West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)

West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)

West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the European Parliament

Not to be confused with Midlands West (European Parliament constituency), a single-seat constituency which existed 1979–1999.

West Midlands was a constituency of the European Parliament. It was represented by seven MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. In 2009, the constituency was reduced to six seats, but also elected a "virtual MEP" who took her seat in the Parliament when the Treaty of Lisbon came into effect. The constituency was represented by seven MEPs prior to the 2009 election, until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020.

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Boundaries

A map of the West Midlands region, showing Towns/Cities in Red, Motorways in Blue, AONBs in Light Green and National Parks in Dark Green.

The constituency corresponded to the West Midlands region of England, comprising the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Birmingham East, Birmingham West, Coventry and North Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Shropshire, Midlands West, Worcestershire and South Warwickshire, and parts of Peak District, Staffordshire East and Derby, and Staffordshire West and Congleton.

Returned members

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Election results

Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won and the order in which MEPs were elected.

2019

Map showing highest polling party by counting area in the 2019 European Parliament election;
  Brexit Party
  Labour
  Liberal Democrats
2014 results
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Anthea McIntyre became an MEP in November 2011 when the relevant provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon came into effect, her addition being based on the 2009 vote. Phil Bennion became an MEP on the resignation of Liz Lynne.

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