London (European Parliament constituency)

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London is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 9 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of the European Parliament 2.1 1999 - 2004 (5th term) 2.2 2004 - present (6th term) 2.2.1 Changes 3 Election results

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to Greater London, in the south east of the United Kingdom.

[edit] Members of the European Parliament

[edit] 1999 - 2004 (5th term)

• Richard Balfe, Labour (1999 - 2002), Conservative (2002 - 2004)
• John Bowis, Conservative
• Robert Evans, Labour
• Pauline Green, Labour (1999 - 2000)
• Mary Honeyball, Labour (2000 - onwards)
• Jean Lambert, Green
• Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat
• Claude Moraes, Labour
• Charles Tannock, Conservative
• Ian Twinn, Conservative
• Theresa Villiers, Conservative

[edit] 2004 - present (6th term)

• Gerard Batten, UKIP
• John Bowis, Conservative
• Charles Tannock, Conservative
• Theresa Villiers, Conservative
• Robert Evans, Labour
• Claude Moraes, Labour
• Mary Honeyball, Labour
• Jean Lambert, Green
• Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat

[edit] Changes

• May 2005: Syed Kamall (Conservative) replaces Theresa Villiers who was elected to Chipping Barnet in the 2005 general election.

[edit] Election results

European Election 2004: London
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Theresa Villiers John Bowis Charles Tannock	504,941 (168,313.67)	26.8	−5.9
	Labour	Claude Moraes Mary Honeyball Robert Evans	466,584 (155,528)	24.8	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Ludford	288,790	15.3	+3.7
	UK Independence	Gerard Batten	232,633	12.3	+6.9
	Green	Jean Lambert	158,986	8.4	+0.8
	Respect	None	91,175	4.8	N/A
	British National	None	76,152	4.0	+2.5
	Christian Peoples	None	45,038	2.4	N/A
	English Democrats	None	15,945	0.9	N/A
	People's Party for Better Government Christopher Prior	No	5,205	0.3	N/A
Turnout			1,903,354	37.7	+14.6

European Election 1999: London
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Green Claude Moraes Robert Evans Richard Balfe	399,466 (99,866.5)	35.0	N/A
	Conservative	Theresa Villiers Charles Tannock Nicholas Bethell John Bowis	372,989 (93,247.25)	32.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Ludford	133,058	11.7	N/A
	Green	Jean Lambert	87,545	7.7	N/A
	UK Independence	None	61,741	5.4	N/A
	Socialist Labour	None	19,632	1.7	N/A
	British National	None	17,960	1.6	N/A
	Liberal	None	16,951	1.5	N/A
	Pro-Euro Conservative	None	16,383	1.4	N/A
	Architect, Human Rights Peace in Europe George Hajifanis	No	4,851	0.4	N/A
	Anti-Value Added Tax Erol Basarik	No	2,596	0.2	N/A
	Humanist Party	None	2,586	0.2	N/A
	The Hemp Coalition Gordon Webster	No	2,358	0.2	N/A
	Natural Law	None	2,263	0.2	N/A
	Weekly Worker	None	846	0.1	N/A
Turnout			1,141,225	23.1	N/A

Constituencies in Greater London
Labour	Barking | Battersea | Brent North | Brent South | Brentford and Isleworth | Camberwell and Peckham | Croydon North | Dagenham | Dulwich and West Norwood | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Ealing North | Ealing Southall | East Ham | Edmonton | Eltham | Enfield North | Erith and Thamesmead | Feltham and Heston | Finchley and Golders Green | Greenwich and Woolwich | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Hampstead and Highgate | Harrow East | Harrow West | Hayes and Harlington | Hendon | Holborn and St. Pancras | Ilford South | Islington North | Islington South and Finsbury | Lewisham Deptford | Lewisham East | Lewisham West | Leyton and Wanstead | Mitcham and Morden | Poplar and Canning Town | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Streatham | Tooting | Tottenham | Vauxhall | Walthamstow | West Ham
Conservative	Beckenham | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Bromley and Chislehurst | Chingford and Woodford Green | Chipping Barnet | Cities of London and Westminster | Croydon Central | Croydon South | Enfield Southgate | Hammersmith and Fulham | Hornchurch | Ilford North | Kensington and Chelsea | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Orpington | Putney | Romford | Ruislip-Northwood | Upminster | Uxbridge | Wimbledon
Liberal Democrat	Brent East | Carshalton and Wallington | Hornsey and Wood Green | Kingston and Surbiton | Richmond Park | North Southwark and Bermondsey | Sutton and Cheam | Twickenham
Respect	Bethnal Green and Bow
London European constituency: Conservative (3) | Labour (3) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1) | Green (1)

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