Wales (European Parliament constituency)


Wales was a constituency of the European Parliament. It elected 4 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 boundaries of Wales, one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Mid and West Wales, North Wales, South Wales Central, South Wales East, and South Wales West.
MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999
Election1979–19841984–19891989–19941994–1999
North WalesBeata Brookes
Conservative
Beata Brookes
Conservative
Beata Brookes
Conservative
Joe Wilson
Labour
Joe Wilson
Labour
Joe Wilson
Labour
Mid and West WalesAnn Clwyd
Labour
David Morris
Labour
David Morris
Labour
David Morris
Labour
Eluned Morgan
Labour
South East Wales
South Wales East
Allan Rogers
Labour
Llew Smith
Labour
Llew Smith
Labour
Llew Smith
Labour
Glenys Kinnock
Labour
South WalesWin Griffiths
Labour
Win Griffiths
Labour
Win Griffiths
Labour

Labour
Constituency abolishedConstituency abolishedConstituency abolished
South Wales CentralConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedWayne David
Labour
South Wales WestConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedConstituency not establishedDavid Morris
Labour

Returned members

Election results

Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 opinion polls

2014

2014 opinion polls

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s