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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT INFORMATION OFFICE IN THE UK

MEDIA GUIDE

2014 - 2019

This guide provides journalists with information on:

• The European Parliament and its activities

• The 2009 and 2014 European elections

• A Who’s Who in the European Parliament

• Press contacts

• What the UK Office does

Björn Kjellström Olga Dziewulska Head of UK Office Press Attachée Tel: 020 7227 4325 Tel: 020 7227 4335

Disclaimer: All information in this guide was true and correct at the time of publication. Updated information can be found on our website.

www.europarl.org.uk @EPinUK

Introduction by Björn Kjellström, Head of the European Parliament Information Office in the UK

Every 5 years over 500 million people in the EU have the power to choose who will represent them in the European Parliament, the world's most open and only directly elected international parliament.

Our mission is to raise awareness of its role and powers, of how political differences within it are played out and of how decisions taken by its Members affect the UK.

These decisions have a huge impact on everyday life and it makes a big difference who decides on our behalf.

Since journalists and the media in the UK play a key role in informing citizens about how the work of the European Parliament affects them, we hope that you will find this guide useful.

The European Parliament Information Office in the UK

Our Role:

We do our best to reach as broad a spectrum of society as we can – both face to face, online and in print. Our dedicated media team is there to answer your enquiries, direct you to information sources and arrange interviews with MEPs or the spokesperson's team. We organise media seminars on EU policy topics and thematic visits for journalists to Strasbourg and Brussels.

More generally, our outreach includes lots of events here at Europe House, in our office in Edinburgh and nationwide, bringing stakeholders and the public together with their MEPs, academics and think-tanks. Journalists are welcome to attend these. The team builds links with trade bodies, professions, organisations, NGOs and anyone else interested in European affairs and the role of the EP. We work closely with teachers, educationalists and bodies involved in active citizenship to produce free and neutral resources about the EP and EU, and each year, we answer thousands of enquiries and distribute publications.

We welcome interaction from the media and the public through our digital channels and are very active on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. Our comprehensive website provides you with information about what the EP does, how it works and who's who, including contact details of UK MEPs.

Press visits to the European Parliament

Journalists are welcome to visit MEPs at work in committee or plenary sessions to keep citizens and taxpayers informed about the work of their elected representatives.

We have a journalist visitors' programme which helps cover the cost of travel and accommodation for journalists visiting the Parliament when it meets in session in Brussels or Strasbourg.

Journalists are also invited to visit the European Parliament Audio visual studios whose services include:

- live video recording of plenary sessions (both satellite & web transmission). - committee meetings (webstreamed live & VOD). - broad news coverage of events available on the EbS satellite service. - audio recordings (& podcasts) of meetings/events and photo reportages.

To arrange a visit contact our London-based Press Attachée Olga Dziewulska: [email protected] or tel. 07786 060531.

Contents

EP PRESS CONTACTS

• Who's who? • European Parliament Information Office in the UK • Press contacts in Brussels or Strasbourg • Contact details of press officers by committee • EP Media services and products • Spokespeople of political groups in Brussels • UK political party press officers in Brussels • Press contacts in other EU institutions • Other organisations • Information for the public

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

• EU Institutions – basic facts • What do the EU institutions do? • European Parliament - Powers and Procedures • European Parliament - Key Dates • European Parliament - FAQs

EP ELECTIONS & RESULTS 2014

• European Parliament elections • Seats per country 2014 • Composition of the European Parliament 2014 (correct at July 2014) • Where do the UK political parties sit? • Summary of the electoral system in the UK for the European Parliament elections • How to become an MEP • Can anybody from the EU vote in the UK at European/local/general elections?

• Results of the 2014 European Elections • Overall distribution of votes and seats by party in the UK • Regional constituency distribution of UK seats, electorate and turnout 2009 and 2014 • Turnout by country 2009-2014 • Turnout trends UK/EU 2009-2014

• 2014 Election Results for the UK • Regions: • Eastern • East Midlands • London • North East 7

• North West • South East • South West • West Midlands • Yorkshire & the Humber • Scotland • Wales • Northern Ireland • Summary of results by party

UK MEPs

• Alphabetical list of the 73 UK MEPs • MEPs by political party • EU Constituencies in the UK: • Eastern • East Midlands • London • North East • North West • South East • South West • West Midlands • Yorkshire & the Humber • Scotland • Wales • Northern Ireland • UK Membership of Standing Committees • List of European Parliamentary Standing Committees • UK Party contacts

EP PRESS CONTACTS

Who’s who? European Parliament Information Office in the UK Europe House 32 Smith Square London SW1P 3EU Tel. 020 7227 4300 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/EPIOUK Twitter: @EPinUK

Björn Kjellström, Head of Office Tel. 020 7227 4325 Email: [email protected]

Olga Dziewulska, Press Attachée Tel. 020 7227 4335 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Office in Edinburgh The Tun 4 Jackson’s Entry Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8PJ Tel. 0131 557 7866 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @EP_Edinburgh

Per Johansson, Head of Office Tel. 0131 557 7865 Email: [email protected]

Our website: www.europarl.org.uk Our website gives you the latest news from the UK office and up-to-date contact details for UK MEPs, as well as the latest information about public events throughout the country. We have an area dedicated to our work in Scotland, a section for teachers and academics and an FAQ section. You can also find up-to-date contact details for all our staff in the UK.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/EPIOUK Twitter: @EPinUK @EPinUK_edu @EP_Edinburgh

Press contacts in Brussels and Strasbourg - getting in touch with the European Parliament:

Contact the central switchboard for press enquiries. Staff from the hotline provide information and transfer calls to the appropriate press officers: +32 22833000

EP Spokesman and Director for Media: Jaume Duch Tel. Brussels: +32 22843000 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388174705 Mobile: +32 496599476 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @jduch

Head of Press: Marjory Van Den Broeke Tel. Brussels: +32 22844304 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388174336 Mobile: +32 498983586 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @mvandenbroeke

President’s Cabinet: John Schranz Tel. +32 22844264 Tel. +33 388174076 Email: [email protected] Web: www.facebook.com/PresidentEP Twitter: @EP_President

Contact details of press officers by committee

AFET Vaclav LEBEDA +32 498983327 Foreign Affairs DROI Kristina ELEFTERIE +32 498983283 Human Rights SEDE Vaclav LEBEDA +32 498983327 Security and Defence DEVE Kristina ELEFTERIE +32 498983283 Development INTA Agnese KRIVADE +32 498983983 International Trade BUDG Eszter BALAZS +32 498983386 Budgets CONT Eszter BALAZS +32 498983386 Budgetary Control ECON Ron KORVER +32 498983588 Economic and Monetary Affairs Dorota KOLINSKA +32 498983280 EMIS Emission Measurements in the Janez VOUK +32 475784856 Automotive Sector EMPL Employment and Janez VOUK +32 498983337 Social Affairs ENVI Baptiste CHATAIN +32 498983402 Environment, Public Health and Food Marie BOURSIQUOT +32 473840364 Safety ITRE Sara AHNBORG +32 498981336 Industry, Research and Energy Raluca HULUBAN +32 498983334 IMCO Internal Market and Gediminas VILKAS +32 498983330 Consumer Protection TRAN Transport and Jaan SOONE +32 498983329 Tourism REGI Regional Armin WISDORFF +32 498981345 Development AGRI Jan JAKUBOV +32 498983590

Agriculture and Rural Development PECH Armin WISDORFF +32 498981345 Fisheries CULT Culture and Cornelia GUSA +32 22832601 Education JURI Niina SALORANTA +32 473840365 Legal Affairs LIBE Isabel Teixeira +32 498983336 Civil Liberties, NADKARNI Justice and Home Affairs Rikke ULDALL +32 498983257 AFCO Delphine COLARD +32 498984485 Constitutional Affairs FEMM Women’s Rights and Maja OREL SCHWARZ +32 473864974 Gender Equality TAXE2 Tax Rulings and Other Measures Hyun-Sung KHANG +32 2 28 34710 Similar in Nature or Effect PETI Maja OREL SCHWARZ +32 473864974 Petitions Niina SALORANTA +32 473840365

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/contacts-and-services/content

EP media services and products The European Parliament’s main website, www.europarl.europa.eu has a dedicated press section www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en with:

• top news stories • daily press releases • webstreamed Parliamentary sessions • press archives.

You can also sign up to receive daily press updates on this page.

For background information on the various legislative activities of the Parliament use the search engine on the Legislative Observatory: www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil

You can also find the European Parliament on: • www.facebook.com/europeanparliament • @Europarl_EN • www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament

The latest press updates on Twitter: @EuroParlPress

The EP Newshub, www.epnewshub.eu, is the place to find all the MEPs’ and the political groups’ Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, personal blogs and so on.

Agenda: Each Friday the press service publishes a guide to events of media interest coming up in the next 7 days. This includes a highlights page, the plenary agenda, a list of all committee meetings, a timetable of press conferences and information on the EP President’s activities. Website: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/agenda

Newsletter: Ahead of each plenary, the press service produces a guide for journalists to what is coming up on the session agenda: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/plenary

Pre-session press briefings: On the Friday morning before each Strasbourg plenary session, a press briefing takes place in Brussels with spokespeople from various political groups. The Parliament’s spokespeople summarise the main events to come and the group speakers set out their priorities. You can follow these briefings live on EbS: audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu/ebs

European Parliament audiovisual services: A wide range of technical facilities for radio and television, including six radio studios, two multimedia studios and a brand new TV studio, are available free of charge in Brussels. An equal level of services is available in Strasbourg.

TV studio and crew bookings: Tel. Brussels: +32 22842010 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388172010 Email: [email protected]

Radio studio bookings: Tel. Brussels: +32 22844401 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388174442 Email: [email protected]

Media hotline: The Hotline Newsdesk offers assistance to TV and radio journalists in finding relevant information on EP activities and MEPs. Tel. Brussels: +32 22842800 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388172800 Email: [email protected]

Accreditation: Journalists, photographers and audiovisual teams need to apply for press accreditation and/or a special audiovisual accreditation in order to enter and work inside Parliament’s premises.

TV and radio accreditation: Tel. Brussels: +32 22844817 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388174561 Email: [email protected]

Written press accreditation: Tel. Brussels: +32 22841528 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388174405 Email: [email protected]

The audiovisual website: audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu This website is specifically designed to meet the needs of TV and radio media professionals and to promote all EP audio visual productions, services and facilities. The website gives easy access to all news coverage and archive material, available to download both in high and low quality.

• Fast and simple transfer of audiovisual material in broadcast quality. • Live streaming. • Media packs.

