West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)

West Midlands
European Parliament constituency
Location among the 2014 constituencies
Shown within England
Member state	United Kingdom
Created	1999
MEPs	8 (1999 - 2004) 7 (2004 - 2009; 2011 - ) 6 (2009 - 2011)
Sources
[1]

West Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It is represented by seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. In 2009, the constituency had been reduced to six seats, but also elected a "virtual MEP" who took her seat in the Parliament when the Treaty of Lisbon came into effect. The constituency was also previously represented by seven MEPs prior to the 2009 election.

Boundaries

A map of the West Midlands region, showing Towns/Cities in Red, Motorways in Blue, AONBs in Light Green and National Parks in Dark Green.

The constituency corresponds to the West Midlands region of England, comprising the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Birmingham East, Birmingham West, Coventry and North Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Shropshire, Worcestershire and South Warwickshire, and parts of Peak District, Staffordshire East and Derby, and Staffordshire West and Congleton.

Returned members

MEPs for the West Midlands, 1999 onwards
Election		1999 (5th parliament)		2004 (6th parliament)		2009 (7th parliament)[1]				2014 (8th parliament)[1]
MEP Party		Philip Bushill-Matthews Conservative				[2] Seat Abolished		Anthea McIntyre Conservative
MEP Party		Philip Bradbourn[3] Conservative									Daniel Dalton[4] Conservative
MEP Party		Malcolm Harbour Conservative								Bill Etheridge UKIP
MEP Party		John Corrie Conservative		Mike Nattrass UKIP (2004-2013) Independent (2013-2014 ) An Independence from Europe (2014)						Jill Seymour UKIP
MEP Party		Liz Lynne[5] Liberal Democrat						Phil Bennion Liberal Democrat		James Carver UKIP
MEP Party		Neena Gill Labour				Nikki Sinclaire UKIP (2009–10) Independent (2010–12) We Demand a Referendum (2012–2014)				Neena Gill Labour
MEP Party		Michael Cashman Labour								Siôn Simon Labour
MEP Party		Simon Murphy Labour	Seat abolished

Election results

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

European Election 2014: West Midlands
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Jill Seymour, James Carver, Bill Etheridge, Phil Henrick, Michael Wrench, Michael Green, Lyndon Jones[6][7]	428,010 (142,670)	31.5	+10.2
	Labour	Neena Gill, Siôn Simon, Lynda Waltho, Ansar Ali Khan, Olwen Hamer, Tony Ethapemi, Philippa Louise Roberts[8][7]	363,033 (181,517)	26.7	+9.7
	Conservative	Philip Bradbourn, Anthea McIntyre, Daniel Dalton, Michael Burnett, Sibby Buckle, Daniel Sames, Alex Avern[9][7]	330,470 (165,235)	24.3	−3.8
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Bennion, Jonathan Webber, Christine Tinker, Ayoub Khan, Tim Bearder, Neville Farmer, John Redfern[10][7]	75,648	5.6	−6.4
	Green	Will Duckworth, Aldo Mussi, Vicky Duckworth, Tom Harris, Karl Macnaughton, Duncan Kerr, Laura Katherine Vesty[11][7]	71,464	5.3	−0.9
	An Independence from Europe	Mike Nattrass, Mark Nattrass, Joshna Pattni, Carl Henry Humphries, George Viner Forrest, Douglas Stephen Ingram, Paul Alders[7]	27,171	2.0	N/A
	We Demand a Referendum	Nikki Sinclaire, Andy Adris, Linda Brown, David Bennett, Judith Smart, Thomas Reid, Amanda Wilson[12][7]	23,426	1.7	N/A
	BNP	Michael Coleman, Jennifer Matthys, Kenneth Griffiths, Simon Patten, David Bradnock, Mark Badrick, Phil Kimberley[13][7]	20,643	1.5	−7.1
	English Democrats	Derek Hilling, Chris Newey, Stephen Paxton, Charles Hayward, Margaret Stoll, David Lane, Fred Bishop[14][7]	12,832	0.9	−1.4
	NO2EU	Dave Nellist, Pat Collins, Joanne Stevenson, Sophia Hussain, Paul Edward Reilly, Andrew Mark Chaffer, Amanda Jane Marfleet[15][7]	4,653	0.3	−0.7
	Harmony Party	Reg Mahrra[7]	1,857	0.1	N/A
Turnout			1,359,210	33.1	-1.7

Anthea McIntyre became an MEP in November 2011 when the relevant provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon came into effect, her addition being based on the 2009 vote. Phil Bennion became an MEP on the resignation of Liz Lynne.

