List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (2014–2019)
April 11, 2024
The 8th European Parliament was elected across the European Union in the late days of May 2014 for the 2014–2019 session. The United Kingdom was apportioned to send 73 out of the 751 Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) that are listed below.
Contribution of UK political parties within European Parliament political groupsedit
The UK had representation with 73 of the 751 seats of the European Parliament with party contributions within political groups as follows at time of dissolution:
^Aker was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Thurrock Independents by 9 December 2018 and then the Brexit Party in February 2019[1]
^Arnott was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in January 2018, and joined The Brexit Party in April 2019[2]
^Ashworth was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018.[3] He sat (with fellow Conservatives) in the ECR group until February 2018 when he joined the EPP group
^Atkinson was elected for UKIP but was expelled from the party in 2015. She joined ENF in June 2015
^Bashir was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Conservative Party in January 2015
^Bours was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2018
^Bullock was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018. In February 2019, he joined the Brexit Party.
^Carver was elected for UKIP but left the party in May 2018
^Coburn was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018
^Collins was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[citation needed]
^Collins left EFDD to join ENF in January 2019, but rejoined EFDD in April 2019[4]
^The Earl of Dartmouth was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in September 2018
^Etheridge was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in October 2018, before joining the Libertarian Party and stating he would continue to be a member of EFDD[5]
^Farage was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018
^Finch was originally elected for UKIP but joined The Brexit Party in April 2019[6]
^Gill was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018[7]
^Girling was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018.[8][9] She sat in the ECR group until February 2018 when she joined the EPP group.
^James was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2016, and joined The Brexit Party in February 2019[10][11]
^Nuttall was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018[13] and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019 [14][15]
^O'Flynn was originally elected for UKIP but joined the SDP in November 2018
^Parker was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[citation needed]
^Reid was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018[16] and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019
^Seymour was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[citation needed]
^Woolfe was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in October 2016[17]
Referencesedit
^"Tim AKER". European Parliament. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^"8th parliamentary term | Jonathan ARNOTT | MEPs | European Parliament".
^"ASHWORTH REACTS TO EXPULSION FROM CONSERVATIVE PARTY". richardashworth.org. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^"Jane Collins". European Parliament. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^"Former UKIP leadership candidate Bill Etheridge resigns". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^"8th parliamentary term | Raymond FINCH | MEPs | European Parliament".
^Williamson, David (6 December 2018). "Welsh MEP Nathan Gill quits Ukip in protest at Tommy Robinson link-up". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^Rankin, Jennifer (1 October 2018). "'I am not allowed not to agree': Julie Girling on being a remain Tory MEP". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2018. Last week the MEP for South West England and Gibraltar learned she had been expelled from the party, after clashing with the leadership over Brexit.
^Banks, Martin (2 October 2018). "MEP highlights party "intolerance" after Brexit ousting". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2018. Girling, a conservative party member for more than 40 years, fell out with party hierarchy over the UK's impending divorce from the EU, and her dismissal was confirmed in a letter last week. The letter, dated 25 September, was signed by party chairman Brandon Lewis and cites Girling's recent decision to join the European Parliament centre-right EPP group as the reason for her exile.
^Swinford, Steven (21 November 2016). "Nigel Farage accuses Diane James of 'irrational selfishness' after she quits Ukip over 'difficult' relationships". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^"8th parliamentary term | Diane JAMES | MEPs | European Parliament".
^"8th parliamentary term | Linda McAVAN | MEPs | European Parliament".
^"Ex-UKIP leader Paul Nuttall quits party over Tommy Robinson role". Sky News. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^"BREXIT BOOST: Nigel Farage to POACH senior Tories from UNDER May's NOSE for Brexit Party". 23 February 2019.
^"8th parliamentary term | Paul NUTTALL | MEPs | European Parliament".
^Phillips, Alison (10 December 2018). "South West MEP quits UKIP over appointment of Tommy Robinson". Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^Merrick, Rob (17 October 2016). "Steven Woolfe quits Ukip calling party 'ungovernable'". The Independent. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^Rankin, Jennifer (13 June 2017). "Ukip MEP resigns amid investigation into alleged misuse of funds". The Guardian.
