European Parliament
| Party | Founded | First represented | Last represented | Dissolved | Maximum representation | MEPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British National Party | 1982 | 2009 | Present | N/A | 2 (2009) | Andrew Brons; Nick Griffin | |
| Conservative Party | 1835 | 1979 | Present | N/A | 60 (1979) | ||
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1971 | 1979 | Present | N/A | 1 (1979) | Jim Allister; Diane Dodds; Ian Paisley | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 1973 | 1999 | Present | N/A | 2 (1999) | Jean Lambert; Caroline Lucas | |
| Independent Labour Network | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 2000s | 1 (1999) | Ken Coates | Split from the Labour Party |
| Labour Party | 1906 | 1979 | Present | N/A | 62 (1994) | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1988 | 1994 | Present | N/A | 12 (2004) | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 1925 | 1999 | Present | N/A | 2 (1999) | Jillian Evans; Eurig Wyn | |
| Pro-Euro Conservative Party | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 2001 | 2 (1999) | Brendan Donnelly; John Stevens | Split from the Conservative Party |
| Scottish National Party | 1934 | 1979 | Present | N/A | 2 (1994) | Winifred Ewing; Ian Hudghton; Allan Macartney; Neil MacCormick; Alyn Smith | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 1998 | 1998 | 1999 | N/A | 1 (1998) | Hugh Kerr | |
| Sinn Féin | 1905 | 2004 | Present | N/A | 1 (2004) | Bairbre de Brún | Also had an MEP elected in the Republic of Ireland |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 1970 | 1979 | 2004 | N/A | 1 (1979) | John Hume | |
| Social Democratic Party | 1981 | 1984 | 1984 | 1988 | 1 (1984) | Michael Gallagher | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 2007 | 2007 | 2009 | N/A | 1 (2007) | Jim Allister | |
| United Kingdom Independence Party | 1993 | 1999 | Present | N/A | 13 (2009) | ||
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1905 | 1979 | Present | N/A | 1 (1979) | Jim Nicholson; John Taylor | |
| Veritas | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | N/A | 1 (2005) | Robert Kilroy-Silk | Split from the United Kingdom Independence Party |
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