# East of England (European Parliament constituency)

East of England was a constituency of the European Parliament that was coterminous with the East of England region. It returned 7 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 East of England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

## History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. At the time of their abolition in 1999, these were Cambridgeshire, Essex North and Suffolk South, Essex South, Essex West and Hertfordshire East, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and South West Norfolk, and parts of Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.
MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979–1999 :
| Election | | 1979–1984 | | 1984–1989 | | 1989–1994 | | 1994–1999 |
| Cambridgeshire (1979–1984) Cambridge and Bedfordshire North (1984–1994) Cambridgeshire (1994–1999) | | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | | Robert Sturdy Conservative |
| Essex North East (1979–1994) Essex North and Suffolk South (1994–1999) | | David Curry Conservative | David Curry Conservative | David Curry Conservative | | Anne McIntosh Conservative | Anne McIntosh Conservative | Anne McIntosh Conservative |
| Bedfordshire (1979–1984) Bedfordshire South (1984–1994) Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes (1994–1999) | | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | | Eryl McNally Labour |
| Essex South West (1979–1994) Essex West and Hertfordshire East (1994–1999) | | Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative | Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative | Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative | | Patricia Rawlings Conservative | | Hugh Kerr Labour (1994–1997) Scottish Socialist Party (1997–1999) |
| Hertfordshire (1979–1999) | | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | | Peter Truscott Labour |
| Norfolk (1979–1999) | | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | | Clive Needle Labour |
| Suffolk (1979–1994) Suffolk and South West Norfolk (1994–1999) | | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | | David Thomas Labour |
| Essex South (1994–1999) | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | | Richard Howitt Labour |

## Returned members

MEPs for the East of England, 1999 onwards :
| Election | 1999 (5th parliament) | | 2004 (6th parliament) | | 2009 (7th parliament) | | 2014 (8th parliament) | 2014 (8th parliament) | 2014 (8th parliament) | 2014 (8th parliament) | | 2019 (9th parliament) | |
| MEP Party | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden Conservative | |
| MEP Party | Christopher Beazley Conservative | Christopher Beazley Conservative | Christopher Beazley Conservative | | Vicky Ford Conservative (2009–2017) | Vicky Ford Conservative (2009–2017) | Vicky Ford Conservative (2009–2017) | Vicky Ford Conservative (2009–2017) | | John Flack Conservative (2017–2019) | | Barbara Gibson Liberal Democrat | |
| MEP Party | Bashir Khanbhai Conservative | | Tom Wise UKIP (2004–2009) Independent (2009) | | David Campbell Bannerman UKIP (2009–2011) Conservative (2011–2019) | David Campbell Bannerman UKIP (2009–2011) Conservative (2011–2019) | David Campbell Bannerman UKIP (2009–2011) Conservative (2011–2019) | David Campbell Bannerman UKIP (2009–2011) Conservative (2011–2019) | David Campbell Bannerman UKIP (2009–2011) Conservative (2011–2019) | David Campbell Bannerman UKIP (2009–2011) Conservative (2011–2019) | | Lucy Nethsingha Liberal Democrat | |
| MEP Party | Robert Sturdy Conservative | Robert Sturdy Conservative | Robert Sturdy Conservative | Robert Sturdy Conservative | Robert Sturdy Conservative | | Patrick O'Flynn UKIP (2014–2018) SDP (2018–2019) | Patrick O'Flynn UKIP (2014–2018) SDP (2018–2019) | Patrick O'Flynn UKIP (2014–2018) SDP (2018–2019) | Patrick O'Flynn UKIP (2014–2018) SDP (2018–2019) | | Richard Tice Brexit Party | |
| MEP Party | Jeffrey Titford UKIP | Jeffrey Titford UKIP | Jeffrey Titford UKIP | | Stuart Agnew UKIP | Stuart Agnew UKIP | Stuart Agnew UKIP | Stuart Agnew UKIP | Stuart Agnew UKIP | Stuart Agnew UKIP | | Michael Heaver Brexit Party | |
| MEP Party | Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duff Liberal Democrat | | Tim Aker UKIP (2014–2018) Thurrock Independents (2018–2019) Brexit Party (2019) | Tim Aker UKIP (2014–2018) Thurrock Independents (2018–2019) Brexit Party (2019) | Tim Aker UKIP (2014–2018) Thurrock Independents (2018–2019) Brexit Party (2019) | Tim Aker UKIP (2014–2018) Thurrock Independents (2018–2019) Brexit Party (2019) | | June Mummery Brexit Party | |
| MEP Party | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | Richard Howitt Labour (1999–16) | | Alex Mayer Labour (2016–2019) | | Catherine Rowett Green Party | |
| MEP Party | Eryl McNally 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 |
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 shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.