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The 8th European Parliament was elected across the European Union in the late days of May 2014 for the 2014 2019 session The United Kingdom was apportioned to send 73 out of the 751 Member of the European Parliament MEPs that are listed below Contents 1 Contribution of UK political parties within European Parliament political groups 2 Members at dissolution 3 Former members 4 Notes 5 References 6 See also 7 External linksContribution of UK political parties within European Parliament political groups editThe UK had representation with 73 of the 751 seats of the European Parliament with party contributions within political groups as follows at time of dissolution National party MEPs Political group GovernanceLabour Party 19 185 S amp D Commission majorityConservative Party 18 77 ECR Opposition and non alignedUKIP 2 36 ENF Opposition and non alignedUKIP 1 20 NI Opposition and non alignedGreen Party 3 52 Greens EFA Opposition and non alignedScottish National Party 2 52 Greens EFA Opposition and non alignedUlster Unionist Party 1 77 ECR Opposition and non alignedLiberal Democrats 1 69 ALDE Commission majoritySinn Fein 1 52 GUE NGL Opposition and non alignedPlaid Cymru 1 52 Greens EFA Opposition and non alignedDemocratic Unionist Party 1 20 Non Inscrits Opposition and non alignedIndependent 2 216 EPP Commission majoritySDP 1 42 EFDD Opposition and non alignedBrexit Party 14 42 EFDD Opposition and non alignedIndependent 1 36 ENF Opposition and non alignedIndependent 3 42 EFDD Opposition and non alignedIndependent politician 1 20 Non Inscrits Opposition and non alignedvacant 2 21 n a n aMembers at dissolution editThis table can be sorted by constituency party or party group click the symbol at the top of the appropriate column Name Constituency National Party EP GroupStuart Agnew East of England UKIP EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 15 January 2019 ENFTim Aker East of England UKIP until 5 December 2018 Thurrock Independents until 11 February 2019 Brexit Party a EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDLucy Anderson London Labour Party S amp DMartina Anderson Northern Ireland Sinn Fein EUL NGLJonathan Arnott North East England UKIP until 18 January 2018 Independent until 16 April 2019 Brexit Party b EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDRichard Ashworth South East England Conservative Party until 31 March 2019 Change UK The Independent Group c ECR until 27 February 2018 EPPJanice Atkinson South East England UKIP until 1 October 2015 Independent d EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 15 June 2019 ENFAmjad Bashir Yorkshire and the Humber UKIP until 28 January 2015 Conservative Party e EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 22 January 2015 ECRGerard Batten London UKIP EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 7 December 2018 NI until 15 January 2019 ENFCatherine Bearder South East England Liberal Democrats ALDELouise Bours North West England UKIP until 22 November 2018 Independent f EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDPaul Brannen North East England Labour Party S amp DJonathan Bullock East Midlands UKIP until 9 December 2018 Independent until 12 February 2019 Brexit Party g EFDDDavid Campbell Bannerman East of England Conservative Party ECRJames Carver West Midlands UKIP until 27 May 2018 Independent h EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 27 May 2018 NI until 9 January 2019 ENFDavid Coburn Scotland UKIP until 8 January 2019 Independent until 11 February 2019 Brexit Party i EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDJane Collins Yorkshire and the Humber UKIP until 15 April 2019 Brexit Party j EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 15 January 2019 ENF until 16 April 2019 EFDD k Richard Corbett Yorkshire and the Humber Labour Party S amp DSeb Dance London Labour Party S amp DDaniel Dalton West Midlands Conservative Party ECRThe Earl of Dartmouth South West England UKIP until 27 November 2018 Independent l EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDNirj Deva South East England Conservative Party ECRDiane Dodds Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party NIBill Etheridge West Midlands UKIP until 1 October 2018 Thurrock Independents until 7 October 2018 Libertarian Party until 12 February 2019 Brexit Party m EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDJill Evans Wales Plaid Cymru Greens EFANigel Farage South East England UKIP until 4 December 2018 Independent until 11 February 2019 Brexit Party n EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDJohn Flack East of England Conservative Party ECRRay Finch South East England UKIP until 16 April 2019 Brexit Party o EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDJacqueline Foster North West England Conservative Party ECRAshley Fox South West England Conservative Party ECRNathan Gill Wales UKIP until 6 December 2018 Independent until 11 February 2019 Brexit Party p EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDNeena Gill West Midlands Labour Party S amp DJulie Girling South West England Conservative Party Independent q ECR until 27 February 2018 EPPTheresa Griffin North West England Labour Party S amp DDaniel Hannan South East England Conservative Party ECRMary Honeyball London Labour Party S amp DMike Hookem Yorkshire and the Humber UKIP EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 16 January 2019 NIJohn Howarth South East England Labour Party S amp DIan Hudghton Scotland Scottish National Party Greens EFADiane James South East England UKIP until 19 November 2016 Independent until 4 February 2019 Brexit Party r EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 19 November 2016 NI until 12 December 2018 EFDDSyed Kamall London Conservative Party ECRSaj Karim North West England Conservative Party ECRWajid Khan North West England Labour Party S amp DJude Kirton Darling North East England Labour Party S amp DJean Lambert London Green Party England and Wales Greens EFADavid Martin Scotland Labour Party S amp DRupert Matthews East Midlands Conservative Party ECRAlex Mayer East of England Labour Party S amp DLinda McAvan s Yorkshire and the Humber Labour Party S amp DEmma McClarkin East Midlands Conservative Party ECRAnthea McIntyre West Midlands Conservative Party ECRNosheena Mobarik Scotland Conservative Party ECRClare Moody South West England Labour Party S amp DClaude Moraes London Labour Party S amp DJim Nicholson Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party ECRPaul Nuttall North West England UKIP until 8 December 2018 Independent until 14 February 2019 Brexit Party t EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDPatrick O Flynn East of England UKIP until 26 November 2018 SDP u EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDRory Palmer East Midlands Labour Party S amp DMargot Parker East Midlands UKIP until 14 April 2019 Brexit Party v EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDJohn Michael Procter Yorkshire and the Humber Conservative Party ECRJulia Reid South West England UKIP until 7 December 2018 Independent until 11 February 2019 Brexit Party w EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDMolly Scott Cato South West England Green Party England and Wales Greens EFAJill Seymour West Midlands UKIP until 14 April 2019 Brexit Party x EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDDSion Simon West Midlands Labour Party S amp DAlyn Smith Scotland Scottish National Party Greens EFAKay Swinburne Wales Conservative Party ECRCharles Tannock London Conservative Party ECRKeith Taylor South East England Green Party England and Wales Greens EFAGeoffrey Van Orden East of England Conservative Party ECRDerek Vaughan Wales Labour Party S amp DJulie Ward North West England Labour Party S amp DSteven Woolfe North West England UKIP until 17 October 2016 Independent y EFDD until 15 October 2014 NI until 19 October 2014 EFDD until 23 October 2016 NIFormer members editName Region Party Date Reason for departurePhilip Bradbourn West Midlands Conservative Party 19 December 2014 Died in officeAnneliese Dodds South East England Labour Party 8 June 2017 Elected MPIan Duncan Scotland Conservative Party 22 June 2017 Resigned after being created life peerVicky Ford East of England Conservative Party 8 June 2017 Elected MPAfzal Khan North West England Labour Party 8 June 2017 Elected MPTimothy Kirkhope Yorkshire and the Humber Conservative Party 5 October 2016 Resigned after being created life peerAndrew Lewer East Midlands Conservative Party 8 June 2017 Elected MPRoger Helmer East Midlands UKIP 31 July 2017 Resigned citing age and health status as reasons but amid allegations of misuse of public funds 18 Richard Howitt East of England Labour Party 2 November 2016 Resigned after taking up chief executive position at International Integrated Reporting CouncilGlenis Willmott East Midlands Labour Party 2 October 2017 RetiredCatherine Stihler Scotland Labour Party 31 January 2019 Retired to take up chief executive post at Open Knowledge InternationalNotes edit Aker was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Thurrock Independents by 9 December 2018 and then the Brexit Party in February 2019 1 Arnott was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in January 2018 and joined The Brexit Party in April 2019 2 Ashworth was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018 3 He sat with fellow Conservatives in the ECR group until February 2018 when