Archives: The Media Library offers copyright-free audiovisual material (images, sound and photos). For a search of the footage archive or to order from the archives email [email protected]

EbS — Europe by Satellite: EbS provides video, photo and sound coverage of European news. The programming consists of a mix of live events, news items and stockshots on EU policies and issues. All material is available in professional format. Tel. Brussels: +32 22832435 Tel. Strasbourg: +33 388175011 Email: [email protected] Website: audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu/ebs

Spokespeople of political groups in Brussels

Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) (EPP Group) Pedro López de Pablo Tel. +32 475493352 Email: [email protected] Website: www.eppgroup.eu

Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D Group) Utta Tuttlies Tel. + 32 473853407 Email: [email protected] Website: www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE Group) Neil Corlett Tel. +32 478782284 Email: [email protected] Website: www.alde.eu

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA Group) Website: www.greens-efa.eu

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR Group) James Holtum Tel. +32 473861762 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ecrgroup.eu

Confederal Group of the European United Left — Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL Group) Gay Kavanagh Tel. +32 473842320 Email: [email protected] Website: www.guengl.eu

Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD Group) Hermann Kelly Tel. +32 477935940 Email: [email protected] Website: www.efdgroup.eu

Non-attached (NI) Eduardo Bugalho Tel. +32 476214635 Email: [email protected]

UK political party press officers in Brussels Conservative: John Furbisher Tel. +32 498984760 Email: [email protected]

Liberal Democrat: Paul Haydon Tel. +44 7988395025 Email: [email protected]

Labour: Shamik Das Tel. +32 479790053 Email: [email protected]

UK Independence Party: http://www.ukipmeps.org/

Greens: Website: www.greens-efa.eu

Plaid Cymru/SNP: Steven Cornelius Tel. +32 473560967 Email: [email protected]

Sinn Féin: Domhnall Doherty Tel. +32 487190125 Email: padraigdomhnall.doherty@ ep.europa.eu

Press contacts in other EU institutions European Commission, London Mark English, Head of Media Tel. 020 7973 1986 General press office (including out-of-office contacts): 020 7973 1971 Email: [email protected] Website: ec.europa.eu (European Commission main web page) and ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom Facebook: www.facebook.com/ECinUK Twitter: @EUlondonrep

European Commission, Belfast Catherine McShane, Press Officer Tel. 028 90 240708 Email: [email protected]

European Commission, Cardiff Rachael Davies, Press Officer Tel. 029 20 895020 Email: [email protected]

European Commission, Edinburgh Caroline Winchester, Press Officer Tel. 0131 225 2058 Email: [email protected]

Council of the European Union, Brussels Guy Milton, Head of Media relations Tel. +32 22818519 Mobile: +32 477670660 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @EUCouncilPress

Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg Press and Information Division — United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta Christopher Fretwell Tel. +352 43033355/3366 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @EUCourtPress

Court of Auditors, Luxembourg Damijan Fišer, Press Officer Tel. +352 439845410 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @EUAuditorsECA

European Ombudsman, Strasbourg Gundi Gadesmann, Media and External Relations Officer Tel. +32 22842609

Email: [email protected] Twitter: @EUombudsman

European Investment Bank, London office 1 Royal Exchange Buildings London EC3V 3LF Tel. 020 7375 9660

European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main Michael Steen, Head of Global Media Relations Division Tel. +49 6913447457 Email: [email protected]

Other organisations

UK Electoral Commission Tel. 020 7271 0704 Email: [email protected] Website: www.electoralcommission.org.uk

Information for the public

Europe Direct: This Europe-wide information network operates a free helpline to answer questions on the EU from the general public. Tel. 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 Website: europa.eu/europedirect/index_en.htm

Your Europe Help and advice on your rights in the EU Website: europa.eu/youreurope

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

European Institutions - Basic Facts:

What do the EU institutions do?

In the EU’s unique institutional set-up:

• the EU’s broad priorities are set by the European Council, which brings together national and EU-level leaders; • directly elected MEPs represent European citizens in the European Parliament; • the interests of the EU as a whole are promoted by the European Commission, whose members are approved by the European Parliament; • governments defend their own country’s national interests in the Council of the European Union.

Setting the agenda:

The European Council sets the EU’s overall political direction — but has no powers to pass laws. Led by its President and comprising national Heads of State or Government and the President of the Commission, it meets for a few days at a time at least every 6 months.

Law-making:

There are three main institutions involved in EU legislation: • the European Parliament, which represents the EU’s citizens and is directly elected by them. • the Council of the European Union, which represents the governments of the individual member countries. The Presidency of the Council is shared by the Member States on a rotating basis. • the European Commission, which represents the interests of the Union as a whole.

Together, these three institutions produce the policies and laws that apply throughout the EU. In principle, the Commission proposes new laws, and the Parliament and Council adopt them. The Commission and the Member States then implement them, and the Commission ensures that the laws are properly applied.

Useful link: EUR-Lex — Access to European Union law eur-lex.europa.eu

European Parliament — Powers and procedures Directly elected by EU voters every 5 years, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) represent the people. The European Parliament is one of the EU’s main law-making institutions, along with the Council of the European Union.

The European Parliament has three main roles: • debating and passing European laws, with the Council; • scrutinising other EU institutions, particularly the Commission, to make sure they are working democratically; • debating and adopting the EU’s budget, with the Council.

Beyond these official powers the Parliament also works closely with national parliaments of EU countries. Regular joint parliamentary assemblies allow for a better inclusion of national perspectives into the Parliament’s deliberations.

European Parliament — Key dates

1952 — Parliament founded (as Consultative Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community); Members nominated by governments

1979 — First European Parliament elections

1999 — Fifth European elections — proportional representation used for the first time in the UK

2004 — European elections in 25 countries following enlargement of the EU by 10 new Member States

2007 — Bulgaria and Romania join the EU

2009 — European elections in 27 EU Member States

2013 — Croatia joins the EU

2014 — European elections in 28 EU Member States

2019 — Next European elections in Member States

European Parliament — FAQs

What is the budget of the European Parliament? The budget for the European Parliament in 2014 is €1.756 billion. This covers staff costs, buildings, MEP travel allowances and expenses, and includes the costs of translating documents into the EU’s 24 working languages. It also includes the cost of moving MEPs and staff between Brussels and Strasbourg.

Why does the EP have three homes? The EU Treaty — unanimously agreed by all Member States — stipulates that the European Parliament shall meet in Strasbourg. With parliamentary committees — and some sessions of the full parliament — meeting in Brussels, and with part of its staff working in Luxembourg, Parliament currently has three homes. Most MEPs oppose this situation but unless there is a change to the Treaty, there is nothing MEPs can do about it.

What are MEPs’ salaries and expenses? A new Statute for Members of the European Parliament came into effect following the European Parliament elections in June 2009. The Statute sets the monthly salary for all MEPs at 38.5 % of the basic salary of a Judge in the European Court of Justice (May 2014: €8 020.53), ending the pay disparities between Members, who previously received the same salaries as members of their national parliaments.

Under the new system, MEPs’ salaries are paid by the EU. They pay income tax to the EU budget plus, in the case of UK MEPs, additional taxation to HMRC so that they pay the same level of taxation overall as any other UK resident on that pay scale.

When the new Statute was introduced, MEPs had the option to stay on the old system, whereby MEPs earn the same basic salary as a backbench member of the House of Commons (£67 060 per annum in April 2014). A number of MEPs from the UK chose to retain the former salary system.

As well as travel expenses for attending official meetings of the Parliament and its committees, MEPs are entitled to a number of allowances to cover the costs of office administration and support staff. Under a reform of the Parliament’s expenses system in 2009, MEPs’ travel expenses are no longer refunded on a flat-rate basis. Instead, all MEPs now have their expenses reimbursed on the basis of actual costs incurred.

How many languages are spoken in the EP? The EU recognises 24 official languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish. The 24 official languages make a total of 552 possible combinations, since each language can be translated into 23 others. How many translators and how many interpreters work for the EP and at what cost? The European Parliament at present employs around 700 full-time translators and 430 staff interpreters.

MEPs have the right to speak, listen, read or write in any of the EU’s 24 official languages. This policy of multilingualism costs about one quarter of the Parliament’s total expenditure.

How many people does the EP employ as a whole? (not including MEP assistants) 7 065, including both permanent officials and temporary staff (May 2014 figures).

How many parties are represented in the EP — how many from the UK? There are over 200 political parties represented in the European Parliament, from 28 Member States.

From the UK, 10 parties are represented: Conservatives; Labour; Liberal Democrats; UK Independence Party; Green Party; Scottish National Party; Plaid Cymru; Sinn Féin; Ulster Unionist Party; and Democratic Unionist Party.

Ashley Fox MEP leads the Conservative MEPs from the UK.

Glenis Willmott MEP is leader of the Labour MEPs.

Roger Helmer MEP (UKIP) leads the UKIP MEPs.

Diane Dodds MEP from the Democratic Unionist Party does not belong to any of the political groups and is non-attached.

EP ELECTIONS

RESULTS 2014

Seats per country:

Source: European Parliament

Composition of the European Parliament (correct at July 2014). Total membership: 751

To form a political group in the new parliament, there must be at least 25 Members from at least seven Member States.

Election results 2014

EU-wide turnout final results: 42,54% (source European Parliament)

Source: European Parliament, situation 1st July 2014 (European Parliament July opening session)

Where do the UK political parties sit? Situation at 1 July 2014 (European Parliament July opening session)

Political Group Acronym Total UK party UK member members s European People’s EPP 221 0 Party (Christian Democrats) Progressive S&D 191 Labour 20 Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Alliance of ALDE 68 Liberal 1 Liberals and Democrats Democrats for Europe Greens/European Greens 50 Greens 3 Free Alliance EFA SNP 2 Plaid Cymru 1 European ECR 70 Conservative 19 Conservatives and Ulster Unionist 1 Reformists Party Group of the GUE/ NGL 51 Sinn Féin 1 United Left/Nordic Green Left Europe of Freedom EFDD 48 UK 24 and Direct Independence Democracy Party Non attached NI 52 (DUP) 1

Source: European Parliament.

Great Britain Summary table 2014 opening session

Summary table by European political group and national political party

Parties % Seats EPP S&D ECR ALDE GUE/NGL Greens/EFA EFDD Nl UKIP 27.49 24 24 Lab. 25.40 20 20

Cons. 23.93 19 19 GP 7.87 3 3 LDP 6.87 1 1 SNP 2.46 2 2 BNP 1.14 0 PL-PW 0.71 1 1 Other parties GB 4.13 0

Total 100 70 0 20 19 1 0 6 24 0

EPP: Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe GUE/NGL: European United Left/Nordic Green Left Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance EFDD: Europe of freedom and direct democracy Group Nl: Non-attached Members - Members not belonging to any political group

UKIP: United Kingdom Independence Party Lab.: Labour Party Cons.: Conservative Party GP: Green Party LDP: Liberal Democrats Party SNP: Scottish National Party BNP: The British National Party PL-PW: Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales Other parties GB: Other parties Great Britain

Source: European Parliament.

Northern Ireland Summary table 2014 opening session

2014 opening session

Parties % Seats EPP S&D ECR ALDE GUE/NGL Greens/EFA EFDD Nl SF 25.52 1 1 DUP 20.95 1 1 UUP 13.33 1 1 SDLP 13.03 0 Other parties NI 27.17 0

Total 100 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

SF: Sinn Féin DUP: Democraric Unionist Party UUP: Ulster Unionist Party/Conservative and Ulster Unionist Alliance SDLP: Social Democratic and Labour Party Other parties NI: Other parties Northern Ireland

Source: European Parliament.

Summary of the electoral system in the UK for the European Parliament elections In England, Scotland and Wales the voting system for the European elections is the d’Hondt system of proportional representation — regional closed list. In Northern Ireland the system is the single transferable vote.

• There are 12 regional constituencies, which return from 3 to 10 MEPs. • Ballot papers contain the names of all candidates, listed by party. • Seats are allocated to parties in accordance with their share of the total vote in the constituency (with the exception of Northern Ireland — see below: How to become an MEP). • Within the parties, seats are allocated in the order shown on the list.

How to become an MEP For England, Scotland and Wales, the nomination of candidates and placing them in order on the list is a matter for the political party concerned. This is known as the closed-list system; an open-list, or preferential, system allows the voter a say over the order of candidates within each list. Each party has its own internal selection procedure.

Northern Ireland, like the Republic of Ireland, uses the single transferable vote system.

Anyone wishing to form a new party (which must be registered with the Electoral Commission), or to stand as an independent candidate, needs to contact the electoral office of the local council. Nominations have to be accompanied by a deposit of £5 000 (per list, or per individual candidate). This deposit is refundable to those polling at least 2.5 % of the vote in that region.

Where an MEP resigns or dies in mid-term, the next person on that political party’s list from that electoral region is invited to take up the seat. For Northern Ireland a new Statutory Instrument was published in March 2010 (Number 1175) to clarify when a political party can nominate the replacement MEP and when a by-election would be needed.

• It is not possible to be a member of a national parliament at the same time as being an MEP — so when Caroline Lucas was elected to the House of Commons in May 2010, she automatically gave up her seat in the European Parliament. • It is illegal to stand for the European Parliament in more than one Member State (although it is possible for a UK citizen to stand in another EU Member State and for a non-UK EU citizen to stand in the UK). • EU citizens who are disqualified from standing under their own national rules may not stand in the UK (this applies, for example, to police officers in Hungary, to TV directors in Spain, and bank directors in Austria, but does not apply to Ireland or Commonwealth countries).

Can anybody from the EU vote in the UK at European/local/general elections? • European elections: Citizens of all European Union countries are entitled to vote in 34

European elections in another EU country provided they are resident in that country. This applies to UK citizens living in another EU country and vice versa. Citizens may only vote once, however.

• Local elections: For local elections, the same rules apply — an EU national resident in the UK who applies to go on the electoral register may vote in UK local elections; a UK national, resident in another EU country, can register to vote in local elections in that country.

• General elections: For general elections, EU nationals resident in the UK are not entitled to vote. The exceptions to this are Irish nationals and citizens of EU Member States which are also Commonwealth countries, i.e. Malta and Cyprus.

More information can be found on the Electoral Commission’s website: www.electoralcommission.org.uk

Source: European Parliament

Summary of the electoral system in the UK for European Parliament elections

In England, Scotland and Wales the voting system for the European elections is the d'Hondt system of proportional representation - regional closed list. In Northern Ireland the system is the Single Transferable Vote.

. There are 12 regional constituencies, which return from 3 to 10 MEPs.

. Ballot papers contain the names of all candidates, listed by party.

. Seats are allocated to parties in accordance with their share of the total vote in the constituency (with the exception of Northern Ireland - see below: How to Become an MEP).

. Within the parties, seats are allocated in the order shown on the list.

How to become an MEP

For England, Scotland and Wales, the nomination of candidates and placing them in order on the list is a matter for the political party concerned. This is known as the closed-list system; an open list, or preferential, system allows the voter a say over the order of candidates within each list. Each party has its own internal selection procedure.

Northern Ireland, like the Republic of Ireland, uses the Single Transferable Vote system.

Anyone wishing to form a new party (which must be registered with the Electoral Commission), or to stand as an independent candidate, needs to contact the electoral office of the local council. Nominations have to be accompanied by a deposit of £5000 (per list, or per individual candidate). This deposit is refundable to those polling at least 2.5% of the vote in that region.

Where an MEP resigns or dies in mid-term, the next person on that political party's list from that electoral region is invited to take up the seat. For Northern Ireland a new Statutory Instrument was published in March 2010 (Number 1175) to clarify when a political party can nominate the replacement MEP and when a by-election would be needed.

. It is not possible to be a member of a national parliament at the same time as being an MEP - so when Caroline Lucas was elected to the House of Commons in May 2010, she automatically gave up her seat in the European Parliament.

. It is illegal to stand for the European Parliament in more than one Member State (although it is possible for a UK citizen to stand in another EU Member State and for a non-UK EU citizen to stand in the UK).

. EU citizens who are disqualified from standing under their own national rules may not stand in the UK (this applies, for example, to police officers in Hungary, to TV directors in Spain, and bank directors in Austria, but does not apply to Ireland or Commonwealth countries).

Can anybody from the EU vote in the UK at European/local/general elections?

. European elections: Citizens of all European Union countries are entitled to vote in European Elections in another EU country provided they are resident in that country. This applies to UK citizens living in another EU country and vice-versa. Citizens may only vote once, however.

. Local elections: For local elections, the same rules apply – an EU national resident in the UK who applies to go on the electoral register may vote in UK local elections; a UK- national resident in another EU country can register to vote in local elections in that country.

. General elections: For general elections, EU nationals resident in the UK are not entitled to vote. The exceptions to this are Irish nationals and citizens of EU Member States which are also Commonwealth countries: ie Malta and Cyprus.

More information can be found on the UK Electoral Commission's website: www.electoralcommission.org.uk/

Results of the 2014 European elections

Overall distribution of votes and seats by party in the UK

Party Votes % valid votes Relevant No of constituencies seats UK Independence Party 4,352,051 27.49% England, 24 Scotland, Wales,

Labour Party 4,020,646 25.40% England, 20 Scotland, Wales

Conservative Party 3,788,405 23.93% England, 19 Scotland, Wales

Green Party 1,244,975 7.87% England, 3 Scotland, Wales

Liberal Democrats 1,087,632 6.87% England 1

Scottish National Party 501,367 2.46% Scotland 2

Plaid Cymru 111,864 0.71% Wales 1

Sinn Féin 159,813 25.52% Northern Ireland 1

Democratic Unionist Party 131,163 20.95% Northern Ireland 1

Ulster Unionist Party 83,438 13.33% Northern Ireland 1

Source: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

Regional constituency distribution of UK seats, electorate and turnout 2009 and 2014

2014 1 2009 2

Seats Electorate % turnout Seats Electorate % turnout 3 Eastern 7 4,369,382 36.0 7 4,252,669 38.01

East Midlands 5 3,375,665 33.2 5 3,312,592 37.36

London 8 5,490,248 40.1 8 5,257,624 33.53

North East 3 1,968,780 30.9 3 1,939,709 30.54

North West 8 5,267,777 33.3 8 5,207,282 31.90

South East 10 6,441,003 36.3 10 6,231,875 37.75

South West 6 4,059,889 36.9 6 3,998,479 39.04

West Midlands 7 4,105,904 33.1 6 4,056,370 35.07

Yorkshire & the 6 3,868,192 33.5 6 3,788,761 32.51 Humber Scotland 6 4,016,735 33.4 6 3,872,975 28.63

Wales 4 2,291,186 32.0 4 2,252,311 30.53

Northern Ireland 3 1,226,771 51.0 3 1,141,979 42.81

1 Source: House of Commons Research Paper 2 Source: Regional Returning Officers. Calculations: European Parliament 3 Total number of ballots returned/cast as % of electorate. 41

Table of turnout by country 2009-2014

2014 1 20092 Electorate Votes cast % turnout Electorate Votes cast % turnout United Kingdom 46,481,532 16,454,9493 35.44 45,313,757 15,724,350 34.7 Austria 6,410,602 2,909,497 45.4 6,362,633 2,699,240 42.4 Belgium5 7,948,854 7,125,161 89.6 7,760,436 7,014,415 90.4 Bulgaria 6,543,423 2,361,966 36.1 6,684,770 2,601,677 38.9 Croatia 3,767,343 950,980 25.2 - - - Cyprus 606,916 266,891 526,060 312,479 59.4 Czech Republic 8,395,132 1,527,367 18.2 8,401,374 2,369,137 28.2 Denmark 4,141,329 2,332,217 56.3 4,056,862 2,414,482 59.5 Estonia 902,873 329,766 36.5 909,326 399,181 43.9 Finland 4,440,297 1,738,037 39.1 4,131,827 1,670,486 40.4 France 46,544,712 19,747,893 42.4 44,282,679 18,000,454 40.6 Germany 61,998,824 29,843,798 48.1 62,202,967 26,924,813 43.3 Greece 9,907,995 5,942,196 60.0 9,995,992 5,261,306 52.6 Hungary 8,041,386 2,329,304 29.0 8,041,322 2,917,299 36.3 Ireland 3,245,348 1,701,942 52.4 3,258,320 1,875,920 57.6 Italy 49,256,169 28,908,004 58.7 50,342,153 32,748,675 65.1 Latvia 1,472,478 445,225 30.2 1,490,923 791,486 53.1 Lithuania 2,557,950 1,211,279 47.4 2,692,383 563,186 20.9 Luxembourg 264,433 226,218 85.5 240,676 230,180 95.6 Malta 344,356 257,588 74.8 322,411 254,039 78.8 Netherlands 12,815,496 4,782,251 37.3 12,378,500 4,573,743 36.9 Poland 30,636,537 7,297,490 23.8 30,552,760 7,497,296 24.5 Portugal 9,702,657 3,283,610 33.8 9,683,053 3,561,355 36.8 Romania 18,221,061 5,911,794 32.4 18,197,316 5,034,659 27.7

3 Source: House of Commons Research Paper, valid votes. 4 Source: House of Commons Research Paper, valid votes. Electoral Commission's percentage of 35,6 includes invalid votes. 5 Voting in Belgium is obligatory. 42

Slovakia 4,414,433 576,437 13.1 4,345,773 852,517 19.6 Slovenia 1,710,856 419,661 24.5 1,699,755 473,018 27.8 Spain 36,514,084 15,998,141 43.8 34,570,130 15,761,963 45.6 Sweden 7,359,962 3,758,951 51.1 7,088,303 3,227,561 45.5 TOTAL 394,647,011 167,165,225 43.09 392,620,764 165,573,917 43.0

Source: European Parliament, House of Commons Research Paper.

Turnout trends UK/EU 1979-2014 (in percentage)

Source: European Parliament

2014 election results for the UK

Eastern 7 MEPs page .. East Midlands 5 MEPs page .. London 8 MEPs page .. North East 3 MEPs page .. North West 8 MEPs page .. South East 10 MEPs page .. South West 6 MEPs page .. West Midlands 7 MEPs page .. Yorkshire and the Humber 6 MEPs page .. Scotland 6 MEPs page .. Wales 4 MEPs page .. Northern Ireland 3 MEPs page ..

EASTERN

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Patrick O'FLYNN UKIP 2. Vicky FORD Conservative 3. Richard HOWITT (1) Labour 4. Stuart AGNEW UKIP 5. Geoffrey VAN ORDEN Conservative 6. Tim AKER UKIP 7. David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN Conservative

(1)In November 2016 Richard Howitt stood down as an MEP. Alex Mayer has now taken office as a Labour MEP for the Eastern region.

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2009 & 2014 - Eastern

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 7) Votes (total 7) United Kingdom Independence Party 542,812 34.5 3 Conservative Party 500,331 31.21 3 Conservative Party 446,569 28.4 3 United Kingdom Independence Party 313,921 19.58 2 Labour Party 271,601 17.3 1 Liberal Democrats 221,235 13.79 1 Green Party 133,331 8.5 0 Labour Party 167,833 10.47 1 Liberal Democrats 108,010 6.9 - Green Party 141,016 8.79 - An Independence from Europe 26,564 1.7 - British National Party 97,013 6.05 - English Democrats 16,497 1.1 - United Kingdom First 38,185 2.38 - British National Party 12 465 0.8 - English Democrats 32,211 2.01 - Christian People's Alliance 11,627 0.7 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 24,646 1.54 - Lordship" NO2EU 4,870 0.3 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 13,939 0.87 - Animals Count 13,201 0.82 - Socialist Labour Party 13,599 0.85 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 9,940 0.62 - Independent 9,916 0.62 - Jury Team 6,354 0.39 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,574,346 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,603,340 Spoiled/rejected 6,937 Spoiled/rejected 13,164 Total verified votes 2014 1,581,283 Total verified votes 2009 1,616,504 Electorate 2014 4,369,382 Electorate 2009 4,252,669 Region's turnout 36.0% Region's turnout 38.01% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament

Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

EAST MIDLANDS

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Roger HELMER UKIP 2. Emma McCLARKIN Conservative 3. Glenis WILLMOTT Labour 4. Margaret PARKER UKIP 5. Andrew LEWER Conservative

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 200 - East Midlands

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 5) Votes (total 5) United Kingdom Independence Party 368,734 32.9 2 Conservative Party 370,275 30.15 2 Conservative Party 291,270 26.0 2 United Kingdom Independence Party 201,984 16.45 1 Labour Party 279,363 24.9 1 Labour Party 206,945 16.85 1 Green Party 67,066 6.0 - Liberal Democrats 151,428 12.33 1 Liberal Democrat 60,772 5.4 - British National Party 106,319 8.66 - An Independence from Europe 21,384 1.9 - Green Party 83,939 6.84 - British National Party 18,326 1.6 - English Democrats 28,498 2.32 - English Democrats 11,612 1.0 - United Kingdom First 20,561 1.67 - Harmony Party 2,194 0.2 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 17,907 1.46 - Lordship" - Socialist Labour Party 13,590 1.11 - - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 11,375 0.93 - - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 7,882 0.64 - - Jury Team 7,362 0.59 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,120,721 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,406,706 Spoiled/rejected 3,425 Spoiled/rejected 6,380 Total verified votes 2014 1,124,146 Total verified votes 2009 1,413,086 Electorate 2014 3,375,665 Electorate 2009 3,220,019 Region's turnout 33.2% Region's turnout 43.88% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 38.83%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

LONDON

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Claude MORAES Labour 2. Syed KAMALL Conservative 3. Mary HONEYBALL Labour 4. Gerard BATTEN UKIP 5. Lucy ANDERSON Labour 6. Charles TANNOCK Conservative 7. Seb DANCE Labour 8. Jean LAMBERT Green

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - London

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 8) Votes (total 8) Labour Party 806,959 36.7 4 Conservative Party 479,037 27.36 3 Conservative Party 495,639 22.5 2 Labour Party 372,590 21.28 2 United Kingdom Independence Party 371,133 16.9 1 Liberal Democrats 240,156 13.72 1 Green Party 196,419 8.9 1 Green Party 190,589 10.88 1 Liberal Democrat 148,013 6.7 0 United Kingdom Independence Party 188,440 10.76 1 4 Freedoms Party 28,014 1.3 - British National Party 86,420 4.94 - An Independence from Europe 26,675 1.2 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 51,336 2.93 - Lordship" Christian Peoples Alliance 23,702 1.1 - Independent (Jan Jananayagam) 50,014 2.86 - National Health Action Party 23,253 1.1 - English Democrats 24,477 1.39 - Animal Welfare Party 21,092 1.0 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 17,758 1.02 - British National Party 19,246 0.9 - Socialist Labour Party 15,306 0.87 - Europeans Party 10,712 0.5 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 8,444 0.48 - English Democrats 10,142 0.5 - Jury Team 7,284 0.42 - Communities United Party 6,951 0.3 - Independent (Steven Cheung) 4.918 0.28 - National Liberal Party 6,736 0.3 - Socialist Party of Great Britain 4,050 0.23 - NO2EU 3,804 0.2 - Yes 2 Europe 3,384 0.19 - Harmony Party 1,985 0.1 Independent (Steven Cheung) 4,918 0.28 Independent (Sohale Rahman) 3,248 0.19 - Independent (Gene Alcantara) 1,972 0.11 - Independent (Haroon Saad) 1,603 0.09 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 2,200,475 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,885,449 Spoiled/rejected 25,207 Spoiled/rejected 17,905 Total verified votes 2014 2,225,682 Total verified votes 2009 1,903,354 Electorate 2014 5,490,248 Electorate 2009 5,054,957 Region's turnout 40.1% Region's turnout 37.65% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 38.83%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote 51

NORTH EAST

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Jude KIRTON-DARLING Labour 2. Jonathan ARNOTT UKIP 3. Paul BRANNEN Labour

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - North East

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 3) Votes (total 3) Labour Party 221,988 36.5 2 Labour Party 147,338 24.98 1 United Kingdom Independence Party 177,600 29.2 1 Conservative Party 116,911 19.82 1 Conservative Party 107,733 17.7 0 Liberal Democrats 103,644 17.57 1 Liberal Democrat 36,093 5.9 - United Kingdom Independe nce 90,700 15.38 - Party Green Party 31,605 5.2 - Green Party 34,081 5.78 - An Independence from Europe 13,934 2.3 - British National Party 52,700 8.93 - British National Party 10,360 1.7 - English Democrats 13,007 2.21 - English Democrats 9,279 1.5 - Socialist Labour Party 10,238 1.74 - - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 8,066 1.37 - - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 7,263 1.23 - Lordship" - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 3,010 0.51 - - Jury Team 2,904 0.49 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 608,652 Total valid votes cast 2009 589,862 Spoiled/rejected 2,116 Spoiled/rejected 2,579 Total verified votes 2014 610,768 Total verified votes 2009 592,441 Electorate 2014 1,968,780 Electorate 2009 1,939,709 Region's turnout 30.9% Region's turnout 30.54% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

NORTH WEST

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Theresa GRIFFIN Labour 2. Paul NUTTALL UKIP 3. Jacqueline FOSTER Conservative 4. Afzal KHAN Labour 5. Louise BOURS UKIP 6. Julie WARD Labour 7. Sajjad KARIM Conservative 8. Steven WOOLFE (1) UKIP

(1) In October 2016 Steven Woolfe left UKIP and now sits as an independent MEP.

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - North West

2014 2009 Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 8) Votes (total 8) Labour Party 594,063 33.9 3 Conservative Party 423,174 25.62 3 United Kingdom Independence Party 481,932 27,5 3 Labour Party 336,831 20.39 2 Conservative Party 351,985 20.1 2 Liberal Democrats 235,639 14.27 1 Green Party 123,075 7.0 - United Kingdom Independence Party 261,740 15.85 1 Liberal Democrats 105,487 6.0 - British National Party 132,094 7.99 1 British National Party 32,826 1.9 - Green Party 127,133 7.69 - An Independence from Europe 26,731 1.5 - English Democrats 40,027 2.42 - English Democrats 19,522 1.1 - Socialist Labour Party 26,224 1.59 - Pirate Party 8,597 0.5 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 25,999 1.57 - Lordship" NO2EU 5,402 0.3 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 23,580 1.43 - Socialist Equality Party 5,067 0.3 - Jury Team 8,783 0.53 - - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 6,980 0.42 - - Independent (Francis Apaloo) 3,621 0.22 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,784,687 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,651,825 Spoiled/rejected 9,029 Spoiled/rejected 9,304 Total verified votes 2014 1,763,716 Total verified votes 2009 1,661,309 Electorate 2014 5,267,777 Electorate 2009 5,207,282 Region's turnout 33.3% Region's turnout 31.90% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

SOUTH EAST

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Nigel FARAGE UKIP 2. Daniel HANNAN Conservative 3. Janice ATKINSON UKIP 4. Nirj DEVA Conservative 5. Anneliese DODDS Labour 6. Diane JAMES (1) UKIP 7. Richard ASHWORTH Conservative 8. Keith TAYLOR Green 9. Catherine BEARDER Liberal Democrat 10. Ray FINCH UKIP

(1) In November 2016 Diane James left UKIP and now sits as an independent MEP.

