Returned Members
| MEPs for the East Midlands, 1999 onwards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | 1999 (5th parliament) | 2004 (6th parliament) | 2009 (7th parliament) | ||||||
| MEP Party |
Phillip Whitehead Labour |
Glenis Willmott Labour |
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| MEP Party |
Mel Read Labour |
Derek Clark UKIP |
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| MEP Party |
Roger Helmer Conservative (1999-2012) UKIP (2012 onwards) |
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| MEP Party |
Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative |
Emma McClarkin Conservative |
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| MEP Party |
Bill Newton Dunn Conservative (1999–2000) Liberal Democrat (2000 onwards) |
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| MEP Party |
Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat |
Robert Kilroy-Silk UKIP (2004) Veritas (2004–2005) Independent (2005–2009) |
Seat abolished | ||||||
Notes:
- 1 Roger Helmer confirmed 12 October 2011 his intention to stand down from the European Parliament. His place will be taken by the next person on the Conservative Party's list for the East Midlands region.
| Key to European parties (UK) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British party | Seats/73 | EP group | Seats/754 | ||
| Conservative | 25 | Conservatives & Reformists | 53 | ||
| Labour | 13 | Socialists & Democrats | 189 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 12 | Liberals & Democrats | 85 | ||
| UKIP | 12 | Freedom & Democracy | 34 | ||
| UKIP | 2 | None | |||
| Green | 2 | Greens & Free Alliance | 59 | ||
| Scottish National | 2 | Greens & Free Alliance | 59 | ||
| British National | 1 | None | |||
| Democratic Unionist | 1 | None | |||
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | Greens & Free Alliance | 59 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 1 | EUL-NGL | 34 | ||
| UUP | 1 | Conservatives & Reformists | 53 | ||
| Independent | 1 | None | |||
| We Demand a Referendum | 1 | None | |||
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