EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTIONS
10 June 1999
The 1999 Euro-Elections were the first to be held (in Great Britain) under a proportional voting system based on closed lists. For the purposes of the elections, England was divided into nine regions returning between four and eleven members, Scotland returned eight members and Wales five. Voters voted for a party, and seats were distributed under the d'Hondt formula, the seats being allocated to those candidates heading the party list. In Northern Ireland the election was held, as usual, under the Single Transferable Vote.
| EUROPEAN ELECTION 1999: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND |
87 seats | ||
|
1 |
Conservative |
3,578,217 |
36 seats |
| 2 | Labour | 2,803,821 | 29 seats |
| 3 | Liberal Democrat | 1,266,549 | 10 seats |
| 4 | UK Independence Party | 696,057 | 3 seats |
| 5 | Green Party | 625,378 | 2 seats |
| 6 | Scottish National Party | 268,528 | 2 seats |
| 7 | Democratic Unionist Party | 192,762 | 1 seat |
| 8 | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 190,731 | 1 seat |
| 9 | Plaid Cymru | 185,235 | 2 seats |
| 10 | Pro Euro Conservative Party | 137,737 | |
| 11 | Ulster Unionist Party | 119,507 | 1 seat |
| 12 | Sinn Fein | 117,643 | |
| 13 | British National Party | 102,617 | |
| 14 | Liberal | 93,051 | |
| 15 | Socialist Labour Party | 86,749 | |
| 16 | Scottish Socialist Party | 39,720 | |
| 17 | MEP Independent Labour | 36,849 | |
| 18 | Alternative Labour List | 26,963 | |
| 19 | Progressive Unionist Party | 22,494 | |
| 20 | Natural Law Party | 21,327 | |
| 21 | UK Unionist Party | 20,283 | |
| 22 | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 14,391 | |
| 23 | Socialist Alliance | 7,203 | |
| 24 | Architect Human Rights Peace in Europe | 4,851 | |
| 25 | English Freedom Party | 3,066 | |
| 26 | Independent Anti Value Added Tax | 2,596 | |
| 27 | Humanist Party | 2,586 | |
| 28 | Hemp Coalition | 2,358 | |
| 29 | Anti-Corruption Pro-Family Christian Alliance | 2,251 | |
| 30 | Independent Open Democracy for Stability | 1,857 | |
| 31 | Weekly Worker | 1,724 | |
| 32 | Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes | 1,632 | |
| 33 | Socialist Party of Great Britain | 1,510 | |
| 34 | Independent Making a Profit in Europe | 1,400 | |
| 35 | Independent Humanist Party | 1,049 | |
|
TOTAL |
10,680,692 |
The full grouping of seats in the European Parliament is as follows (data correct as at 7 March 2002):
| Party | Includes | Seats |
| European People's Party and European Democrats | C., Jim Nicholson (U.U.P.) |
234 |
| Party of European Socialists | Lab., John Hume (S.D.L.P.) |
179 |
| Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party | LD |
52 |
| Greens/European Free Alliance | Green, PC, SNP |
45 |
| European United Left/Nordic Green Left |
44 | |
| Union for a Europe of Nations |
22 | |
| Europe of Democracies and Diversities | UK Ind. |
18 |
| Others | Michael Holmes (ex UK Ind.), Revd. Ian Paisley (DUP) |
32 |
|
TOTAL |
626 | |
CHANGES SINCE 14 JUNE 1999
Three Labour MEPs have left the parliament and been replaced:
Alan Donnelly (North East), the leader of the Labour group, resigned on 15 December 1999 in protest at travelling between the European Parliament's two sites in Brussels and Strasbourg; his seat has been filled by Gordon Adam.
Pauline Green (London), who had served as leader of the Socialist group of MEPs, resigned on 31 December 1999 to take a job in Manchester with the Co-op; her seat has been filled by Mary Honeyball.
Simon Murphy (West Midlands), the new leader of the Labour group, resigned in late August 2002 to spend more time with his family; his replacement has not yet been announced.
The UKIP MEP Michael Holmes (South West) left the party on 20 March 1999 in protest at being voted out of the party leadership by UKIP's executive.
The Conservative MEP Bill Newton Dunn (East Midlands) joined the Liberal Democrats on 29 November 2000 in protest at the Conservative Party's European policy.
The Labour MEP Richard Balfe (London) was expelled from the party on 18 January 2002 after falling out with the Labour leadership; he had stood (successfully) for the position of Quaestor of the European Parliament against the wishes of the Labour group's leader Simon Murphy. He joined the Conservative Party on 5 March 2002.
