# North West England (European Parliament constituency)

North West England was a constituency of the European Parliament. From the 2009 elections it elected 8 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020.

## Boundaries

The constituency corresponded to the North West England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

## History

Following the passing of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, the North West of England formed one constituency from which candidates are elected using the D'Hondt method. In the election preceding that Act, MEPs were elected by the first-past-the-post method in single-member constituencies. The constituency corresponded to the following former European constituencies: Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Wirral, Cumbria and Lancashire North, Greater Manchester Central, Greater Manchester East, Greater Manchester West, Lancashire Central, Lancashire South, Merseyside East and Wigan, Merseyside West, and Congleton from Staffordshire West and Congleton.

## Returned members

MEPs for North West England, 1999—2020 :
| Election | 1999 (5th parliament) | | 2004 (6th parliament) | 2004 (6th parliament) | 2004 (6th parliament) | | 2009 (7th parliament) | | 2014 (8th parliament) | 2014 (8th parliament) | 2014 (8th parliament) | | 2019 (9th parliament) | |
| MEP Party | Lord Inglewood Conservative | | John Whittaker UKIP | John Whittaker UKIP | John Whittaker UKIP | | Paul Nuttall UKIP (2009–2018) Independent (2018–2019), Brexit Party (2019) | Paul Nuttall UKIP (2009–2018) Independent (2018–2019), Brexit Party (2019) | Paul Nuttall UKIP (2009–2018) Independent (2018–2019), Brexit Party (2019) | Paul Nuttall UKIP (2009–2018) Independent (2018–2019), Brexit Party (2019) | Paul Nuttall UKIP (2009–2018) Independent (2018–2019), Brexit Party (2019) | | Claire Fox Brexit Party | |
| MEP Party | Den Dover Conservative (1999–2008) Independent (2008–2009) | Den Dover Conservative (1999–2008) Independent (2008–2009) | Den Dover Conservative (1999–2008) Independent (2008–2009) | Den Dover Conservative (1999–2008) Independent (2008–2009) | Den Dover Conservative (1999–2008) Independent (2008–2009) | | Nick Griffin BNP | | Louise Bours UKIP (2014–2018) Independent (2018–2019) | Louise Bours UKIP (2014–2018) Independent (2018–2019) | Louise Bours UKIP (2014–2018) Independent (2018–2019) | | Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen Brexit Party | |
| MEP Party | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins Conservative | | Steven Woolfe UKIP (2014–2016) Independent (2016–2019) | Steven Woolfe UKIP (2014–2016) Independent (2016–2019) | Steven Woolfe UKIP (2014–2016) Independent (2016–2019) | | David Bull Brexit Party | |
| MEP Party | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | David Sumberg Conservative | | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | | Gina Dowding Green | |
| MEP Party | Jacqueline Foster Conservative | | Saj Karim LD (2004–2007) Con (2007–2019) | Saj Karim LD (2004–2007) Con (2007–2019) | Saj Karim LD (2004–2007) Con (2007–2019) | | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | Saj Karim Conservative | | Jane Brophy Liberal Democrats | |
| MEP Party | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | Chris Davies Liberal Democrat | | M. Afzal Khan Labour (2014–2017) | | Wajid Khan Labour (2017–2019) | | Chris Davies Liberal Democrats | |
| MEP Party | Terry Wynn Labour | Terry Wynn Labour | Terry Wynn Labour | | Brian Simpson Labour (2006–2014) | Brian Simpson Labour (2006–2014) | Brian Simpson Labour (2006–2014) | | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | Julie Ward Labour | |
| MEP Party | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | Arlene McCarthy Labour | | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | Theresa Griffin Labour | |
| MEP Party | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Gary Titley Labour | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |
| MEP Party | Brian Simpson Labour | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |
Key to political groups of the European Parliament (UK)vte :
| Party | Party | Party | Party | Faction in European Parliament | Faction in European Parliament | Faction in European Parliament |
| | Brexit Party | 29 | 29 | | Non-Inscrits | 57 |
| | DUP | 1 | 1 | | | Non-Inscrits | 57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16 | 17 | | Renew Europe | 108 |
| | Alliance | 1 | 17 | | Renew Europe | 108 |
| | Green | 7 | 11 | | Greens–European Free Alliance | 75 |
| | SNP | 3 | 11 | | Greens–European Free Alliance | 75 |
| | Plaid Cymru | 1 | 11 | | Greens–European Free Alliance | 75 |
| | Labour | 10 | 10 | | Socialists and Democrats | 154 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 4 | | European Conservatives and Reformists Group | 62 |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | | European United Left–Nordic Green Left | 41 |
| Total | Total | 73 | 73 | Total | Total | 750 |

## Election results

Elected candidates are listed in bold. Brackets indicate the order candidates were elected and the number of votes per seat won in their respective columns.