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - South East

2014 2009 Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 10) Votes (total 10) United Kingdom Independence Party 751,439 32.1 4 Conservative Party 812,288 34.79 4 Conservative Party 723,571 30.9 3 United Kingdom Independence Party 440,002 18.84 2 Labour Party 342,775 14.7 1 Liberal Democrats 330,340 14.15 2 Green Party 211,706 9.1 1 Green Party 271,506 11.63 1 Liberal Democrat 187,876 8.0 1 Labour Party 192,592 8.25 1 An Independence from Europe 45,199 1.9 - British National Party 101,769 4.36 - English Democrats 17,771 0.8 - English Democrats 52,526 2.25 - British National Party 16,909 0.7 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 35,712 1.53 - Lordship" Christian People's Alliance 14,893 0.6 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 21,455 0.92 - The Peace Party 10,130 0.4 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 16,767 0.72 - Socialist Party of Great Britain 5,454 0.2 - Socialist Labour Party 15,484 0.66 - The Roman Party 2,997 0.1 - United Kingdom First 15,261 0.65 - YOURvoice 2,932 0.1 - Jury Team 14,172 0.61 - Liberty Great Britain 2,494 0.1 - Peace Party - Non-.Violence, Justice, 9,534 0.41 - Environment Harmony Party 1,904 0.08 - Roman Party.Avel 5,450 0.23 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 2,338,050 Total valid votes cast 2009 2,334,858 Spoiled/rejected 10,118 Spoiled/rejected 17,224 Total verified votes 2014 2,348,168 Total verified votes 2009 2,352,607 Electorate 2014 6,441,003 Electorate 2009 6,231,875 Region's turnout 36.3% Region's turnout 37.75% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

SOUTH WEST

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. William (the Earl of) DARTMOUTH UKIP 2. Ashley FOX Conservative 3. Julia REID UKIP 4. Julie GIRLING Conservative 5. Clare MOODY Labour 6. Molly SCOTT CATO Green

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - South West

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 6) Votes (total 6) United Kingdom Independence Party 484,184 32.3 2 Conservative Party 468,742 30.25 3 Conservative Party 433,151 28.9 2 United Kingdom Independence Party 341,845 22.06 2 Labour Party 206,124 13.7 1 Liberal Democrats 266,253 17.18 1 Green Party 166,447 10.7 1 Green Party 144,179 9.30 - An Independence from Europe 23,169 1.6 - Labour Party 118,716 7.66 - English Democrats 15,081 1.0 - British National Party 60,889 3.93 - British National Party 10,910 0.7 - Pensioners Party 37,785 2.44 - English Democrats 25,313 1.63 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 21,329 1.38 - Lordship" Mebyon Kernow - the Party for 14,922 0.96 - Cornwall Socialist Labour Party 10,033 0.65 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 9,741 0.63 - Independent (Katie Olivia Hopkins) 8,971 0.58 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 7,292 0.47 - Fair Pay Fair Trade Party 7,151 0.46 - Jury Team 5,758 0.37 - WAI D 789 0.05 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,499,442 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,549,708 Spoiled/rejected 4,483 Spoiled/rejected 11,839 Total verified votes 2014 1,503,925 Total verified votes 2009 1,561,036 Electorate 2014 4,059,889 Electorate 2009 3,998,479 Region's turnout 36.9% Region's turnout 39.04% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

WEST MIDLANDS

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Jill SEYMOUR UKIP 2. Neena GILL CBE Labour 3. Philip BRADBOURN1 Conservative 4. Jim CARVER UKIP 5. Sîon SIMON Labour 6. Anthea McINTYRE Conservative 7. Bill ETHERIDGE UKIP

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

1 In December 2014 Philip Bradbourn passed away. Daniel Dalton has now taken office as a Conservative MEP for the West Midlands. 60

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - West Midlands

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 7) Votes (total 7) United Kingdom Independence Party 428,010 31.5 3 Conservative Party 396,847 28.08 2 Labour Party 363,033 26.7 2 United Kingdom Independence Party 300,471 21.26 2 Conservative Party 330,470 24.3 2 Labour Party 240,201 17.00 1 Liberal Democrats 75,648 5.6 - Liberal Democrats 170,246 12.05 1 Green Party 71,464 5.3 - British National Party 121,967 8.63 - An Independence from Europe 27,171 2.0 - Green Party 88,244 6.24 We Demand A Referendum 23,426 1.7 - English Democrats 32,455 2.30 - British National Party 20,643 1.5 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 18,784 1.33 - Lordship" English Democrats 12,832 0.9 - Socialist Labour Party 14,724 1.04 - NO2EU 4,653 0.3 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 13,415 0.95 - Harmony Party 1,857 0.1 - Jury Team 8,721 0.62 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 6,961 0.49 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,359,207 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,413,036 Spoiled/rejected 8,478 Spoiled/rejected 9,215 Total verified votes 2014 1,367,685 Total verified votes 2009 1,422,529 Electorate 2014 4,105,904 Electorate 2009 4,056,370 Region's turnout 33.1% Region's turnout 35.7% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Jane COLLINS UKIP 2. Linda McAVAN Labour 3. Timothy KIRKHOPE (1) Conservative 4. Amjad BASHIR1 UKIP 5. Richard CORBETT Labour 6. Mike HOOKEM UKIP

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

1 In October 2016 Timothy Kirkhope stood down as an MEP. John Procter has now taken office as a Conservative MEP for the Yorkshire and Humber region.

2 In January 2015 Amjad Bashir left UKIP and joined the Conservative party. 62

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Yorkshire & the Humber

2014 2009 Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 6) Votes (total 6) United Kingdom Independence Party 403,630 31.1 3 Conservative Party 299,802 24.45 2 Labour Party 380,189 29.3 2 Labour Party 230,009 18.76 1 Conservative Party 248,945 19.2 1 United Kingdom Independence Party 213,750 17.43 1 Green Party 102,282 7.9 - Liberal Democrats 161,552 13.18 1 Liberal Democrats 81,108 6.3 - British National Party 120,139 9.79 1 An Independence from Europe 24,297 1.9 - Green Party 104,456 8.51 - British National Party 20,138 1.6 - English Democrats 31,287 2.55 - Yorkshire First 19,017 1.5 - Socialist Labour Party 19,380 1.58 - English Democrats 13,288 1.0 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 16,742 1.37 - Lordship" NO2EU 3,807 0.3 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 15,614 1.27 - Jury Team 7,181 0.59 - Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu 6,268 0.51 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,296,701 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,226,180 Spoiled/rejected 6,868 Spoiled/rejected 5,860 Total verified votes 2014 1,303,569 Total verified votes 2009 1,231,781 Electorate 2014 3,868,192 Electorate 2009 3,788,761 Region's turnout 33.5% Region's turnout 32.51% UK turnout 2014 (tbc) 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

SCOTLAND

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Ian HUDGHTON SNP 2. David MARTIN Labour 3. Ian DUNCAN Conservative 4. Alyn SMITH SNP 5. Catherine STIHLER Labour 6. David COBURN UKIP

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Scotland

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 6) Votes (total 6) Scottish National Party 389,503 29.0 2 Scottish National Party 321,007 29.06 2 Labour Party 348,219 25.9 2 Labour Party 229,853 20.81 2 Conservative Party 231,330 17.2 1 Conservative Party 185,794 16.82 1 United Kingdom Independence Party 140,534 10.5 1 Liberal Democrats 127,038 11.50 1 Scottish Green Party 108,305 8.1 - Scottish Green Party 80,442 7.28 - Liberal Democrats 95,319 7.1 - United Kingdom Independence Party 57,788 5.23 - Britain First 13,639 1.0 - British National Party 27,174 2.46 - British National Party 10,216 0.8 - Socialist Labour Party 22,135 2.00 - NO2EU 6,418 0.5 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 16,738 1.52 - Lordship" Scottish Socialist Party 10,404 0.94 - Independent (Duncan Robertson) 10,189 0.92 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 9,693 0.88 - Jury Team 6,257 0.57 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 1,343,483 Total valid votes cast 2009 1,104,512 Spoiled/rejected 2,184 Spoiled/rejected 4,490 Total verified votes 2014 1,345,667 Total verified votes 2009 1,109,002 Electorate 2014 4,016,735 Electorate 2009 3,872,975 Region's turnout 33.4% Region's turnout 28.63% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

WALES

1. MEPs elected on 22 May 2014

Position Name Party

1. Derek VAUGHAN Labour 2. Nathan GILL UKIP 3. Kay SWINBURNE Conservative 4. Jill EVANS Plaid Cymru

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Wales

2014 2009

Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 4) Votes (total 4) Labour Party 206,332 28.1 1 Conservative Party 145,193 21.21 1 United Kingdom Independence Party 201,983 27.6 1 Labour Party 138,852 20.28 1 Conservative Party 127,742 17.4 1 Plaid Cymru 126,702 18.51 1 Plaid Cymru 111,864 15.3 1 United Kingdom Independence Party 87,585 12.80 1 Green Party 33,275 4.5 - Liberal Democrats 73,082 10.68 - Liberal Democrats 28,930 4.5 - Green Party 38,160 5.57 - British National Party 7,655 1.0 - British National Party 37,114 5.52 - Britain First 6,633 0.9 - Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's 13,037 1.90 - Lordship" Socialist Labour Party 4,459 0.6 - Socialist Labour Party 12,402 1.81 - No2EU 2,803 0.4 - No2EU: Yes to Democracy 8,600 1.26 - Socialist Party of Great Britain 1,384 0.2 - Jury Team 3,793 0.55 -

Total valid votes cast 2014 733,060 Total valid votes cast 2009 684,520 Spoiled/rejected 1,999 Spoiled/rejected 3,128

Total verified votes 2014 735,059 Total verified votes 2009 687,648 Electorate 2014 2,291,186 Electorate 2009 2,252,311 Region's turnout 32.0% Region's turnout 30.53% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

NORTHERN IRELAND

1. MEPs elected on 4 June 2009

Position Name Party

1. Martina ANDERSON Sinn Féin 2. Diane DODDS DUP 3. Jim NICHOLSON UUP

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament.

2. Election results 2014 & 2009 - Northern Ireland

2014 2009 Party Votes % Seats Party Votes % Seats Votes (total 3) Votes (total 3) Sinn Féin 159,813 25.5 1 Sinn Féin 126,184 26.04 1 Democratic Unionist Party 131,163 20.9 1 Democratic Unionist Party 88,346 18.23 1 Ulster Unionist Party 83,438 13.3 1 Ulster Conservatives & Unionists - 82,893 17.11 1 New Force Social Democratic & Labour Party 81,594 13.0 - Social Democratic & Labour Party 78,489 16.20 - Traditional Unionist Voice 75,806 12.1 - Traditional Unionist Voice 66,197 13.66 - Alliance Party 44,432 7.1 - Alliance Party 26,699 5.51 - United Kingdom Independence Party 24,584 3.9 - Green Party 15,764 3.25 - Green Party 10,598 1.7 NI21 10,553 1.7 Conservative and Unionist Party 4,144 0.7

Quota 156,632 Quota 121,144

Total valid votes cast 2014 626,125 Total valid votes cast 2009 484,572 Spoiled/rejected 9,968 Spoiled/rejected 4,319 Total verified votes 2014 636,093 Total verified votes 2009 488,891 Electorate 2014 1,226,771 Electorate 2009 1,141,979 Region's turnout 51.0% Region's turnout 42.81% UK turnout 2014 35.4% UK turnout 2009 34.70%

Sources: Regional Returning Officer; European Parliament Turnout figures based on Total of Vote

Summary of results by party

(parties receiving more than 500,000 votes)

