North West England (European Parliament constituency)
North West England was a constituency of the European Parliament. From the 2009 elections it elected 8 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020.
Boundaries
The constituency corresponded to the North West England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the 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
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| MEP Party | Lord Inglewood Conservative | John Whittaker UKIP | John Whittaker UKIP | John Whittaker UKIP | Paul Nuttall UKIP Independent, Brexit Party | Paul Nuttall UKIP Independent, Brexit Party | Paul Nuttall UKIP Independent, Brexit Party | Paul Nuttall UKIP Independent, Brexit Party | Paul Nuttall UKIP Independent, Brexit Party | Claire Fox Brexit Party | |||||
| MEP Party | Den Dover Conservative Independent | Den Dover Conservative Independent | Den Dover Conservative Independent | Den Dover Conservative Independent | Den Dover Conservative Independent | Nick Griffin BNP | Louise Bours UKIP Independent | Louise Bours UKIP Independent | Louise Bours UKIP Independent | Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen Brexit Party | |||||
| MEP Party | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Steven Woolfe UKIP Independent | Steven Woolfe UKIP Independent | Steven Woolfe UKIP Independent | David Bull Brexit Party | ||||
| MEP Party | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Gina Dowding Green Party of England and Wales| | ||||
| MEP Party | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Saj Karim LD Con | Saj Karim LD Con | Saj Karim LD Con | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | Jane Brophy Liberal Democrats | | |||||
| MEP Party | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | M. Afzal Khan Labour | Wajid Khan Labour | Chris Davies Liberal Democrats | | |||||
| MEP Party | Terry Wynn Labour | Terry Wynn Labour | Terry Wynn Labour | Brian Simpson Labour | Brian Simpson Labour | Brian Simpson Labour | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | ||||
| MEP Party | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | |||
| MEP Party | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | |
| MEP Party | Brian Simpson Labour | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |