History
It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Humberside, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, Yorkshire South, Yorkshire South West, Yorkshire West, and parts of Cleveland and Richmond and Lincolnshire and Humberside South.
| MEPs for former Yorkshire and the Humber 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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| Humberside | Robert Battersby Conservative |
Peter Crampton Labour |
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| Leeds | Derek Enright Labour |
Michael McGowan Labour |
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| Lincolnshire Lincolnshire and Humberside South |
Bill Newton Dunn Conservative |
Veronica Hardstaff Labour |
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| Sheffield | Richard Caborn Labour |
Bob Cryer Labour |
Roger Barton Labour |
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| Yorkshire North York North Yorkshire |
Neil Balfour Conservative |
Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative |
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| Yorkshire South | Brian Key Labour/Co-operative |
Norman West Labour |
Linda McAvan Labour |
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| Yorkshire South West | Thomas Megahy Labour |
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| Yorkshire West | Barry Seal Labour |
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