History
The constituency was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Durham, Northumbria, Tyne and Wear, and parts of Cleveland and Richmond.
| MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | |||||||||
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| Election | 1979 – 1984 | 1984 – 1989 | 1989 – 1994 | 1994 – 1999 | |||||
| Cleveland Cleveland and Yorkshire North Cleveland and Richmond |
Peter Vanneck Conservative |
David Bowe Labour |
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| Durham | Roland Boyes Labour |
Stephen Hughes Labour |
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| Northumbria | Gordon Adam Labour |
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| Tyne South and Wear Tyne and Wear |
Joyce Quin Labour |
Alan Donnelly Labour |
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