North West England (European Parliament constituency)

North West England European Parliament constituency

Location amongst the 2007 constituencies

Shown within the United Kingdom
Created	1999
MEP(s)	9 (2004)
Member State	United Kingdom
Source(s)	[1][2]

North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. In six European Union Member States ( Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom) the national The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. A Member State of the European Union is any one of the twenty-seven sovereign Nation states that have acceded the European Union (EU since its De facto The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU It currently elects 9 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. The D'Hondt method (mathematically but not operationally equivalent to Jefferson's method, and Bader-Ofer method) is a Highest averages method for Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of Voting systems used in multiple-winner Elections (e

1 Boundaries
2 Candidates
- 2.1 Sources
3 Members of the European Parliament
- 3.1 2004 - present
- 3.2 1999 - 2004
4 Election results

Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to the North West England region of the United Kingdom. North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Candidates

European Parliament election 2009 — North West lists
	Party	Candidates
	Conservative Party	Sir Robert Atkins MEP, Den Dover MEP, Saj Karim MEP, Jacqueline Foster, Fiona Bruce, Alex Williams, Simon Baker, Peter Wilding
	Labour Party	Arlene McCarthy MEP, Brian Simpson MEP Theresa Griffin, Stephen Carter, Jane Clarke, Riaz Ahmed, Claire Johnston, Brian Boag
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Davies MEP, Helen Foster-Grime, Sue McGuire, Qassim Afzal, Neil Corlett, Mark Clayton, Stephen Cooke, Peter Hirst

Sources

Members of the European Parliament

2004 - present

Terry Wynn resigned on 27 August 2006 and was replaced by Brian Simpson. Sir Robert James Atkins (born 5 February 1946 in London) is a British Conservative politician Densmore Ronald Dover, known as Den Dover, (born April 4, 1938 in Warrington, Lancashire) is a British politician and Sajjad H Karim (nickname "Saj" born 11 July 1970 is a Member of the European Parliament for North West England. This article is about the British politician For the Australian cricketer see Christopher Davies (cricketer. Sir Robert James Atkins (born 5 February 1946 in London) is a British Conservative politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. This article is about the British politician For the Australian cricketer see Christopher Davies (cricketer. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Densmore Ronald Dover, known as Den Dover, (born April 4, 1938 in Warrington, Lancashire) is a British politician and The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sajjad H Karim (nickname "Saj" born 11 July 1970 is a Member of the European Parliament for North West England. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Arlene McCarthy (born October 10, 1960, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Member of the European Parliament for North West The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the David Anthony Gerald Sumberg (born June 2, 1941 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a British politician and Member of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Gary Titley (born January 19, 1950 in Salford, Lancashire) is a British politician currently leader of the European Parliamentary The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Dr John Whittaker (born June 7, 1945 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp Terence ‘Terry’ Wynn (born June 27, 1946 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) was a Member of the European Parliament for The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Brian Simpson (born February 6, 1953 in Leigh) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for North West England
Saj Karim defected to the Conservatives on 26 November 2007.

