List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2014–19

The 8th European Parliament was elected across the European Union in the late days of May 2014 for the 2014–2019 session. The United Kingdom was apportioned to send 73 out of the 751 Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) that are listed below.

Members of the
European Parliament
for the United Kingdom
Delegation (1973)
1st term (1979)
2nd term (1984)
3rd term (1989)
4th term (1994)
5th term (1999)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)
9th term (2019)
Women

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Contribution of UK political parties within European Parliament political groups

The UK had representation with 73 of the 751 seats of the European Parliament with party contributions within political groups as follows at time of dissolution:

National party MEPs Political group Governance
Labour Party
19 / 185
 S&D Commission majority
Conservative Party
18 / 77
 ECR Opposition and non-aligned
UKIP
2 / 36
 ENF Opposition and non-aligned
UKIP
1 / 20
 NI Opposition and non-aligned
Green Party
3 / 52
 Greens/EFA Opposition and non-aligned
Scottish National Party
2 / 52
 Greens/EFA Opposition and non-aligned
Ulster Unionist Party
1 / 77
 ECR Opposition and non-aligned
Liberal Democrats
1 / 69
 ALDE Commission majority
Sinn Féin
1 / 52
 GUE/NGL Opposition and non-aligned
Plaid Cymru
1 / 52
 Greens/EFA Opposition and non-aligned
Democratic Unionist Party
1 / 20
 Non-Inscrits Opposition and non-aligned
Independent
2 / 216
 EPP Commission majority
SDP
1 / 42
 EFDD Opposition and non-aligned
Brexit Party
14 / 42
 EFDD Opposition and non-aligned
Independent
1 / 36
 ENF Opposition and non-aligned
Independent
3 / 42
 EFDD Opposition and non-aligned
Independent politician
1 / 20
 Non-Inscrits Opposition and non-aligned
vacant
2 / 21
 n/a n/a

Members at dissolution

This table can be sorted by constituency, party or party group: click the symbol at the top of the appropriate column.

NameConstituencyNational PartyEP Group
Stuart AgnewEast of England     UKIP     EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 15 January 2019)

     ENF

Tim AkerEast of England     UKIP (until 5 December 2018)

     Thurrock Independents (until 11 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 1]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Lucy AndersonLondon     Labour Party     S&D
Martina AndersonNorthern Ireland     Sinn Féin     EUL-NGL
Jonathan ArnottNorth East England     UKIP (until 18 January 2018)

     Independent (until 16 April 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 2]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Richard AshworthSouth East England     Conservative Party (until 31 March 2019)

     Change UK – The Independent Group[lower-alpha 3]

      ECR (until 27 February 2018)

     EPP

Janice AtkinsonSouth East England     UKIP (until 1 October 2015)

     Independent[lower-alpha 4]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 15 June 2019)

     ENF

Amjad BashirYorkshire and the Humber     UKIP (until 28 January2015)

     Conservative Party[lower-alpha 5]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 22 January 2015)

     ECR

Gerard BattenLondon     UKIP     EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 7 December 2018)

     NI (until 15 January 2019)

     ENF

Catherine BearderSouth East England     Liberal Democrats     ALDE
Louise BoursNorth West England     UKIP (until 22 November 2018)

     Independent[lower-alpha 6]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Paul BrannenNorth East England     Labour Party     S&D
Jonathan BullockEast Midlands     UKIP (until 9 December 2018)

     Independent (until 12 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 7]

      EFDD
David Campbell BannermanEast of England     Conservative Party     ECR
James CarverWest Midlands     UKIP (until 27 May 2018)

     Independent[lower-alpha 8]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 27 May 2018)

     NI (until 9 January 2019)

     ENF

David CoburnScotland     UKIP (until 8 January 2019)

     Independent (until 11 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 9]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Jane CollinsYorkshire and the Humber     UKIP (until 15 April 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 10]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 15 January 2019)

     ENF (until 16 April 2019)

     EFDD[lower-alpha 11]

Richard CorbettYorkshire and the Humber     Labour Party     S&D
Seb DanceLondon     Labour Party     S&D
Daniel DaltonWest Midlands     Conservative Party     ECR
The Earl of DartmouthSouth West England     UKIP (until 27 November 2018)

     Independent[lower-alpha 12]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Nirj DevaSouth East England     Conservative Party     ECR
Diane DoddsNorthern Ireland     Democratic Unionist Party     NI
Bill EtheridgeWest Midlands     UKIP (until 1 October 2018)

     Thurrock Independents (until 7 October 2018)

