History
It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Mid and West Wales, North Wales, South Wales Central, South Wales East, and South Wales West.
| MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979-1999 | |||||||||
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| Election | 1979 – 1984 | 1984 – 1989 | 1989 – 1994 | 1994 – 1999 | |||||
| North Wales | Beata Brookes Conservative |
Joe Wilson Labour |
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| Mid and West Wales | Ann Clwyd Labour |
David Morris Labour |
Eluned Morgan Labour |
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| South East Wales South Wales East |
Allan Rogers Labour |
Llew Smith Labour |
Glenys Kinnock Labour |
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| South Wales | Win Griffiths Labour |
Wayne David Labour |
Constituency abolished | ||||||
| South Wales Central | Constituency not established | Wayne David Labour |
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| South Wales West | Constituency not established | David Morris Labour |
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