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 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former East of England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 |
| Election | 1979 – 1984 | 1984 – 1989 | 1989 – 1994 | 1994 – 1999 | |||||
| Cambridgeshire Cambridge and Bedfordshire North Cambridgeshire | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Fred Catherwood Conservative | Robert Sturdy Conservative | |||
| Essex North East Essex North and Suffolk South | David Curry Conservative | David Curry Conservative | David Curry Conservative | Anne McIntosh Conservative | Anne McIntosh Conservative | Anne McIntosh Conservative | |||
| Bedfordshire Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | Peter Beazley Conservative | Eryl McNally Labour | |||
| Essex South West Essex West and Hertfordshire East | Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative | Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative | Dr. Alexander Sherlock Conservative | Patricia Rawlings Conservative | Hugh Kerr Labour Scottish Socialist Party | ||||
| Hertfordshire | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | Derek Prag Conservative | Peter Truscott Labour | |||
| Norfolk | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | Paul Howell Conservative | Clive Needle Labour | |||
| Suffolk Suffolk and South West Norfolk | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | Amédée Turner Conservative | David Thomas Labour | |||
| Essex South | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | Seat not established | Richard Howitt Labour |