### 2019

European election 2019: East of England (results) :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Brexit Party | Richard Tice (1) Michael Heaver (3) June Mummery (5) Paul Hearn, Priscilla Huby, Sean Lever, Edmund Fordham | 604,715 (201,391.67) | 37.83 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Gibson (2) Lucy Nethsingha (6) Fionna Tod, Stephen Robinson, Sandy Walkington, Marie Goldman, Jules Ewart | 361,563 (180,751.5) | 22.62 | +15.72 |
| | Green | Catherine Rowett (4) Rupert Read, Martin Schmierer, Fiona Radic, Paul Jeater, Pallavi Devulapalli, Jeremy Caddick | 202,460 | 12.67 | +4.17 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Van Orden (7) John Flack, Joe Rich, Thomas McLaren, Joel Charles, Wazz Mughal, Thomas Smith | 163,830 | 10.25 | −18.15 |
| | Labour | Alex Mayer, Chris Vince, Sharon Taylor, Alvin Shum, Anna Smith, Adam Scott, Javeria Hussain | 139,490 | 8.73 | −8.57 |
| | Change UK | Emma Taylor, Neil Carmichael, Bhavna Joshi, Michelle de Vries, Amanda Gummer, Thomas Graham, Roger Casale | 58,274 | 3.65 | New |
| | UKIP | Stuart Agnew, Paul Oakley, Elizabeth Jones, William Ashpole, Alan Graves, John Wallace, John Whitby | 54,676 | 3.42 | −31.08 |
| | English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook, Charles Vickers, Bridget Vickers, Paul Wiffen | 10,217 | 0.64 | −1.09 |
| | Independent | Attila Csordas | 3,230 | 0.20 | New |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9,589 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,603,017 | 36.37 | +0.5 |

### 2014

European election 2014: East of England (results) :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | UKIP | Patrick O'Flynn, Stuart Agnew, Tim Aker Michael Heaver, Mick McGough, Andy Monk, Mark Hughes | 542,812 (180,937) | 34.5 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | Vicky Ford, Geoffrey van Orden, David Campbell Bannerman John Flack, Tom Hunt, Margaret Simons, Jonathan Collett | 446,569 (148,856) | 28.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Howitt Alex Mayer, Sandy Martin, Bhavna Joshi, Paul Bishop, Jane Basham, Chris Ostrowski | 271,601 | 17.3 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Rupert Read, Mark Ereira-Guyer, Jill Mills, Ash Haynes, Marc Scheimann, Robert Lindsay, Fiona Radic | 133,331 | 8.5 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duff, Josephine Hayes, Belinda Brooks-Gordon, Stephen Robinson, Michael Green, Linda Jack, Hugh Annand | 108,010 | 6.9 | −6.9 |
| | An Independence from Europe | Paul Kevin Wiffen, Karl Berresford Davies, Raymond Charles Mitchell Spalding, Edmond Max Rosenthal, Rupert Smith, Dennis James Wiffen, Betty Patricia Wiffen | 26,564 | 1.7 | New |
| | English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook, Charles Vickers, Stephen Goldspink, Maria Situmbeko, Bridget Cowan, Don Whitbread, Jeremy Moreton-Moss | 16,497 | 1.1 | −1.0 |
| | BNP | Richard Andrew Perry, Christopher Eric Livingstone, Mark James Burmby, Paul Stephen Hooks, Stephen Leonard Smith, Philip David Howell, Michael Edward Braun | 12,465 | 0.8 | −5.3 |
| | CPA | Carl Shaun Clark, Mark Anthony Clamp, Chris Olley, Stephen John Todd, Jane Elizabeth Clamp, Kirsty Evans, Kevin John Austin | 11,627 | 0.7 | New |
| | NO2EU | Brian Denny, Frank Jepson, Steve Glennon, Phil Katz, Eleanor Donne, Pete Relph, Ron Rodwell | 4,870 | 0.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574,346 | 35.9 | −1.8 |

### 2009

European election 2009: East of England :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey van Orden, Robert Sturdy, Vicky Ford John Flack, Jonathan Morgan, Claire Strong, Clare Wheelan | 500,331 (166,777) | 31.2 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | David Campbell Bannerman, Stuart Agnew Andrew Smith, Stuart Gulleford, Amy O'Boyle, Mick McGough, Michael Baker, Marion Mason | 313,921 (156,960) | 19.6 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duff Linda Jack, Ian Mack, Peter Welch, Earnshaw Palmer, Andrew Houseley, Qurban Hussain | 221,235 | 13.8 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Howitt Beth Kelly, Nigel Gardner, Sherma Batson, James Valentine, Kate Curtis, Chris Ostrowski | 167,833 | 10.5 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Rupert Read, Peter Lynn, James Abbott, Marc Scheimann, Angela Thomson, Andrew Stringer, Amy Drayson | 141,016 | 8.8 | +3.2 |
| | BNP | Eddy Butler, Emma Colgate, Stephen McCole, David Fleming, David Lucas, Mark Fuller, Seamus Dunne | 97,013 | 6.1 | +1.8 |
| | UK First | Robin Page, Peter Cole, Charles Lawson, John West, Arthur Baynes | 38,185 | 2.4 | New |
| | English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook, Charles Vickers, John Cooper, Raymond Brown, Adrian Key, Nicholas Capp, Patrick Harris | 32,211 | 2.0 | +0.2 |
| | Christian | Jeremy Tyrrell, Kim Christofi, John Jackson, Grace Oghenegare, Rev Dr Albert Usikaro, Douglas Suckling, Sally Craig | 24,646 | 1.5 | New |
| | NO2EU | Brian Denny, Frank Jepson, Steve Glennon, Phil Katz, Eleanor Donne, Pete Relph, Ron Rodwell | 13,939 | 0.9 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | James Dry, Patricia Bowen, Paul Hardman, Martha Page-Harries, Jacob Bowen, Miriam Scale, Andrew Jordan | 13,599 | 0.8 | New |
| | Animal Welfare | Jasmijn de Boo, Alexander Bourke, Richard Deboo | 13,201 | 0.8 | New |
| | Libertas | Andrew Jamieson, Peter Mason, John Dowdale, Carlo de Chair, Henry Burton, John Harmer, Peter Robbins | 9,940 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent | Peter Rigby | 9,916 | 0.6 | New |
| | Jury Team (UK) | Andrew Armes, Ian Tyes, Stephen Garton, Jules Sherrington, Andrew Parker, Michael Yates | 6,354 | 0.4 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,603,340 | 37.7 | +1.2 |