     Libertarian Party (until 12 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 13]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Jill EvansWales     Plaid Cymru     Greens–EFA
Nigel FarageSouth East England     UKIP (until 4 December 2018)

     Independent (until 11 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 14]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

John FlackEast of England     Conservative Party     ECR
Ray FinchSouth East England     UKIP (until 16 April 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 15]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Jacqueline FosterNorth West England     Conservative Party     ECR
Ashley FoxSouth West England     Conservative Party     ECR
Nathan GillWales     UKIP (until 6 December 2018)

     Independent (until 11 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 16]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Neena GillWest Midlands     Labour Party     S&D
Julie GirlingSouth West England     Conservative Party

     Independent[lower-alpha 17]

      ECR (until 27 February 2018)

     EPP

Theresa GriffinNorth West England     Labour Party     S&D
Daniel HannanSouth East England     Conservative Party     ECR
Mary HoneyballLondon     Labour Party     S&D
Mike HookemYorkshire and the Humber     UKIP     EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 16 January 2019)

     NI

John HowarthSouth East England     Labour Party     S&D
Ian HudghtonScotland     Scottish National Party     Greens–EFA
Diane JamesSouth East England     UKIP (until 19 November 2016)

     Independent (until 4 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 18]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 19 November 2016)

     NI (until 12 December 2018)

     EFDD

Syed KamallLondon     Conservative Party     ECR
Saj KarimNorth West England     Conservative Party     ECR
Wajid KhanNorth West England     Labour Party     S&D
Jude Kirton-DarlingNorth East England     Labour Party     S&D
Jean LambertLondon     Green Party (England and Wales)     Greens–EFA
David MartinScotland     Labour Party     S&D
Rupert MatthewsEast Midlands     Conservative Party     ECR
Alex MayerEast of England     Labour Party     S&D
Linda McAvan [lower-alpha 19] Yorkshire and the Humber     Labour Party     S&D
Emma McClarkinEast Midlands     Conservative Party     ECR
Anthea McIntyreWest Midlands     Conservative Party     ECR
Nosheena MobarikScotland     Conservative Party     ECR
Clare MoodySouth West England     Labour Party     S&D
Claude MoraesLondon     Labour Party     S&D
Jim NicholsonNorthern Ireland     Ulster Unionist Party     ECR
Paul NuttallNorth West England     UKIP (until 8 December 2018)

     Independent (until 14 February 2019)

     Brexit Party [lower-alpha 20]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Patrick O'FlynnEast of England     UKIP (until 26 November 2018)

     SDP[lower-alpha 21]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Rory PalmerEast Midlands     Labour Party     S&D
Margot ParkerEast Midlands     UKIP (until 14 April 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 22]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

John Michael ProcterYorkshire and the Humber     Conservative Party     ECR
Julia ReidSouth West England     UKIP (until 7 December 2018)

     Independent (until 11 February 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 23]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Molly Scott CatoSouth West England     Green Party (England and Wales)     Greens–EFA
Jill SeymourWest Midlands     UKIP (until 14 April 2019)

     Brexit Party[lower-alpha 24]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD

Siôn SimonWest Midlands     Labour Party     S&D
Alyn SmithScotland     Scottish National Party     Greens–EFA
Kay SwinburneWales     Conservative Party     ECR
Charles TannockLondon     Conservative Party     ECR
Keith TaylorSouth East England     Green Party (England and Wales)     Greens–EFA
Geoffrey Van OrdenEast of England     Conservative Party     ECR
Derek VaughanWales     Labour Party     S&D
Julie WardNorth West England     Labour Party     S&D
Steven WoolfeNorth West England     UKIP (until 17 October 2016)

     Independent[lower-alpha 25]

      EFDD (until 15 October 2014)

     NI (until 19 October 2014)

     EFDD (until 23 October 2016)

     NI

Former members
NameRegionPartyDateReason for departure
Philip BradbournWest Midlands     Conservative Party19 December 2014Died in office
Anneliese DoddsSouth East England     Labour Party8 June 2017Elected MP
Ian DuncanScotland     Conservative Party22 June 2017Resigned after being created life peer
Vicky FordEast of England     Conservative Party8 June 2017Elected MP
Afzal KhanNorth West England     Labour Party8 June 2017Elected MP
Timothy KirkhopeYorkshire and the Humber     Conservative Party5 October 2016Resigned after being created life peer
Andrew LewerEast Midlands     Conservative Party8 June 2017Elected MP
Roger HelmerEast Midlands     UKIP31 July 2017Resigned citing age and health status as reasons, but amid allegations of misuse of public funds[21]
Richard HowittEast of England     Labour Party2 November 2016Resigned after taking up chief executive position at International Integrated Reporting Council
Glenis WillmottEast Midlands     Labour Party2 October 2017Retired
Catherine StihlerScotland     Labour Party31 January 2019Retired to take up chief executive post at Open Knowledge International