### 2019

European Election 2019: North West England :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Brexit Party | Claire Fox (1) Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen (4) David Bull (7) Gary Harvey, Ajay Jagota, Elizabeth Babade, Sally Bate, John Banks | 541,843 (180,614) | 31.23 | New |
| | Labour | Theresa Griffin (2) Julie Ward (6) Wajid Khan, Erica Lewis, David Brennan, Claire Cozler, Saf Ismail, Yvonne Tennant | 380,193 (190,096) | 21.91 | –11.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies (3) Jane Brophy (8) Helen Foster-Grime, Anna Fryer, Sam Al-Hamdani, Rebecca Forrest, John Studholme, Frederick Van Mierlo | 297,507 (148,753) | 17.15 | +11.14 |
| | Green | Gina Dowding (5) Wendy Kay Olsen, Jessica Northey, Geraldine Coggins, Rosie Mills, Astrid Johnson, Daniel Jerrome, James Booth | 216,581 | 12.48 | +5.47 |
| | Conservative | Sajjad Karim, Kevin Beaty, Jane Howard, Arnold Saunders, Wendy Maisey, Thomas Lord, Anthony Pickles, Attika Choudhary | 131,002 | 7.55 | –12.51 |
| | UKIP | Adam Richardson, Jeff Armstrong, Fiona Mills, Nathan Ryding, Michael Felse, Ben Fryer, John Booker, Alexander Craig | 62,464 | 3.60 | –23.86 |
| | Change UK | Andrea Cooper, Dan Price, Arun Banerji, Michael Taylor, Philippa Olive, Victoria Desmond, Andrew Graystone, Elisabeth Knight | 47,237 | 2.72 | New |
| | Independent | Tommy Robinson | 38,908 | 2.24 | New |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris, Valerie Morris | 10,045 | 0.58 | –0.53 |
| | UKEU | Sophie Larroque | 7,125 | 0.41 | New |
| | Independent | Mohammad Aslam | 2,002 | 0.12 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744,858 | 33.11 | –0.39 |

### 2014

European Election 2014: North West England (results) :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Labour | Theresa Griffin, Afzal Khan, Julie Ward, Wajid Khan, Angeliki Stogia, Steve Carter, Pascale Lamb, Nick Parnell | 594,063 (198,021) | 33.9 | +13.5 |
| | UKIP | Paul Nuttall, Louise Bours, Steven Woolfe, Shneur Odze, Lee Slaughter, Simon Noble, Peter Harper, John Brian Stanyer | 481,932 (160,644) | 27.5 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Foster, Sajjad Karim, Kevin Beaty, Deborah Dunleavy, Joe Barker, Daniel Hamilton, Chris Whiteside, James Walsh | 351,985 (175,993) | 20.1 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Peter Cranie, Gina Dowding, Laura Bannister, Jill Perry, John Knight, Ulrike Zeshan, Lewis Coyne, Jake Welsh | 123,075 | 7.0 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies, Helen Foster-Grime, Jo Crotty, Qassim Afzal, Jane Brophy, Sue McGuire, Gordon Lishman, Neil Christian | 105,487 | 6.0 | −8.3 |
| | BNP | Nick Griffin, Dawn Charlton, Clive Jefferson, Eddy O'Sullivan, Simon Darby, Kay Pollitt, Derek Adams, David O'Loughlin | 32,826 | 1.9 | −6.1 |
| | An Independence from Europe | Helen Bashford, Gill Kearney, Pauline Penny, Kay Bashford, Faye Raw, Lorna Markovitch, Jennie Ransome, Jill Stockdale | 26,731 | 1.5 | New |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris, Paul Rimmer, Derek Bullock, Paul Whitelegg, Steve McEllenborough, Laurence Depares, Valarie Morris, Anthony Backhouse | 19,522 | 1.1 | −1.3 |
| | Pirate | Maria Aretoulaki, George Walkden, Jack Allnutt | 8,597 | 0.5 | New |
| | NO2EU | Roger Bannister, George Waterhouse, Jacqueline Grunsell, John Metcalfe, George Tapp, Mark Rowe, James Healy, Kevin Morrison | 5,402 | 0.3 | −1.1 |
| | Socialist Equality | Chris Marsden, Julie Hyland, Robert Skelton, Lucy Warren, Mark Dowson, Ajitha Gunaratne, Danny Dickinson, Joe Heffer | 5,067 | 0.3 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,754,687 | 33.5 | +1.8 |