European Election 2009: West Midlands[16][17]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Bradbourn, Malcolm Harbour Anthea McIntyre, Michael Burnett, Mark Spelman, Daniel Dalton	396,847 (198,423.5)	28.1	+0.7
	UKIP	Mike Nattrass, Nikki Sinclaire Jill Seymour, Rustie Lee, Malcolm Hurst, Jonathan Oakton	300,471 (150,235.5)	21.3	+3.8
	Labour	Michael Cashman Neena Gill, Claire Edwards, Anthony Painter, Victoria Quinn, Mohammed Nazir	240,201	17.0	−6.4
	Liberal Democrat	Liz Lynne Phil Bennion, Susan Juned, Colin Ross, Stephen Barber, William Powell	170,246	12.0	−1.7
	BNP	Simon Darby, Alby Walker, Chris Turner, Ken Griffiths, Ellie Walker	121,967	8.6	+1.1
	Green	Felicity Norman, Peter Tinsley, Chris Williams, Ian Davison, Vicky Dunn, Dave Wall	88,244	6.2	+1.1
	English Democrats	David Lane, Frederick Bishop, John Lane, Graham Walker, Michael Ellis, Kim Gandy	32,455	2.3	N/A
	Christian	David Booth, Samuel Nelson, Abiodun Akiwumi, Yeside Oguntoye, Ade Raji, Maxine Hargreaves	18,784	1.3	N/A
	Socialist Labour	John Tyrrell, Satbir Singh Johal, Rajinder Claire, Bhagwant Singh, Surinder Pal Virdee, Shangra Singh Bhatoe	14,724	1.0	+0.4
	NO2EU	David Nellist, Dyal Singh Bagri, Malcolm Gribbin, Jo Stevenson, Peter MacLaren, Andy Chaffer	13,415	1.0	N/A
	Jury Team	Geoffery Coady, Graham Burton, Jeremy Spencer, David Bennett, Colin Thompson	8,721	0.6	N/A
	Libertas	Jimmy Millard, Bridget Rose, Zigi Davenport, Andrew Bebbington, David Black, Matthew Lingard	6,961	0.5	N/A
Turnout			1,413,036	34.8	−1.2

European Election 2004: West Midlands[18]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Bushill-Matthews, Philip Bradbourn, Malcolm Harbour Andrew Griffiths, Peter Butler, Michael John Burnett, Jeremy Lefroy	392,937 (130,979)	27.3	−10.6
	Labour	Michael Cashman, Neena Gill Susan Mary Hayman, Anthony Paul Carroll, Claire Edwards, Mohammad Nazir, Jane Louise Heggie	336,613 (168,306.5)	23.4	−4.6
	UKIP	Michael Nattrass Earl of Bradford, Denis Vernon Brookes, Richard John Chamings, Christopher Rupert Kingsley, Greville James Guy Warwick, Andrew Moore	251,366	17.5	+11.8
	Liberal Democrat	Liz Lynne Paul Calvin Tilsley, Phillip Bennion, Martin Marshall Turner, Nicola Sian Davies, Lorely Burt, Michael David Dixon	197,479	13.7	+2.4
	BNP	Simon Darby, Simon Charles Smith, Martin David Roberts, Robert Purcell, Mark Andrew Payne, Michael Coleman, William Thomas Locke[19]	107,794	7.5	+5.8
	Green	Chris Lennard, Felicity Mary Norman, David Wall, Barney Smith, Thomas Christopher Hellberg, Damon Leroy Hoppe, Rebecca Roseff	73,991	5.1	−0.6
	Respect	John Rees, Salma Yaqoob, Cheryl Jacqueline Naomi Garvey, Mohammad Naseem, Winifred Olive Mary Whitehouse, Anil Seera, Penelope Hicks	34,704	2.4	N/A
	Pensioners	Barry Hodgson	33,501	2.3	N/A
	Common Good	Dick Rodgers	8,650	0.6	N/A
Turnout			1,437,035	36.0	+15.0