1. Conservatives 2. UKIP 3. Liberal Democrats 4. Labour 5. Green

1. CONSERVATIVES

Constituency Votes Valid Votes % Total Eastern 446,569 1,574,346 28.4 East Midlands 291,270 1,120,721 26.0 London 495,639 2,200,475 22.5 North East 107,733 608,652 17.7 North West 351,985 1,754,687 20.1 South East 723,571 2,338,050 30.9 South West 433,151 1,499,442 28.9 West Midlands 330,470 1,359,207 24.3 Yorkshire & Humber 248,945 1,296,701 19.2 Scotland 231,330 1,343,483 17.2 Wales 127,742 733,060 17.4 Northern Ireland 4,144 626,125 0.7

2. UKIP

Constituency Votes Valid Votes % Total Eastern 542,812 1,574,346 34.5 East Midlands 368,734 1,120,721 32.9 London 371,133 2,200,475 16.9 North East 177,660 608,652 29.2 North West 481,932 1,754,687 27.5 South East 751,439 2,338,050 32.1 South West 484,184 1,449,442 32.3 West Midlands 428,010 1,359,207 31.5 Yorkshire & Humber 403,630 1,296,701 31.1 Scotland 140,534 1,343,483 10.5 Wales 201,983 733,060 27.6 Northern Ireland 24,584 626,125 3.9

3. LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Constituency Votes Valid Votes % Total Eastern 108,010 1,574,346 6.9 East Midlands 60,772 1,120,721 5.4 London 148,013 2,200,475 6.7 North East 36,093 608,652 5.9 North West 105,487 1,754,687 6.0 South East 187,876 2,338,050 8.0 South West 160,376 1,449,442 10.7 West Midlands 75,648 1,359,207 5.6 Yorkshire & Humber 81,108 1,296,701 6.3 Scotland 95,319 1,343,483 7.1 Wales 28,930 733,060 3.9

4. LABOUR

Constituency Votes Valid Votes % Total Eastern 271,601 1,574,346 17.3 East Midlands 279,363 1,120,721 24.9 London 806,959 2,200,475 36.7 North East 221,988 608,652 36.5 North West 594,063 1,754,687 33.9 South East 342,775 2,338,050 14.7 South West 206,124 1,449,442 13.7 West Midlands 363,033 1,359,207 26.7 Yorkshire & Humber 380,189 1,296,701 29.3 Scotland 348,219 1,343,483 25.9 Wales 206,332 733,060 28.1

5. GREEN

Constituency Votes Valid Votes % Total Eastern 133,331 1,574,346 8.5 East Midlands 67,066 1,120,721 6.0 London 196,419 2,200,475 8.9 North East 31,605 608,652 5.2 North West 123,075 1,754,687 7.0 South East 211,706 2,338,050 9.1 South West 166,447 1,449,442 11.1 West Midlands 71,464 1,359,207 5.3 Yorkshire & Humber 102,282 1,296,701 7.9 Scotland 108,305 1,343,483 8.1 Wales 33,275 733,060 4.5 Northern Ireland 10,598 626,125 1.7

Source: House of Commons Research Paper

UK MEPs

Alphabetical list of the 73 UK MEPs

A AGNEW Stuart (Eastern, UKIP) page...84 AKER Tim (Eastern, UKIP) page...84 ANDERSON Lucy (London, Labour) page...90 ANDERSON Martina (Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin) page...120 ARNOTT Jonathan (North East, UKIP) page...93 ASHWORTH Richard (South East, Conservative) page 101 ATKINSON Janice (South East, UKIP) page...99

B BASHIR Amjad (Yorkshire and the Humber, Conservative) page...112 BATTEN Gerard (London, UKIP) page...90 BEARDER Catherine (South East, Liberal Democrat) page...101 BOURS Louise (North West, UKIP) page...96 BRANNEN Paul (North East, Labour) page...93

C CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN David (Eastern, Conservative) page...84 CARVER James (West Midlands, UKIP) page...108 COBURN David (Scotland, UKIP) page...115 COLLINS Jane (Yorkshire and the Humber, UKIP) page...111 CORBETT Richard (Yorkshire and the Humber, Labour) page...112

D DALTON Dan (West Midlands, Conservative) page...107 DANCE Seb (London, Labour) page...91 DARTMOUTH William (the Earl of ) (South West, UKIP) page ..104 DEVA Nirj (South East, Conservative) page...100 DODDS Anneliese (South East, Labour) page...100 DODDS Diane (Northern Ireland, DUP) page...120 DUNCAN Ian (Scotland, Conservative) page...114

E ETHERIDGE Bill (West Midlands, UKIP) page...109 EVANS Jill (Wales, Plaid Cymru) page...118

F FARAGE Nigel (South East, UKIP) page...99 FINCH Ray (South East, UKIP) page...102 FORD Vicky (Eastern, Conservative) page...83 FOSTER Jacqueline (North West, Conservative) page...95 FOX Ashley (South West, Conservative) page...101

G GILL Nathan (Wales, UKIP) page...117 GILL CBE Neena (West Midlands, Labour) page...107 GIRLING Julie (South West, Conservative) page...105 GRIFFIN Theresa (North West, Labour) page...95 76

H HANNAN Daniel (South East, Conservative) page...99 HELMER Roger (East Midlands, UKIP) page...86 HONEYBALL Mary (London, Labour) page...89 HOOKEM Mike (Yorkshire and the Humber, UKIP) page...112 HUDGHTON Ian (Scotland, SNP) page...114

J JAMES Diane (South East, Independent) page...100

K KAMALL, Syed (London, Conservative) page...89 KARIM Sajjad (North West, Conservative) page...97 KHAN Afzal (North West, Labour) page...96 KIRTON-DARLING Jude (North East, Labour) page...93

L LAMBERT Jean (London, Greens) page...91 LEWER Andrew (East Midlands, Conservative) page...87

M McAVAN Linda (Yorkshire & Humber, Labour) page...111 McCLARKIN Emma (East Midlands, Conservative) page...86 McINTYRE Anthea (West Midlands, Conservative) page...108 MARTIN David (Scotland, Labour) page...114 MAYER Alex (Eastern, Labour) page...83 MOODY Clare (South West, Labour) page...105 MORAES Claude (London, Labour) page...89

N NICHOLSON James (Northern Ireland, UUP) page...120 NUTTALL Paul (North West, UKIP) page...95

O O'FLYNN Patrick (Eastern, UKIP) page...83

P PARKER Margot (East Midlands, UKIP) page...87 PROCTER John (Yorkshire & Humber, Conservative) page...111

R REID Julia (South West, UKIP) page...104

S SCOTT CATO Molly (South West, Greens) page...105 SEYMOUR Jill (West Midlands, UKIP) page...107 SIMON Sîon (West Midlands, Labour) page...108 SMITH Alyn (Scotland, SNP) page...115 STIHLER Catherine (Scotland, Labour) page...115 77

SWINBURNE Kay (Wales, Conservative) page...117

T TANNOCK Charles (London, Conservative) page...90 TAYLOR Keith (South East, Greens) page...101

V VAN ORDEN Geoffrey (Eastern, Conservative) page...84 VAUGHAN Derek (Wales, Labour) page...117

W WARD Julie (North West, Labour) page...96 WILLMOTT Glenis (East Midlands, Labour) page...86 WOOLFE Steven (North West, Independent) page...97

MEPs by political party:

UK Independence Party, UKIP: AGNEW Stuart (Eastern) page...84 AKER Tim (Eastern) page...84 ARNOTT Jonathan (North East) page...93 ATKINSON Janice (South East) page...99 BATTEN Gerard (London) page...90 BOURS Louise (North West) page...96 CARVER James (West Midlands) page...108 COBURN David (Scotland) page...115 COLLINS Jane (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...111 DARTMOUTH William (the Earl of) (South West) page...104 ETHERIDGE Bill (West Midlands) page...109 FARAGE Nigel (South East) page...99 FINCH Ray (South East) page...102 GILL Nathan (Wales) page...117 HELMER Roger (East Midlands) page...86 HOOKEM Mike (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...112 NUTTALL Paul (North West) page...95 O'FLYNN Patrick (Eastern) page...83 PARKER Margot (East Midlands) page...87 REID Julia (South West) page...104 SEYMOUR Jill (West Midlands) page...107

Labour Party: ANDERSON Lucy (London) page...90 BRANNEN Paul (North East) page...93 CORBETT Richard (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...112 DANCE Seb (London) page...91 DODDS Anneliese (South East) page...100 GILL CBE Neena (West Midlands) page...107 GRIFFIN Theresa (North West) page...95 HONEYBALL Mary (London) page...89 KHAN Afzal (North West) page...96 KIRTON-DARLING Jude (North East) page...93 McAVAN Linda (Yorkshire & Humber) page...111 MARTIN David (Scotland) page...114 MAYER Alex (Eastern, Labour) page...83 MOODY Clare (South West) page...105 MORAES Claude (London) page...89 SIMON Sîon (West Midlands) page...108 STIHLER Catherine (Scotland) page...115 VAUGHAN Derek (Wales) page...117 WARD Julie (North West) page...96 WILLMOTT Glenis (East Midlands) page...86

Conservative Party: ASHWORTH Richard (South East) page...101 BASHIR Amjad (Yorkshire and the Humber) page...112 DALTON Dan (West Midlands) page...84 CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN David (Eastern) page...107 DEVA Nirj (South East) page...100 DUNCAN Ian (Scotland) page...114 FORD Vicky (Eastern) page...83 FOSTER Jacqueline (North West) page...95 FOX Ashley (South West) page...104 GIRLING Julie (South West) page...105 HANNAN Daniel (South East) page...99 KAMALL, Syed (London) page...89 KARIM Sajjad (North West) page...97 LEWER Andrew (East Midlands) page...87 McCLARKIN Emma (East Midlands) page...86 McINTYRE Anthea (West Midlands) page...108 PROCTER John page...111 SWINBURNE Kay (Wales) page...117 TANNOCK Charles (London) page...90 VAN ORDEN Geoffrey (Eastern) page...84

Green Party: LAMBERT Jean (London) page...91 SCOTT CATO Molly (South West) page...105 TAYLOR Keith (South East) page...101

Scottish National Party: HUDGHTON Ian (Scotland) page...114 SMITH Alyn (Scotland) page...115

Liberal Democrats: BEARDER Catherine (South East) page...91

Plaid Cymru: EVANS Jill (Wales) page...118

Sinn Féin: ANDERSON Martina (Northern Ireland) page...120

Democratic Unionist Party: DODDS Diane (Northern Ireland) page...120

Ulster Unionist Party: NICHOLSON James (Northern Ireland) page...120

Independent: WOOLFE Steven (North West) page...97 JAMES Diane (South East) page...100

EP constituencies in the UK

Eastern page...82 East Midlands page...85 London page...88 North East page...92 North West page...94 South East page...98 South West (including Gibraltar) page...103 West Midlands page...106 Yorkshire and the Humber page...110 Scotland page...113 Wales page...116 Northern Ireland page...119

You can get in touch with MEPs and their offices in Brussels by contacting the European Parliament switchboard: +32 (0)2 28 42111 or by sending an email. The format is:

[email protected]

EASTERN REGION

Patrick O'FLYNN, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: +32 22845337 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @oflynnmep

Committee member/substitute: Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect(TAXE2) Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Vicky FORD, MEP (Member since 2009) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01954 211722 Email: [email protected] Web: www.vickyford.org Twitter: @vickyford

Committee member/substitute: Chair: Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Alex, MEP (Member since 2016 (1)) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: +32(0)2 28 45477 (Brussels) +33(0)3 88 1 75477 (Strasbourg) Email: [email protected] Twitter: @alexlmayer

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Subcommittee on Security and Defence

In November 2016 Richard Howitt stood down as an MEP. Alex Mayer has now taken office as a Labour MEP for the Eastern region.

