East of England (European Parliament Constituency) - History

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
Election 1979 – 1984 1984 – 1989 1989 – 1994 1994 – 1999
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge and Bedfordshire North
Cambridgeshire 		Fred Catherwood
Conservative		 Robert Sturdy
Conservative
Essex North East
Essex North and Suffolk South 		David Curry
Conservative		 Anne McIntosh
Conservative
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire South
Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes 		Peter Beazley
Conservative		 Eryl McNally
Labour
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)
Hertfordshire Derek Prag
Conservative		 Peter Truscott
Labour
Norfolk Paul Howell
Conservative		 Clive Needle
Labour
Suffolk
Suffolk and South West Norfolk 		Amédée Turner
Conservative		 David Thomas
Labour
Essex South Seat not established Richard Howitt
Labour

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