### 2009

European Election 2009: North West England :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Conservative | Sir Robert Atkins, Saj Karim, Jacqueline Foster Alex Williams, Greg Morgan, Tony Samuels, Peter Wilding, Andrew Large | 423,174 (141,058) | 25.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Arlene McCarthy, Brian Simpson Theresa Griffin, Stephen Carter, Jane Clarke, Riaz Ahmed, Claire Reynolds, Brian Boag | 336,831 (168,415.5) | 20.4 | −7.0 |
| | UKIP | Paul Nuttall Michael McManus, Graham Cannon, Nigel Brown, Hilary Jones, Philip Griffiths, Fred McGlade, Terry Durrance | 261,740 | 15.8 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies Helen Foster-Grime, Sue McGuire, Qassim Afzal, Neil Corlett, Mark Clayton, Stephen Cooke, Peter Hirst | 235,639 | 14.3 | −1.6 |
| | BNP | Nick Griffin Martin Wingfield, Steve Greenhalgh, Edward O'Sullivan, Jean Purdy, Michael Elliot, Derek Adams, Gary Aronsson | 132,194 | 8.0 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Peter Cranie, Maria Whitelegg, Ruth Bergan, Samir Chatterjee, Jill Perry, Justine Hall, Margaret Westbrook, Geoff Smith | 127,133 | 7.7 | +2.1 |
| | English Democrat | Ed Abrams, Stephen Morris, Robert Logan, Derek Grue, Anthony Justice, Maurice Brookes, Valerie Morris, Ken Walters | 40,027 | 2.4 | +0.8 |
| | Socialist Labour | Billy Kelly, Stephen Whatham, Kai Andersen, Ronald Waugh, Dot Kelly, Lynton Bennett, Dot Entwistle, Michael Perry | 26,224 | 1.6 | New |
| | Christian | Hans-Christian Raabe, Jill McLachlan, John Manwell, Maria Overend, Clive Morrison, Bob Ralph, Carol Jules, David Lee Martin | 25,999 | 1.6 | New |
| | NO2EU | Roger Bannister, Les Skarrot, Craig Johnston, Alec McFadden, Steve Radford, Lynn Worthington, John Metcalfe, Harry Smith | 23,580 | 1.4 | New |
| | Jury Team (UK) | Krishnamurty Tayya, Graham Ross, Carl Birchall, William Brotherston, Mary Strickland, Michael Hale | 8,783 | 0.5 | New |
| | Libertas | Benjamin Caraduc Tallis, Anthony Butcher, Paul Dabrowa, William Westall, Liam Hemmings, John Humberstone, Michael O'Reilly | 6,980 | 0.4 | New |
| | Independent | Francis Apaloo | 3,621 | 0.2 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,651,825 | 31.7 | −9.2 |