Stuart AGNEW, MEP (Member since 2009) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01493 856744 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stuartagnewmep.co.uk

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Geoffrey VAN ORDEN, MEP (Member since 1999) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: +32 22847332 Email: [email protected] Web: www.geoffreyvanorden.com Committee member/substitute: Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Security and Defence Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Tim AKER, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: +32 22845109 Email: [email protected] Web: www.timakermep.org Twitter: @Tim_Aker

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Petitions David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN, MEP (Member since 2009) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01954 210333 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dcbmep.org Twitter: @DCBMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on International Trade Subcommittee on Security and Defence

EAST MIDLANDS

Roger HELMER, MEP (Member since 1999) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01858 432020 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rogerhelmermep.co.uk Twitter: @RogerHelmerMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector

Emma McCLARKIN, MEP (Member since 2009) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01858 419709 Email: [email protected] Web: www.emmamcclarkin.com Twitter: @EmmaMcClarkin

Committee member/substitute: Committee on International Trade Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on Culture and Education

Glenis WILLMOTT, MEP (Member since 2006) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0115 9229717 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gleniswillmott.eu Twitter: @GlenisWillmott

Committee member/substitute: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Margot PARKER, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01536 204503 Email: [email protected] Web: www.margotparkermep.uk/ Twitter: @MargotLJParker

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Andrew LEWER, MEP (Member since 2014) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01322 841 165 Email: [email protected] Web: www.andrewlewermep.co.uk

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Regional Development Committee on Culture and Education

LONDON

Claude MORAES, MEP (Member since 1999) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 020 7609 5005 Email: [email protected] Web: www.claudemoraes.com/ Twitter: @ClaudeMoraesMEP

Committee member/substitute: Chair: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Budgets

Dr Syed KAMALL, MEP (Member since 2005) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR) Member of Conference of Presidents

Tel: 020 7041 9025 Email: [email protected] Web: www.syedkamall.co.uk Twitter: @SyedKamall

Committee member/substitute: Committee on International Trade Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Mary HONEYBALL, MEP (Member since 2000) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 020 8964 9815 Email: [email protected] Web: thehoneyballbuzz.com Twitter: @maryhoneyball

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Legal Affairs Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee on Culture and Education

Gerard BATTEN, MEP (Member since 2004) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 020 7403 7174/7175 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gerardbattenmep.co.uk Twitter: @GerardBattenMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Lucy ANDERSON, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 07880 191336 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lucyanderson.org Twitter: @LucyAndersonMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Transport and Tourism Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Dr Charles TANNOCK, MEP (Member since 1999) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 0208 962 1286 Email: [email protected] Web: www.charlestannock.com Twitter: @CharlesTannock

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights

Seb DANCE, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 020 7231 2308 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sebdance.com Twitter: @SebDance

Committee member/substitute: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Committee on Development

Jean LAMBERT, MEP (Member since 1999) Green (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Greens-EFA)

Tel: 020 7250 8416 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk Twitter: @GreenJeanMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

NORTH EAST

Jude KIRTON-DARLING, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0191 620 0105 Email: [email protected] Web: www.labour4ne.org.uk/judith_kirton_darling Twitter: @Jude_KD

Committee member/substitute: Committee on International Trade Committee on Petitions Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Jonathan ARNOTT, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: +32 22845330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jonathanarnott.co.uk Twitter: @JonathanArnott

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Budgets Committee on Budgetary Control

Paul BRANNEN, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0191 620 0105 Email: [email protected] Web: www.labour4ne.org.uk/paul_brannen Twitter: @PaulBrannenNE

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

NORTH WEST

Theresa GRIFFIN, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0151 709 9987 Email: [email protected] Web: www.theresagriffin.eu Twitter: @TheresaMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Committee on Transport and Tourism

Paul NUTTALL, MEP (Member since 2009) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 0151 375 9660 Email: [email protected] Web: www.paulnuttallmep.com Twitter: @paulnuttallukip

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Culture and Education

Jacqueline FOSTER, MEP (Member since 1999) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 0151 346 2108 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jacquelinefostermep.com Twitter: @jfostermep

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Transport and Tourism Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Afzal KHAN, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0161 2265546 Email: [email protected] Web: www.afzalkhan.org.uk Twitter: @akhanmep

Committee member/substitute: Vice-Chair: Subcommittee on Security and Defence Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Budgets

Louise BOURS, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 0151 375 9662 Email: [email protected] Web: www.louiseboursmep.co.uk

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Culture and Education Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Julie WARD, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 01900 702 994 Email: [email protected] Web: www.juliewardmep.eu Twitter: @julie4nw

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Culture and Education Committee on Regional Development Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Sajjad KARIM, MEP (Member since 2004) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: +32 22845640 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sajjadkarim.eu Twitter: @SHKMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Legal Affairs Committee on International Trade

Steven WOOLFE, MEP (Member since 2014 (1)) Independent (Non-Attached, NI)

Tel: 01244 630200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stevenwoolfe.uk Twitter: @Steven_Woolfe

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect(TAXE2) (1) In October 2016 Steven Woolfe left UKIP and now sits as an independent MEP.

SOUTH EAST

Nigel FARAGE, MEP (Member since 1999) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD) Member of Conference of Presidents

Tel: 01903 885573 Email. [email protected] Web: nigelfaragemep.co.uk Twitter: @Nigel_Farage

Daniel HANNAN, MEP (Member since 1999) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: +32 22845137 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hannan.co.uk Twitter: @DanHannanMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Petitions Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Janice ATKINSON, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 020 3829 3481 Email: [email protected] Web: www.janiceatkinson.co.uk Twitter: @JaniceUKIP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Nirj DEVA, MEP (Member since1999) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01895 448553 Email: [email protected] Web: www.nirjdeva.com Twitter: @NirjDeva

Committee member/substitute: Vice Chair: Committee on Development Committee on Foreign Affairs

Anneliese DODDS, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: +32 22845273 Email: [email protected] Web: www.anneliesedoddsmep.uk Twitter: @AnnelieseDodds

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect(TAXE2), Committee on Regional Development

Diane JAMES, MEP (Member since 2014 (1)) Independent (Non-Attached, NI)

Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45541 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dianejames.info Twitter: @DianeJamesMEP

Committee member/substitute:

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Subcommittee on Security and Defence

(1) In November 2016 Diane James left UKIP and now sits as an independent MEP.

100

Richard ASHWORTH, MEP (Member since 2004) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01444 474858 Email: [email protected] Web: www.richardashworth.org Twitter: @RichardAshMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Budgets Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Budgetary Control

Keith TAYLOR, MEP (Member since 2010) Green (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Greens-EFA)

Tel: 020 7250 8418 Email: [email protected] Web: www.keithtaylormep.org.uk Twitter: @GreenKeithMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Transport and Tourism Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Catherine BEARDER, MEP (Member since 2009) Liberal Democrat (Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, ALDE)

Tel: 01865 249838 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bearder.eu Twitter: @catherinemep

Committee member/substitute: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee on Development

101

Ray FINCH, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01903 885573 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @raymondfinch

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Fisheries

102

SOUTH WEST

103

William (the Earl of) DARTMOUTH, MEP (Member since 2009) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 0800 5876587 Email: [email protected] Web: www.williamdartmouth.com

Committee member/substitute: Committee on International Trade Committee on Budgetary Control

Ashley FOX, MEP (Member since 2009) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 0117 973 7050 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ashleyfoxmep.com Twitter: @Ashleyfoxmep

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE2) Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Dr Julia REID, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01249 445653 Email: [email protected]

Committee member/substitute:

Committee on Regional Development Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

104

Julie GIRLING, MEP (Member since 2009) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01386 882491 Email: [email protected] Web: www.juliegirling.com Twitter: @juliegirling

Committee member/substitute: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Clare MOODY, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 01305 858285 Email: [email protected] Web: www.claremoodymep.com Twitter: @ClareMoodyMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Budgets Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Molly SCOTT CATO (Member since 2014) Green (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Greens-EFA)

Tel: +32 22845737 Email: [email protected] Web: mollymep.org.uk Twitter: @MollyMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect(TAXE2)

105

WEST MIDLANDS

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Jill SEYMOUR, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01952 924040 Email: [email protected] Web: jillseymourukip.org/ Twitter: @JSeymourUKIP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Transport and Tourism

Neena GILL CBE, MEP (Member since 1999-2004 and 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0121 622 7298 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @NeenaGmep

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE2) Committee on Foreign Affairs

Dan Dalton MEP (Member since 2014 (1)) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01926 930683 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ddalton40 Committee member/substitute: Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Committee on Transport and Tourism Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

1 In December 2014 Philip Bradbourn passed away. Dan Dalton has now taken office as a Conservative MEP for the West Midlands. 107

James CARVER, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01562 216020 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jamescarver.org Twitter: @JamesJimCarver

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Foreign Affairs

Siôn SIMON, MEP (Member since 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0121 569 1911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sion-simon.org.uk Twitter: @sionsimon

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee on Constitutional Affairs Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Anthea McINTYRE, MEP (Member since 2011) Conservative (European Conservative and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01989 769544 Email: [email protected] Web: www.antheamcintyre.com Twitter: @anthea_mcintyre

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

108

Bill ETHERIDGE, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 01902 664670 Email: [email protected] Web: www.billetheridge.co.uk Twitter: @BillDudleyNorth

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Regional Development

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YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER

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Jane COLLINS, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: +32 22845104 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jane-collins.org Twitter: @JaneCollinsMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Linda McAVAN, MEP (Member since 1998) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 01709 875665 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lindamcavanmep.org.uk Twitter: @LindaMcAvanMEP

Committee member/substitute: Chair: Committee on Development Committee on Fisheries

John PROCTER, MEP (Member since 2016 (1)) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: Brussels: WIB 04M 089 (MEP) and 087 (APA) / Telephone 45321 Strasbourg: LOW T11 030 / Telephone 75321 Email: [email protected] Committee member/substitute: Committee on Culture and Education Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (1) In October 2016 Timothy Kirkhope stood down as an MEP. John Procter has now taken office as a Conservative MEP for the Yorkshire and Humber region.

