History
It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. At the time of their abolition in 1999, these were Cambridgeshire, Essex North and Suffolk South, Essex South, Essex West and Hertfordshire East, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and South West Norfolk, and parts of Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.
| MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | |||||||||
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| Election | 1979 – 1984 | 1984 – 1989 | 1989 – 1994 | 1994 – 1999 | |||||
| Cambridgeshire Cambridge and Bedfordshire North Cambridgeshire |
Fred Catherwood Conservative |
Robert Sturdy Conservative |
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| Essex North East Essex North and Suffolk South |
David Curry Conservative |
Anne McIntosh Conservative |
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| Bedfordshire Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes |
Peter Beazley Conservative |
Eryl McNally Labour |
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| Essex South West Essex West and Hertfordshire East |
Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative |
Patricia Rawlings Conservative |
Hugh Kerr Labour (1994 – 1997) Scottish Socialist Party (1997 – 1999) |
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| Hertfordshire | Derek Prag Conservative |
Peter Truscott Labour |
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| Norfolk | Paul Howell Conservative |
Clive Needle Labour |
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| Suffolk Suffolk and South West Norfolk |
Amédée Turner Conservative |
David Thomas Labour |
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| Essex South | Seat not established | Richard Howitt Labour |
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