he joined the EPP group Atkinson was elected for UKIP but was expelled from the party in 2015 She joined ENF in June 2015 Bashir was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Conservative Party in January 2015 Bours was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2018 Bullock was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018 In February 2019 he joined the Brexit Party Carver was elected for UKIP but left the party in May 2018 Coburn was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018 Collins was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019 citation needed Collins left EFDD to join ENF in January 2019 but rejoined EFDD in April 2019 4 The Earl of Dartmouth was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in September 2018 Etheridge was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in October 2018 before joining the Libertarian Party and stating he would continue to be a member of EFDD 5 Farage was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018 Finch was originally elected for UKIP but joined The Brexit Party in April 2019 6 Gill was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018 7 Girling was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018 8 9 She sat in the ECR group until February 2018 when she joined the EPP group James was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2016 and joined The Brexit Party in February 2019 10 11 McAvan resigned as an MEP on 18 April 2019 12 Nuttall was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018 13 and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019 14 15 O Flynn was originally elected for UKIP but joined the SDP in November 2018 Parker was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019 citation needed Reid was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018 16 and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019 Seymour was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019 citation needed Woolfe was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in October 2016 17 References edit Tim AKER European Parliament Retrieved 9 December 2018 8th parliamentary term Jonathan ARNOTT MEPs European Parliament ASHWORTH REACTS TO EXPULSION FROM CONSERVATIVE PARTY richardashworth org 2 October 2018 Retrieved 15 December 2018 Jane Collins European Parliament Retrieved 22 June 2019 Former UKIP leadership candidate Bill Etheridge resigns BBC News 2 October 2018 Retrieved 15 December 2018 8th parliamentary term Raymond FINCH MEPs European Parliament Williamson David 6 December 2018 Welsh MEP Nathan Gill quits Ukip in protest at Tommy Robinson link up Wales Online Retrieved 6 December 2018 Rankin Jennifer 1 October 2018 I am not allowed not to agree Julie Girling on being a remain Tory MEP The Guardian Retrieved 15 December 2018 Last week the MEP for South West England and Gibraltar learned she had been expelled from the party after clashing with the leadership over Brexit Banks Martin 2 October 2018 MEP highlights party intolerance after Brexit ousting The Parliament Magazine Retrieved 15 December 2018 Girling a conservative party member for more than 40 years fell out with party hierarchy over the UK s impending divorce from the EU and her dismissal was confirmed in a letter last week The letter dated 25 September was signed by party chairman Brandon Lewis and cites Girling s recent decision to join the European Parliament centre right EPP group as the reason for her exile Swinford Steven 21 November 2016 Nigel Farage accuses Diane James of irrational selfishness after she quits Ukip over difficult relationships The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 15 December 2018 8th parliamentary term Diane JAMES MEPs European Parliament 8th parliamentary term Linda McAVAN MEPs European Parliament Ex UKIP leader Paul Nuttall quits party over Tommy Robinson role Sky News 7 December 2018 Retrieved 15 December 2018 BREXIT BOOST Nigel Farage to POACH senior Tories from UNDER May s NOSE for Brexit Party 23 February 2019 8th parliamentary term Paul NUTTALL MEPs European Parliament Phillips Alison 10 December 2018 South West MEP quits UKIP over appointment of Tommy Robinson Gazette and Herald Retrieved 15 December 2018 Merrick Rob 17 October 2016 Steven Woolfe quits Ukip calling party ungovernable The Independent Retrieved 15 December 2018 Rankin Jennifer 13 June 2017 Ukip MEP resigns amid investigation into alleged misuse of funds The Guardian See also edit2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom 2014 European Parliament election Parliamentary GroupsExternal links editEuropean elections UK results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2014 2019 amp oldid 1209316052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