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Amjad BASHIR, MEP1 (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 0113 366 2250 Mail: [email protected] Web: www.amjadbashirmep.co.uk Twitter: @AjmadBashirMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Richard CORBETT, MEP (Member since 1996-2009 and 2014) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0113 243 0554 Email: [email protected] Web: www.richardcorbett.org.uk Twitter: @RCorbettMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Fisheries Committee on Constitutional Affairs Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Mike HOOKEM, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: +32 22845561 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mike-hookem.org Twitter: @Mike_Hookem

Committee member/substitute: Subcommittee on Security and Defence Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Fisheries

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Ian HUDGHTON, MEP (Member since 1998) Scottish National Party (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Greens-EFA)

Tel: 01382 623200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hudghtonmep.scot Twitter: @hudghtonmepSNP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Fisheries Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

David MARTIN, MEP (Member since 1984) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 0131 440 9040 Email: [email protected] Web: www.martinmep.com Twitter: @davidmartinmep

Committee member/substitute: Committee on International Trade Subcommittee on Human Rights Committee on Foreign Affairs

Dr Ian DUNCAN, MEP (Member since 2014) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 01738 630111 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ianduncan.org.uk Twitter: @IanDuncanMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Committee on Fisheries

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Alyn SMITH, MEP (Member since 2004) Scottish National Party (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Greens-EFA)

Tel: 0131 290 2149 Email: [email protected] Web: www.alynsmith.eu

Twitter: @AlynSmithMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Catherine STIHLER, MEP (Member since 1999) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 01383 417799 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cstihlermep.com

Twitter: @C_Stihler_MEP

Committee member/substitute: Vice-Chair: Committtee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

David COBURN, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: 0131 2208289 Email: [email protected] Web: www.scotland.ukipbranch.org Twitter: @DavidCoburnUKip

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Fisheries, Special Committee on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (TAXE2) Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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WALES

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Derek VAUGHAN, MEP (Member since 2009) Labour (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, S&D)

Tel: 029 2022 7660 Email: [email protected] Web: www.derekvaughanmep.org.uk Twitter: @derekvaughan

Committee member/substitute: Vice-Chair: Committee on Budgetary Control Committee on Regional Development Committee on Budgets

Nathan GILL, MEP (Member since 2014) United Kingdom Independence Party (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, EFDD)

Tel: +32 22845341 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @NathanGillMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Development

Dr Kay SWINBURNE, MEP (Member since 2009) Conservative (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 029 2054 0895 Email: [email protected] Web: www.kayswinburne.co.uk Twitter: @kayswinburnemep

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect(TAXE2) Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Jill EVANS, MEP (Member since 1999) Plaid Cymru (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Greens-EFA)

Tel: 01443 441395 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jillevans.net Twitter: @JillEvansMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Culture and Education Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Martina ANDERSON, MEP (Member since 2012) Sinn Féin (Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left, GUE/NGL)

Tel: 02871 318683 Email: [email protected] Web: martinamep.eu Twitter: @MEPStandingUp4U

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Regional Development Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Diane DODDS, MEP (Member since 2009) Democratic Unionist (Non-Attached, NI)

Tel: 02892 667733 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dianedodds.co.uk Twitter: @DianeDoddsMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Fisheries

James NICHOLSON, MEP (Member since 1989) Ulster Unionist Party (European Conservatives and Reformists Group, ECR)

Tel: 028 904 74634 Email: [email protected] Web: jim-nicholson.eu Twitter: @JNicholsonMEP

Committee member/substitute: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee on Regional Development

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UK Membership of Standing Committees:

Standing Committee Chair Members Substitutes

Foreign Affairs Brok (DE, EPP) Mayer (Lab) Deva (Cons) (AFET) Bashir (Cons) Gill Cbe (Lab) Carver (UKIP) Hookem (UKIP) Khan (Lab) Martin (Lab) Smith (SNP) Tannock (Cons) Van Orden (Cons) Subcommittee on Valenciano Martinez Mayer (Lab) Tannock (Cons) Human Rights -Orozco (ES, S&D) Bashir (Cons) (DROI) Martin (Lab) Subcommittee on Fotyga (PL, ECR) Khan (Lab) (Vice-ChairMayer (Lab) Security and Defence Hookem (UKIP) Campbell Bannerman ( (SEDE) Van Orden (Cons) Development McAvan (UK, Lab) Deva (Cons) (Vice-ChaBearder (LibDem) (DEVE) Gill (UKIP) Dance (Lab) International Trade Lange (DE, S&D) Campbell Bannerman (Kamall (Cons) (INTA) Dartmouth (UKIP) Karim (Cons) Kirton-Darling (Lab) McClarkin (Cons) Martin (Lab) Budgets Arthuis (FR, ALDE) Arnott (UKIP) Khan (Lab) (BUDG) Ashworth (Cons) Moraes (Lab) Moody (Lab) Vaughan (Lab) Budgetary Control Grässle (DE, EPP) Vaughan (Lab) (Vice-CAshworth (Cons) (CONT) Arnott (UKIP) Dartmouth (UKIP) Economic and Gualtieri (IT, S&D) Dodds (Lab) Corbett (Lab) Monetary Affairs Gill Cbe (Lab) Fox (Cons) (ECON) O’Flynn (UKIP) Hudghton (SNP) Scott Cato (Green) Kamall (Cons) Swinburne (Cons) Stihler (Lab) Woolfe (Independent) Employment and Händel (DE, Collins (UKIP) Mayer (Lab) Social Affairs GUE/NGL) Lambert (Greens) Bashir (Cons) (EMPL) McIntyre (Cons) Van Orden (Cons) Simon (Lab) Willmott (Lab) Environment, Public La Via (IT, EPP) Bearder (LibDem) Brannen (Lab) Health and Food Dance (Lab) Foster (Cons) Safety Duncan (Cons) Nicholson (UUP) (ENVI) Girling (Cons) Reid (UKIP) Wilmott (Lab) Swinburne (Cons) 121

Standing Committee Chair Members Substitutes

Taylor (Greens) Industry, Research Buzek (PL, EPP) Fox (Cons) Coburn (UKIP) and Energy Griffin (Lab) Duncan (Cons) (ITRE) Helmer (UKIP) Kirton-Darling (Lab) Moody (Lab) Internal Market Ford (UK, Cons) Stihler (Lab) (Vice-ChaAnderson (Lab) and Consumer Dalton (Cons)Parker (UMcClarkin (Cons) Protection (IMCO) Transport and Cramer (DE, Greens) Anderson (Lab) Dalton (Cons)Evans (P Tourism Foster (Cons) Griffin (Lab) (TRAN) Seymour (UKIP) Taylor (Greens) Regional Mihaylova (BG, ALDE Etheridge (UKIP) Anderson (SF) Development Lewer (Cons) Dodds (Lab) (REGI) Reid (UKIP) Nicholson (UUP) Vaughan (Lab) Ward (Lab)

Agriculture and Siekierski (PL, EPP) Agnew (UKIP) Procter (Cons) Rural Development Ashworth (Cons) Girling (Cons) (AGRI) Brannen (Lab) McIntyre (Cons) Dodds (DUP) Scott Cato (Greens) Nicholson (UUP) Smith (SNP) Fisheries Cadec (FR, EPP) Coburn (UKIP) Duncan (Cons) (PECH) Corbett (Lab) Hookem (UKIP) Dodds (DUP) McAvan (Lab) Finch (UKIP) Hudghton (SNP) Culture and Costa (IT, S&D) Procter (Cons) Honeyball (Lab) Education Bours (UKIP) McClarkin (Cons) (CULT) Evans (PC) Nuttall (UKIP) Lewer (Cons) Ward (Lab) Legal Affairs Svoboda (CZ, EPP) Honeyball (Lab) (JURI) Karim (Cons) Civil Liberties, Moraes (UK, Lab) Anderson (SF) Procter (Cons) Justice and Home Batten (UKIP) Atkinson (UKIP) Affairs Dalton (Cons) (LIBE) Lambert (Greens) Constitutional Hübner (PL, EPP) James (Independent) Anderson (SF) Affairs (AFCO) Corbett (Lab) Simon (Lab)

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Standing Committee Chair Members Substitutes

Hannan (Cons) Women’s rights and Garcia Perez (ES, S&DBearder (LibDem) Bours (UKIP) Gender Equality Honeyball (Lab) Girling (Cons) (FEMM) Parker (UKIP) Moody (Lab) Ward (Lab) Petitions Wikström (SE, ALDE) Aker (UKIP) (PETI) Hannan (Cons) Kirton-Darling (Lab) Special Committee Lamassoure (FR, EPP) Coburn (UKIP) Dodds, A (Lab) on tax rulings and Fox (Cons) O’Flynn(UKIP) other measures Gill Cbe (Lab) Scott Cato (Greens) similar in nature or Swinburne (Cons) effect (TAXE2)

Committee of Van Brempt (BE, Dalton (Cons) Anderson (Lab) Inquiry into S&D) Dance (Lab) Duncan (Cons) Emission Girling (Cons) Griffin (Lab) Measurements in the Helmer (UKIP) Reid (UKIP) Automotive Sector (EMIS)

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List of European Parliamentary Standing Committees:

AFET Foreign Affairs DROI Sub-Committee on Human Rights SEDE Sub-Committee on Security and Defence

DEVE Development

INTA International Trade

BUDG Budgets

CONT Budgetary Control

ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN Transport and Tourism

REGI Regional Development

AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH Fisheries

CULT Culture and Education

JURI Legal Affairs

LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO Constitutional Affairs

FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI Petitions

TAXE2 Special Committee on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect

EMIS Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector

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UK Party contacts:

UK Independence Party: Tel. 01626 831290 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ukip.org

Labour Party: Tel. 0845 0922299 Website: www.labour.org.uk/home

Conservative Party: Tel. 020 72229000 Website: www.conservatives.com

Green Party: Tel. 020 75490310 or 020 75490315 (press) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: greenparty.org.uk

Scottish National Party: Tel. 0800 6335432 or 0131 3485684 (press) Email: [email protected] Website: www.snp.org

Liberal Democrats: Tel. 020 7222 7999 or 020 7340 4949 (press) Website: www.libdems.org.uk

Plaid Cymru: Tel. 02920 472272 Email: [email protected] Website: www.partyofwales.org

Sinn Féin: Tel. 02890 347350 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sinnfein.ie

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Democratic Unionist Party: Tel. 02890 471155 or 02890 654479 (press) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] (press) Website: www.mydup.com

Ulster Unionists Party: Tel. 02890 474630 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uup.org

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