1999 - 2004

Election results

European Election 2004: North West England
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gary Titley Arlene McCarthy Terry Wynn	576,388 (192,129. Sir Robert James Atkins (born 5 February 1946 in London) is a British Conservative politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. This article is about the British politician For the Australian cricketer see Christopher Davies (cricketer. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Densmore Ronald Dover, known as Den Dover, (born April 4, 1938 in Warrington, Lancashire) is a British politician and The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Jacqueline Foster (born Jacqueline Renshaw, 30 December, 1947) is a British politician and company director who served one term as a Conservative The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Arlene McCarthy (born October 10, 1960, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Member of the European Parliament for North West The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Brian Simpson (born February 6, 1953 in Leigh) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for North West England The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the David Anthony Gerald Sumberg (born June 2, 1941 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a British politician and Member of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Gary Titley (born January 19, 1950 in Salford, Lancashire) is a British politician currently leader of the European Parliamentary The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the William Richard Fletcher-Vane 2nd Baron Inglewood MEP DL, usually called Richard Inglewood (born 31 July 1951) is a Conservative The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Terence ‘Terry’ Wynn (born June 27, 1946 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) was a Member of the European Parliament for The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Gary Titley (born January 19, 1950 in Salford, Lancashire) is a British politician currently leader of the European Parliamentary Arlene McCarthy (born October 10, 1960, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Member of the European Parliament for North West Terence ‘Terry’ Wynn (born June 27, 1946 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) was a Member of the European Parliament for 33)	27. 4	−7. 1
	Conservative	Den Dover David Sumberg Robert Atkins	509,446 (169,815. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Densmore Ronald Dover, known as Den Dover, (born April 4, 1938 in Warrington, Lancashire) is a British politician and David Anthony Gerald Sumberg (born June 2, 1941 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a British politician and Member of the Sir Robert James Atkins (born 5 February 1946 in London) is a British Conservative politician 33)	24. 2	−11. 2
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Davies Saj Karim	335,063 (167,531. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the This article is about the British politician For the Australian cricketer see Christopher Davies (cricketer. Sajjad H Karim (nickname "Saj" born 11 July 1970 is a Member of the European Parliament for North West England. 5)	15. 9	+4. 2
	UK Independence	John Whittaker	257,158	11. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp Dr John Whittaker (born June 7, 1945 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England 7	+5. 2
	British National Party	None	134,959	6. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. 4	+5. 1
	Green	None	117,393	5. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 6	+0. 0
	Liberal	None	96,325	4. The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom Political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of people who felt that the merger of the old Liberal 6	+2. 4
	English Democrats	None	34,110	1. The English Democrats Party ( EngDem) is an English Nationalist political party, committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament 6	N/A
	Respect	None	24,636	1. Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. 2	N/A
	Countryside Party	None	11,283	0. The Countryside Party is a minor Political party operating in the United Kingdom. 5	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	None	10,084	0. ProLife Alliance (or simply ProLife) is a minor Political party in the United Kingdom formed in October 1996. 5	N/A
	Independent Ronald Alan Neal	No	8,318	0. 4	N/A
Turnout			2,135,620	41. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5	+21. 8

European Election 1999: North West England
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Inglewood Robert Atkins David Sumberg Den Dover Jacqueline Foster	360,027 (72,005. The 1999 European Parliamentary Election was a European election for all 626 members of the European Parliament held across the 15 European Union The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. William Richard Fletcher-Vane 2nd Baron Inglewood MEP DL, usually called Richard Inglewood (born 31 July 1951) is a Conservative Sir Robert James Atkins (born 5 February 1946 in London) is a British Conservative politician David Anthony Gerald Sumberg (born June 2, 1941 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a British politician and Member of the Densmore Ronald Dover, known as Den Dover, (born April 4, 1938 in Warrington, Lancashire) is a British politician and Jacqueline Foster (born Jacqueline Renshaw, 30 December, 1947) is a British politician and company director who served one term as a Conservative 4)	35. 4	N/A
	Labour	Arlene McCarthy Gary Titley Terry Wynn Brian Simpson	350,511 (87,627. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Arlene McCarthy (born October 10, 1960, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Member of the European Parliament for North West Gary Titley (born January 19, 1950 in Salford, Lancashire) is a British politician currently leader of the European Parliamentary Terence ‘Terry’ Wynn (born June 27, 1946 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) was a Member of the European Parliament for Brian Simpson (born February 6, 1953 in Leigh) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for North West England 75)	34. 5	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Davies	119,376	11. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the This article is about the British politician For the Australian cricketer see Christopher Davies (cricketer. 7	N/A
	UK Independence	None	66,779	6. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 6	N/A
	Green	None	56,828	5. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 6	N/A
	Liberal	None	22,640	2. The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom Political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of people who felt that the merger of the old Liberal 2	N/A
	British National Party	None	13,587	1. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. 3	N/A
	Socialist Labour	None	11,338	1. This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996 1	N/A
	Pro-Euro Conservative	None	9,816	1. The Pro-Euro Conservative Party was a short-lived political party set up by John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly for the 1999 European Parliament Elections 0	N/A
	Anti-Corruption Pro-Family Christian Alliance David Braid	No	2,251	0. 2	N/A
	Natural Law	None	2,114	0. The Natural Law Party was founded in 1992 in the United States by a group of educators business leaders and lawyers in Fairfield, Iowa who practiced Transcendental 2	N/A
	English Independent Humanist Party Douglas Firkin-Flood	No	1,049	0. 1	N/A
	Weekly Worker	None	878	0. The Weekly Worker is a weekly Newspaper published by the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee. 1	N/A
Turnout			1,017,194	19. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7	N/A