### 2004

European Election 2004: North West England :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Labour | Gary Titley, Arlene McCarthy, Terry Wynn Brian Simpson, Theresa Griffin, Rosie Cooper, Albert Catterall, Rupa Huq, Ebrahim Adia | 576,388 (192,129.33) | 27.4 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Den Dover, David Sumberg, Sir Robert Atkins Jacqueline Foster, David Newns, Alfred Doran, Eveleigh Dutton, Leslie Byrom, James Mawdsley | 509,446 (169,815.33) | 24.2 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies, Saj Karim Helen Flo Clucas, Qassim Afzal, Stan Collins, Allison Seabourne, Paula Keaveney, Neil Corlett, Alison Firth | 335,063 (167,531.5) | 15.9 | +4.2 |
| | UKIP | John Whittaker Gregg Beaman, John Browne, Gerald Kelley, Alan Weddell, Stephen Roxborough, Richard Buttrey, Graham Cannon, Roy Hopwood | 257,158 | 11.7 | +5.1 |
| | BNP | Nick Griffin, Martin Wingfield, Anthony Jones, Patricia Thomson, David Joines, Ralph Ellis, Richard Chadfield, Anita Corbett, Barry Birks | 134,959 | 6.4 | +5.1 |
| | Green | John Whitelegg, Gina Dowding, Spencer Fitz-Gibbon, Kay Roney, Peter Cranie, Vernon Marshall, Vanessa Hall, Kenneth McIver, James Craig | 117,393 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Steve Radford, David Green, Hazel Williams, Philip Burke, Christopher Lenton, Christopher Barnes, Michael Butler, Robin Radnell, Daniel Wood | 96,325 | 4.6 | +2.4 |
| | English Democrat | Christine Constable, Mark Wheatley, Julia Howman, Stephen Pipe, Lauren Spratt, Phillip Evans, Robert Abrams | 34,110 | 1.6 | New |
| | Respect | Michael Lavalette, Ahmed Hadi, Sabiha Vorajee, Alexander McFadden, Stephen Metcalfe, Madeline Heneghan, Richard Searle, Edna Greenwood, Susan Mary Bond | 24,636 | 1.2 | New |
| | Countryside | Rodney Black, Richard Malbon, Richard Ormrod, Kevin Tomkinson | 11,283 | 0.5 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | Fiona Pinto, Julia Millington, Kathleen Delarmi, Rosanne Allen, Fiona Daly | 10,084 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | Ronald Alan Neal | 8,318 | 0.4 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,115,163 | 40.9 | +21.2 |

### 1999

European Election 1999: North West England :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) |
| | Conservative | Lord Inglewood, Sir Robert Atkins, David Sumberg, Den Dover, Jacqueline Foster David Newns, Andrew Reid, Leslie Byrom, Christopher Lynch, Paul Brierley | 360,027 (72,005.4) | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Arlene McCarthy, Gary Titley, Terry Wynn, Brian Simpson Tony Cunningham, Mark Hendrick, Ruth Turner, Claire Nangle, Michael Ward, Theresa Griffin | 350,511 (87,627.75) | 34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies Flo Clucas, Tim Farron, Patsy Calton, Roger Putnam, Yasmin Zalzala, Kiron Reid, Kate Fletcher, Mark Clayton, Jackie Pearcey | 119,376 | 11.7 |
| | UKIP | John Whittaker, Gerald Kelley, Roger Bullock, Gordon Black, Mona McNee, Mark Adams, Valerie Cowell, Graham Cannon, Alan Weddell, John Tomlin | 66,779 | 6.6 |
| | Green | John Whitelegg, Spencer Fitz-Gibbon, Chris Busby, Robin Field, Lance Crookes, Gina Dowding, Julian Parry, Geoffrey Nicholls, Jenny Jones, Joy Hogg | 56,828 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft, Steve Radford, David Green, Philip Burke, Gary Copeland, Colin Paisley, Hazel Williams, Susan Ashton, Alison Micklem, Paul Woodruff | 22,640 | 2.2 |
| | BNP | Christian Jackson, Roger Wood, David Blezard, Michael Cope, Mark Dodd, Lee Barnes, Anthony Hodson, William Hitches, Brian Winn, Geoffrey Barnes | 13,587 | 1.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | William Kelly, Gias Choudhury, Alec McFadden, Lynne Lowe, Ali Mehmood, James Hackett, Steven Wynn, Jim Dooher, Michael Perry, Terence Cullen | 11,338 | 1.1 |
| | Pro-Euro Conservative | Andrew Pearce, Janet Terras, Paul Bennetts, Andrew Zsigmund, Edward Pearce, Jane Baines, Tim Coppinger, Graham Perkins, Linda Callaghan, Barry Hardcastle | 9,816 | 1.0 |
| | Anti-Corruption Pro-Family Christian Alliance | David Braid | 2,251 | 0.2 |
| | Natural Law | John Collins, Dinah Grice, Peter Leadbetter, Deborah Wright, William Hite, Bryan Irving, Bibette Leadbetter, Simon Cohen, Geoffrey Gay, Anne Marie Scott | 2,114 | 0.2 |
| | English Independent Humanist Party | Douglas Firkin-Flood | 1,049 | 0.1 |
| | Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) | John Pearson, Roger Harper, Philip Watson, Stephen Riley, Edward Rowlands, Thomas May, Daniel Hammill, Daniel Bowles | 878 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,017,194 | 19.7 |