European Election 1999: West Midlands[20]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Corrie, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Malcolm Harbour, Philip Bradbourn Richard Normington, Virginia Taylor, Mark Greenburgh, Michael Burnett	321,719 (80,429.75)	37.9	N/A
	Labour	Simon Murphy, Michael Cashman, Neena Gill Mike Tappin, David Hallam, Phil Davis, Nuala O'Kane, Brenda Etchells	237,671 (79,223.67)	28.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Liz Lynne Paul Tilsley, Susan Juned, Phillip Bennion, Joan Walmsley, Sardul Marwa, Jamie Calder, John Cordwell	95,769	11.3	N/A
	UKIP	Mike Nattrass, Paul Garratt, Jonathan Oakton, Richard Charnings, Douglas Hope, Ian Crompton, Richard Adams, Clive Easton	49,621	5.8	N/A
	Green	Felicity Norman, Guy Woodford, Paul Baptie, Hazel Clawley, Richard Mountford, Alan Clawley, Andrew Holtham, Elly Stanton	49,440	5.8	N/A
	Independent Labour	Christine Oddy	36,849	4.3	N/A
	Liberal	Michael Hyde, Robert Wheway, Colin Hallmark, Ann Winfield, Nicholas Brown, Anthony Bourko, David Hallmark, Joyce Millington	14,954	1.8	N/A
	BNP	Sharron Edwards, Simon Darby,[21] Stephen Edwards, Jeffrey Astbury, Keith Axon, Steven Batkin, Tommy Rogers, John Haycock	14,344	1.7	N/A
	Pro-Euro Conservative	Brendan Donnelly, Rob Coppinger, Tim Perkins, Diane Hazeldine, Andrew Notman, John Gretton, Steve Law, John Marshall	11,144	1.3	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Dave Nellist, John Rothery, Lanne Hubbard, Salman Mirzo, Natasha Millward, Robert Hope, James Cessford, Peter McNally	7,203	0.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Sonan Singh, Satbir Singh Johal, Judith Sambrook-Marshall, Surinder Pal Virdee, David Ayrton, Brenda Procter, Carlos Rule, Michael Atherton	5,257	0.6	N/A
	EDP English Freedom Party	Michael Gibbs	3,066	0.4	N/A
	Natural Law	Paul Davis, James Drewster, Huw Meads, Roger Gerrett, Mary Griffin, Roderic McCarthy, Brian Winstanley, Michael Twite	1,647	0.2	N/A
Turnout			848,684	21.0	N/A

References

1. West Midlands. European Parliament / Information Office in the United Kingdom.
2. Seat abolished due to Nice Treaty. Once provisions in the Lisbon Treaty are enacted, which require action from the Council, a seat will be restored.
3. Philip Bradbourn died on 19 December 2014 (BBC)
4. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/35135/DANIEL_DALTON_history.html
5. Liz Lynne stood down in February 2012 (BBC)
6. http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/919-we-announce-regional-mep-candidates-for-the-euro-elections-in-may
7. Rogers, Mark (24 April 2014). "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
10. http://www.libdemvoice.org/euro-selection-results-today-31902.html
11. http://greenparty.org.uk/elections.html
12. West Midlands candidates announced We Demand a Referendum Now
14. http://steveunclesenglishdemocrats.org/2014/03/16/english-democrats-2014-eu-elections-60-candidates-list-100-coverage-of-england/
15. http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/west-midlands-euro-candidates/
16. West Midlands Region: Statement of Persons Nominated
17. European Election 2009: West Midlands
18. "2004 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
19. http://web.archive.org/web/20040603104613/www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/wmcand.html
20. "1999 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
21. "BNP: Under the Skin". BBC News.

Bibliography

• MEPs by region: West Midlands constituency