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.
Boundaries
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 MEPs for the West Midlands, 1999 onwards Election MEPParty Philip Bushill-MatthewsConservative SeatAbolishedSeat abolished due to Nice Treaty. Once provisions in the Lisbon Treaty were enacted, the seat was restored. Anthea McIntyreConservative MEPParty Philip BradbournPhilip Bradbourn died on 19 December 2014 (BBC)Conservative Daniel DaltonConservative Rupert LoweBrexit Party MEPParty Malcolm HarbourConservative Bill EtheridgeUKIP (2014-2018)Independent (2018)Libertarian (2018-2019)Brexit Party (2019) Andrew KerrBrexit Party (2019)Independent (2019-) MEPParty John CorrieConservative Mike NattrassUKIP (2004–2013)Independent (2013–2014)An Independence from Europe (2014) Jill SeymourUKIP (2014-2019)Brexit Party (2019) Martin DaubneyBrexit Party MEPParty Liz LynneLiz Lynne stood down in February 2012 (BBC)Liberal Democrat Phil BennionLiberal Democrat James CarverUKIP (2014-2018)Independent (2018-19) Phil BennionLiberal Democrat MEPParty Neena GillLabour Nikki SinclaireUKIP (2009–10)Independent (2010–12)We Demand a Referendum (2012–2014) Neena GillLabour MEPParty Michael CashmanLabour Siôn SimonLabour Ellie ChownsGreen MEPParty Simon MurphyLabour Seat abolished
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
2014
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.
2009
2004
1999
References
Bibliography MEPs by region: West Midlands constituency