South West England (European Parliament constituency)

South West England European Parliament constituency

Location amongst the 2007 constituencies

Shown in England, Gibraltar inset
Created	1999
MEP(s)	7 (2004)
Member State	United Kingdom
Source(s)	[1][2]

South 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 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar 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 7 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 Members of the European Parliament
- 2.1 1999 - 2004
  - 2.1.1 Changes
- 2.2 2004 - present
3 Election results

Boundaries

The constituency consists of the South West England region of the United Kingdom and with effect from the 2004 European election has also included Gibraltar. South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar

Members of the European Parliament

The constituency within England as it existed from 1999-2004.

1999 - 2004

Changes

Michael Holmes resigned and was replaced by Graham Booth in 2002. Giles Chichester (born July 29 1946) is a British politician and Conservative Member of the European Parliament for South West The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Glyn Ford (born 28 January 1950 in Gloucester) is a Member of the European Parliament for South West England for the Labour Party 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 For Michael Holmes the broadcaster see Michael Holmes Michael Holmes is a former leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party and MEP The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp Caroline Jackson (born 31 October 1946 in Penzance, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 10 October 1943) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Neil Parish (born May 26, 1956 in Bridgwater, Somerset) is a British politician and Member The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Graham Watson MEP (born 23 March 1956 is a European Politician from 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 Graham H Booth (born March 29, 1940 in Paignton, Devon) is an English politician and Member of the European Parliament See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

2004 - present

Election results

European election 2004: South West England
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Parish Caroline Jackson Giles Chichester	457,371 (152,457)	31. Graham H Booth (born March 29, 1940 in Paignton, Devon) is an English politician and Member of the European Parliament The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp Giles Chichester (born July 29 1946) is a British politician and Conservative Member of the European Parliament for South West The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Glyn Ford (born 28 January 1950 in Gloucester) is a Member of the European Parliament for South West England for the Labour Party 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 Caroline Jackson (born 31 October 1946 in Penzance, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Roger Maurice Knapman (born 20 February 1944 in Crediton, Devon) is a British politician and is the former leader of the United The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp Neil Parish (born May 26, 1956 in Bridgwater, Somerset) is a British politician and Member The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Graham Watson MEP (born 23 March 1956 is a European Politician from 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 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 Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Neil Parish (born May 26, 1956 in Bridgwater, Somerset) is a British politician and Member Caroline Jackson (born 31 October 1946 in Penzance, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Giles Chichester (born July 29 1946) is a British politician and Conservative Member of the European Parliament for South West 6	−10. 1
	UK Independence	Graham Booth Roger Knapman	326,684 (163,342)	22. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp Graham H Booth (born March 29, 1940 in Paignton, Devon) is an English politician and Member of the European Parliament Roger Maurice Knapman (born 20 February 1944 in Crediton, Devon) is a British politician and is the former leader of the United 6	+12. 0
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Watson	265,619	18. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Graham Watson MEP (born 23 March 1956 is a European Politician from the United Kingdom. 3	+1. 8
	Labour	Glyn Ford	209,908	14. 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 Glyn Ford (born 28 January 1950 in Gloucester) is a Member of the European Parliament for South West England for the Labour Party 5	−3. 5
	Green	None	103,821	7. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 2	−1. 1
	British National Party	None	43,653	3. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. 0	+2. 1
	Countryside Party	None	30,824	0. The Countryside Party is a minor Political party operating in the United Kingdom. 1	N/A
	Respect	None	10,437	2. Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. 7	N/A
Turnout			1,453,625	37. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8	+10. 2

European election 1999: South West England
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Jackson Giles Chichester Alexander Macmillan Neil Parish	434,645 (108,661. 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. Caroline Jackson (born 31 October 1946 in Penzance, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Giles Chichester (born July 29 1946) is a British politician and Conservative Member of the European Parliament for South West Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 10 October 1943) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Neil Parish (born May 26, 1956 in Bridgwater, Somerset) is a British politician and Member 25)	41. 7	N/A
	Labour	Glyn Ford	188,362	18. 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 Glyn Ford (born 28 January 1950 in Gloucester) is a Member of the European Parliament for South West England for the Labour Party 1	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Watson	171,498	16. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Graham Watson MEP (born 23 March 1956 is a European Politician from the United Kingdom. 5	N/A
	UK Independence	Michael Holmes	111,012	10. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp For Michael Holmes the broadcaster see Michael Holmes Michael Holmes is a former leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party and MEP 6	N/A
	Green	None	86,630	8. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 3	N/A
	Liberal	None	21,645	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 1	N/A
	Pro-Euro Conservative	None	11,134	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 1	N/A
	British National Party	None	9,752	0. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. 9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	None	5,741	0. This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996 6	N/A
	Natural Law	None	1,968	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
Turnout			1,042,387	27. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6	N/A

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