History
It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Leicester, Northamptonshire and Blaby, Nottingham and Leicestershire North West, Nottinghamshire North and Chesterfield, and parts of Lincolnshire and Humberside South, Peak District, and Staffordshire East and Derby.
| MEPs for former East Midlands constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | |||||||||||
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| Election | 1979 – 1984 | 1984 – 1989 | 1989 – 1994 | 1994 – 1999 | |||||||
| Derbyshire | Tom Spencer Conservative |
Geoff Hoon Labour |
Seat abolished | ||||||||
| Leicester | Frederick Tuckman Conservative |
Mel Read Labour |
Susan Waddington Labour |
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| Lincolnshire Lincolnshire and Humberside South |
Bill Newton Dunn Conservative |
Veronica Hardstaff Labour |
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| Northamptonshire Northamptonshire and Blaby |
Anthony Simpson Conservative |
Angela Billingham Labour |
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| Nottingham Nottingham and Leicestershire North West |
Michael Gallagher Labour (1979–1984) SDP (1984) |
Michael Kilby Conservative |
Ken Coates Labour |
Mel Read Labour |
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| Nottinghamshire North and Chesterfield | Seat not established | Ken Coates Labour |
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| Peak District | Seat not established | Arlene McCarthy Labour |
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| Staffordshire East and Derby | Staffordshire East in West Midlands | Phillip Whitehead Labour |
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