Constituencies in North West England
Labour	Ashton-under-Lyne \| Barrow and Furness \| Birkenhead \| Blackburn \| Blackpool North and Fleetwood \| Blackpool South \| Bolton North East \| Bolton South East \| Bolton West \| Bootle \| Burnley \| Bury North \| Bury South \| Carlisle \| Chorley \| City of Chester \| Copeland \| Crosby \| Denton and Reddish \| Eccles \| Ellesmere Port and Neston \| Halton \| Heywood and Middleton \| Hyndburn \| Knowsley North and Sefton East \| Knowsley South \| Leigh \| Liverpool Garston \| Liverpool Riverside \| Liverpool Walton \| Liverpool Wavertree \| Liverpool West Derby \| Makerfield \| Manchester Blackley \| Manchester Central \| Manchester Gorton \| Morecambe and Lunesdale \| Oldham East and Saddleworth \| Oldham West and Royton \| Pendle \| Preston \| Rossendale and Darwen \| Salford \| South Ribble \| St Helens North \| St Helens South \| Stalybridge and Hyde \| Stockport \| Stretford and Urmston \| Wallasey \| Warrington North \| Warrington South \| Weaver Vale \| West Lancashire \| Wigan \| Wirral South \| Wirral West \| Workington \| Worsley \| Wythenshawe and Sale East
Conservative	Altrincham and Sale West \| Crewe and Nantwich \| Congleton \| Eddisbury \| Fylde \| Lancaster and Wyre \| Macclesfield \| Penrith and The Border \| Ribble Valley \| Tatton
Liberal Democrat	Cheadle \| Hazel Grove \| Manchester Withington \| Rochdale \| Southport \| Westmorland and Lonsdale
North West European constituency: Conservative (4) \| Labour (3) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| UKIP (1)

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Bolton South East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bolton West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bootle is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Burnley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bury North is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bury South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Chorley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. City of Chester is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Copeland is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Crosby is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Denton and Reddish is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Eccles is a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester. Ellesmere Port and Neston is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Halton is a County constituency in Cheshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Heywood and Middleton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Hyndburn is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Knowsley North and Sefton East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Knowsley South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Garston is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Riverside is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Walton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Wavertree is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool West Derby is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Makerfield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Blackley is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Central is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Gorton is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the Morecambe and Lunesdale is a Constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Oldham East and Saddleworth is a Constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Oldham West and Royton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Pendle is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Preston is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Salford is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. South Ribble is a Constituency in Lancashire, England represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom St Helens North is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. St Helens South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Stalybridge and Hyde is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Stockport is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Stretford and Urmston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wallasey is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Warrington North is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Warrington South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Weaver Vale is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. West Lancashire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Wigan is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wirral South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wirral West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Worsley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wythenshawe and Sale East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Altrincham and Sale West is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Crewe and Nantwich is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Congleton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Eddisbury is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Fylde is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Lancaster and Wyre is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Macclesfield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Penrith and The Border is a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Ribble Valley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Tatton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Cheadle is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Hazel Grove is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Withington is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. Rochdale is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Southport is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Westmorland and Lonsdale is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp

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