North East England (European Parliament constituency)
North East England was a constituency of the European Parliament. It elected 3 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 East England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the ceremonial counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and parts of North Yorkshire.History
The constituency was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Durham, Northumbria, Tyne and Wear, and parts of Cleveland and Richmond.| MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 | MEPs for former North East England constituencies, 1979 – 1999 |
| Election | 1979 – 1984 | 1984 – 1989 | 1989 – 1994 | 1994 – 1999 | |||||
| Cleveland Cleveland and Yorkshire North Cleveland and Richmond | Peter Vanneck Conservative | Peter Vanneck Conservative | Peter Vanneck Conservative | David Bowe Labour | David Bowe Labour | David Bowe Labour | |||
| Durham | Roland Boyes Labour | Stephen Hughes Labour | Stephen Hughes Labour | Stephen Hughes Labour | Stephen Hughes Labour | Stephen Hughes Labour | |||
| Northumbria | Gordon Adam Labour | Gordon Adam Labour | Gordon Adam Labour | Gordon Adam Labour | Gordon Adam Labour | Gordon Adam Labour | Gordon Adam Labour | ||
| Tyne South and Wear Tyne and Wear | Joyce Quin Labour | Joyce Quin Labour | Joyce Quin Labour | Alan Donnelly Labour | Alan Donnelly Labour | Alan Donnelly Labour |