Notes
  1. Aker was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Thurrock Independents by 9 December 2018 and then the Brexit Party in February 2019[1]
  2. Arnott was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in January 2018, and joined The Brexit Party in April 2019[2]
  3. Ashworth was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018.[3] He sat (with fellow Conservatives) in the ECR group until February 2018 when he joined the EPP group
  4. Atkinson was elected for UKIP but was expelled from the party in 2015. She joined ENF in June 2015
  5. Bashir was originally elected for UKIP but joined the Conservative Party in January 2015
  6. Bours was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2018
  7. Bullock was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018. In February 2019, he joined the Brexit Party.
  8. Carver was elected for UKIP but left the party in May 2018
  9. Coburn was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018
  10. Collins was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[4]
  11. Collins left EFDD to join ENF in January 2019, but rejoined EFDD in April 2019[5]
  12. The Earl of Dartmouth was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in September 2018
  13. Etheridge was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in October 2018, before joining the Libertarian Party and stating he would continue to be a member of EFDD[6]
  14. Farage was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018
  15. Finch was originally elected for UKIP but joined The Brexit Party in April 2019[7]
  16. Gill was originally elected for UKIP but resigned from the party in December 2018[8]
  17. Girling was originally elected for the Conservative Party but was expelled from the party in September 2018.[9][10] She sat in the ECR group until February 2018 when she joined the EPP group.
  18. James was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in November 2016, and joined The Brexit Party in February 2019[11][12]
  19. McAvan resigned as an MEP on 18 April 2019 [13]
  20. Nuttall was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018[14] and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019 [15][16]
  21. O'Flynn was originally elected for UKIP but joined the SDP in November 2018
  22. Parker was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[17]
  23. Reid was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in December 2018[18] and joined the Brexit Party in February 2019
  24. Seymour was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in April 2019[19]
  25. Woolfe was originally elected for UKIP but left the party in October 2016[20]

References
  1. "Tim AKER". European Parliament. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124958/JONATHAN_ARNOTT/history/8#mep-card-content
  3. "ASHWORTH REACTS TO EXPULSION FROM CONSERVATIVE PARTY". richardashworth.org. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. "Three More UKIP MEPs Defect to Farage's Brexit Party -". Guido Fawkes. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. "Jane Collins". European Parliament. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  6. "Former UKIP leadership candidate Bill Etheridge resigns". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124941/RAYMOND_FINCH/history/8#mep-card-content
  8. Williamson, David (6 December 2018). "Welsh MEP Nathan Gill quits Ukip in protest at Tommy Robinson link-up". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  9. Rankin, Jennifer (1 October 2018). "'I am not allowed not to agree': Julie Girling on being a remain Tory MEP". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2018. Last week the MEP for South West England and Gibraltar learned she had been expelled from the party, after clashing with the leadership over Brexit.
  10. Banks, Martin (2 October 2018). "MEP highlights party "intolerance" after Brexit ousting". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2018. Girling, a conservative party member for more than 40 years, fell out with party hierarchy over the UK's impending divorce from the EU, and her dismissal was confirmed in a letter last week. The letter, dated 25 September, was signed by party chairman Brandon Lewis and cites Girling's recent decision to join the European Parliament centre-right EPP group as the reason for her exile.
  11. Swinford, Steven (21 November 2016). "Nigel Farage accuses Diane James of 'irrational selfishness' after she quits Ukip over 'difficult' relationships". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  12. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124939/DIANE_JAMES/history/8#mep-card-content
  13. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/2327/LINDA_MCAVAN/history/8
  14. "Ex-UKIP leader Paul Nuttall quits party over Tommy Robinson role". Sky News. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  15. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1091135/brexit-news-brexit-party-nigel-farage-tory-split-theresa-may
  16. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96805/PAUL_NUTTALL/history/8#mep-card-content
  17. "Three More UKIP MEPs Defect to Farage's Brexit Party -". Guido Fawkes. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  18. Phillips, Alison (10 December 2018). "South West MEP quits UKIP over appointment of Tommy Robinson". Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  19. "Three More UKIP MEPs Defect to Farage's Brexit Party -". Guido Fawkes. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  20. Merrick, Rob (17 October 2016). "Steven Woolfe quits Ukip calling party 'ungovernable'". The Independent. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  21. Rankin, Jennifer (13 June 2017). "Ukip MEP resigns amid investigation into alleged misuse of funds". The Guardian.

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