van Orden East of England Conservative EPP–ED
Diana Wallis Yorkshire and the Humber LibDem ALDE
Graham Watson South West England LibDem ALDE
John Whittaker North West England UKIP Ind & Dem
Glenis Willmott[10] East Midlands Labour PES
Tom Wise East of England UKIP Ind & Dem

Former members[change | change source]

Name Region Party Date Reason they left
Chris Huhne South East England LibDem 11 May 2005 Left after becoming a member of the House of Commons
Theresa Villiers London Conservative 11 May 2005 Left after becoming a member of the House of Commons
Phillip Whitehead East Midlands Labour 31 December 2005 Died
Terry Wynn North West England Labour 27 August 2006 Left after becoming aged 60

Notes[change | change source]

  1. Jim Allister was as a member of the Democratic Unionist Party, but left on 27 March 2007 after they made a power-sharing executive in the Northern Ireland Assembly with Sinn Féin.
  2. Sharon Bowles replaced Chris Huhne on 12 May, 2005.
  3. Daniel Hannan was expelled from the EPP-ED group on 19 February 2008.
  4. He voted to censure the European Commission and was suspended from the Conservative Party from 26 May 2005 to 13 September 2006. He was made to leave the EPP–ED group and has not joined again.
  5. Syed Kamall replaced Theresa Villiers on 12 May, 2005.
  6. He was a Liberal Democrat but left and joined the Conservative Party on 26 November 2007.
  7. Robert Kilroy-Silk was elected as a member of UKIP, and sat in the Independence and Democracy group. He left UKIP on 27 October 2004 and started Veritas on 2 February 2005.
  8. Ashley Mote was a member of UKIP, and sat in the Independence and Democracy group. He was suspended on 16 July 2004 and sat as a Non-inscrit member until starting the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group in January 2007. It does not exist now.
  9. Terry Wynn left on 27 August 2006 and Brian Simpson took his place.
  10. Phillip Whitehead died on 31 December 2005, and Glenis Willmott took his seat on 1 January 2006.