Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire and the Humber was a constituency of the European Parliament. It elected six Members of the European Parliament 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 Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom, comprising the ceremonial counties of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.History
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| Election | 1979–1984 | 1984–1989 | 1989–1994 | 1994–1999 | 1994–1999 | 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 | David Bowe Labour | David Bowe Labour | |||
| Humberside | Robert Battersby Conservative | Robert Battersby Conservative | Robert Battersby Conservative | Peter Crampton Labour | Peter Crampton Labour | Peter Crampton Labour | Peter Crampton Labour | Peter Crampton Labour | |||
| Leeds | Derek Enright Labour | Michael McGowan Labour | Michael McGowan Labour | Michael McGowan Labour | Michael McGowan Labour | Michael McGowan Labour | Michael McGowan Labour | Michael McGowan Labour | |||
| Lincolnshire Lincolnshire and Humberside South | Bill Newton Dunn Conservative | Bill Newton Dunn Conservative | Bill Newton Dunn Conservative | Bill Newton Dunn Conservative | Bill Newton Dunn Conservative | Veronica Hardstaff Labour | Veronica Hardstaff Labour | Veronica Hardstaff Labour | |||
| Sheffield | Richard Caborn Labour | Bob Cryer Labour | Roger Barton Labour | Roger Barton Labour | Roger Barton Labour | Roger Barton Labour | Roger Barton Labour | ||||
| Yorkshire North York North Yorkshire | Neil Balfour Conservative | Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative | Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative | Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative | Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative | Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative | Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative | Edward McMillan-Scott Conservative | |||
| Yorkshire South | Brian Key Labour/Co-operative | Norman West Labour to 1998 | Norman West Labour to 1998 | Norman West Labour to 1998 | Norman West Labour to 1998 | Norman West Labour to 1998 | Linda McAvan Labour from 1998 | ||||
| Yorkshire South West | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | Thomas Megahy Labour | ||
| Yorkshire West | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour | Barry Seal Labour |
Returned members
1Diana Wallis resigned in January 2012.2Timothy Kirkhope was appointed to the House of Lords in 2016 and as a result was required to resign.