Neil MacCormick (SNP, Scotland) was knighted in the 2001 Birthday Honours list and is now Sir Neil MacCormick.
The seats won were as follows:
ABBREVIATIONS:
| C DUP Green Lab LD PC SDLP SNP UK Ind UUP * |
Conservative Democratic Unionist Party Green Party Labour Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Social Democratic and Labour Party Scottish National Party UK Independence Party Ulster Unionist Party Member of the last European Parliament |
| EAST MIDLANDS (6) C 39% (3) Lab 28% (2) LD 13% (1) UK Ind 8% Green 5% |
C Lab C Lab C LD |
* * |
Roger Helmer Mel Read Bill Newton Dunn (see above) Philip Whitehead Chris Heaton-Harris Nick Clegg |
| EASTERN (8) C 43% (4) Lab 25% (2) LD 12% (1) UK Ind 9% (1) Green 6% |
C Lab C C Lab LD C UK Ind |
* * * |
Robert Sturdy Eryl McNally Christopher Beazley Bashir Khanbhai Richard Howitt Andrew Duff Geoffrey van Orden Jeffrey Titford |
| LONDON (10) Lab 35% (4) C 33% (4) LD 12% (1) Green 8% (1) UK Ind 5% |
Lab C Lab C Lab LD C Lab C Green |
* * * |
Pauline Green (see above) Theresa Villiers Claude Moraes Charles Tannock Robert Evans Sarah Ludford Lord Bethell Richard Balfe (see above) John Bowis Jean Lambert |
| NORTH EAST (4) Lab 42% (3) C 27% (1) LD 14%, UK Ind 9% |
Lab C Lab Lab |
* * |
Alan Donnelly (see above) Martin Callanan Stephen Hughes Mo O'Toole |
| NORTH WEST (10) C 35% (5) Lab 34% (4) LD 12% (1) UK Ind 7% Green 6% |
C Lab C Lab C LD Lab C Lab C |
* * * * |
Lord Inglewood Arlene McCarthy Sir Robert Atkins Gary Titley David Sumberg Chris Davies Terry Wynn Den Dover Brian Simpson Jacqui Foster |
| SOUTH EAST (11) C 44% (5) Lab 20% (2) LD 15% (2) UK Ind 10% (1) Green 7% (1) |
C C Lab LD C C Lab UK Ind C LD Green |
* * * * * |
James Provan Roy Perry Peter Skinner Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Daniel Hannan James Elles Mark Watts Nigel Farage Nirj Deva Chris Huhne Dr Caroline Lucas |
| SOUTH WEST (7) C 42% (4) Lab 18% (1) LD 16% (1) UK Ind 11% (1) Green 8% |
C C Lab LD C UK Ind C |
* * * * |
Caroline Jackson Giles Chichester Glyn Ford Graham Watson Earl of Stockton Michael Holmes (see above) Neil Parish |
| WEST MIDLANDS (8) C 38% (4) Lab 28% (3) LD 11% (1) UK Ind 6% Green 6% |
C Lab C Lab C LD C Lab |
* * |
John Corrie Simon Murphy Philip Bushill-Matthews Michael Cashman Malcolm Harbour Liz Lynne Philip Bradbourne Neena Gill |
| YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER (7) C 37% (3) Lab 31% (3) LD 14% (1) UK Ind 7% Green 6% |
C Lab C Lab LD C Lab |
* * * * |
Edward McMillan-Scott Linda McAvan Timothy Kirkhope David Bowe Diana Wallis Robert Goodwill Richard Corbett |
| WALES (5) Lab 32% (2) PC 30% (2) C 23% (1) LD 8% |
Lab PC C Lab PC |
* * |
Glenys Kinnock Jill Evans Jonathan Evans Eluned Morgan Eurig Wyn |
| SCOTLAND (8) Lab 29% (3) SNP 27% (2) C 20% (2) LD 10% (1) Green 6% |
Lab SNP C Lab SNP C LD Lab |
* * |
David Martin Ian Hudghton Struan Stevenson Bill Miller Neil MacCormick John Purvis Elspeth Attwood Catherine Taylor |
| NORTHERN IRELAND (3)† DUP 28% (1), SDLP 28% (1) UUP 18% (1), SF 17% |
DUP SDLP UUP |
* * * |
Revd Ian Paisley John Hume James Nicholson |
†Using Single Transferable Vote
Last updated 7 March 2002