### 2004

European election 2004: East of England :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey van Orden, Robert Sturdy, Christopher Beazley Jonathan Morgan, Claire Strong, Richard Normington | 465,526 (155,175.33) | 30.8 | −11.9 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Titford, Tom Wise Robin Page, Stuart Agnew, Bryan Smalley, Brian Aylett, Roger Lord | 296,160 (148,080) | 19.6 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Howitt Elizabeth Kelly, Clive Needle, Sandra Griffiths, Nigel Gardner, Valerie Liddiard, Mark Wells | 244,929 | 16.2 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duff Christopher White, Anne Pollard, Rosalind Gill, Guillaume McLaughlin, Earnshaw Palmer, Nahid Boethe | 211,378 | 14.0 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Martin Bell | 93,028 | 6.2 | New |
| | Green | Margaret Wright, Adrian Ramsay, James Abbott, Marc Scheimann, Ingo Wagenknecht, Stephen Rackett, Stephen Lawrence | 84,068 | 5.6 | −0.6 |
| | BNP | Matthew Single, Paul Goodchild, Ramon Johns, Bernard Corby, Sidney Chaney, Peter Turpin | 65,557 | 4.3 | +3.4 |
| | English Democrat | Robert Kay, James Samuels, Adrian Key, Gloria Meredew, Michael Blundell | 26,807 | 1.8 | New |
| | Respect | Jim Rogers, Maz Cook, Adrian Clarke, Hasna Matin, Paul Turnbull, Marie Bunting, Timothy Sneller | 13,904 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Jim Naisbitt | 5,137 | 0.3 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | Sarah Bell, Thomas Hoey, Beata Klepacka, John Matthews, Michael McBrien, Gregory Tagney, Clare Underwood | 3,730 | 0.3 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510,224 | 36.5 | +11.8 |

### 1999

European election 1999: East of England :
| List | List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) |
| | Conservative | Robert Sturdy, Christopher Beazley, Bashir Khanbhai, Geoffrey van Orden Robert Gordon, Kay Twitchen, Graham Bright, Charles Rose | 425,091 (106,272.75) | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Eryl McNally, Richard Howitt Clive Needle, Peter Truscott, David Thomas, Virginia Bucknor, Beth Kelly, Ruth Bagnall | 250,132 (125,066) | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duff Rosalind Scott, Robert Browne, Lorna Spenceley, Chris White, Charlotte Cane, Paul Burall, Rosalind Gill | 118,822 | 11.9 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Titford Bryan Smalley, Brian Lee, Tom Wise, Roger Lord, Charles Lawman, Ashley Banks, William Vinyard | 88,452 | 8.9 |
| | Green | Margaret Wright, Marc Scheimann, Eleanor Burgess, Malcolm Powell, James Abbott, Jennifer Berry, Angela Thomson, Adrian Holmes | 61,334 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal | Brian Lynch, Michael Wheeler, Raymond Pobgee, Vernon Wilkinson, Adrian Miners, John Tyler, Edgar Davis, Christopher Ash | 16,861 | 1.7 |
| | Pro-Euro Conservative | Paul Howell, Brian Hughes, Jackie Sheppard, Chris Cooke, Marilyn Munn, Mark McCartney, Tim Chisnall, Tim Price | 16,340 | 1.6 |
| | BNP | David King, Paul Ferguson, John Morse, Ramon Johns, Paul Henderson, Matthew Palmer, John Cope, Thomas Stone | 9,356 | 0.9 |
| | Socialist Labour | Charles De Carteret, Nicola Harau, Paul Lockwood, Stephanie Gardner, Michael Benwell, Mick Rose, Jean Fawcett, Andrew Yates | 6,143 | 0.6 |
| | Natural Law | Patrice Gladwyn, Bryan Parsons, Angela Holland, Peter While, Stephanie Bennell, Alistair Shearer, Ann Keenan, Christopher Edwards | 1,907 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 994,438 | 24.7 |