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West Midlands is a constituency
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
 of the European Parliament
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method
D'Hondt method

The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....
 of party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....
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West Midlands is a constituency
Constituency

A constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves....
 of the European Parliament
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method
D'Hondt method

The D'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method is named after Belgium mathematician Victor D'Hondt....
 of party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in multiple-winner elections ....
.

Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is an official Regions of England of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands#The English Midlands....
 region of England
England

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, comprising the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire
Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a Historic counties of England and Ceremonial counties of England Counties of England in the West Midlands Regions of England of England....
, Shropshire
Shropshire

Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in West Midlands England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
 and Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
.

Candidates


European Parliament election 2009 — West Midlands lists
Party Candidates
Conservative Party Philip Charles Bradbourn MEP, Malcolm Harbour
Malcolm Harbour

Malcolm Harbour is a United Kingdom politician,and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency for the Conservative Party since 1999....
 MEP, Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP, Anthea McIntyre, Michael Burnett, Mark Spelman, Daniel Dalton
Labour Party Michael Cashman MEP, Neena Gill MEP, Claire Edwards, Anthony Painter, Victoria Quinn, Mohammed Nazir
Liberal Democrats Liz Lynne
Liz Lynne

Elizabeth Lynne, known as Liz Lynne, is a United Kingdom politician, and has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands regions of England for the Liberal Democrats since her election at the European Parliament election, 1999 ....
 MEP, Phil Bennion, Susan Juned, Colin Ross, Stephen Barber, William Powell
UK Independence Party Mike Nattrass
Mike Nattrass

Michael Nattrass is a England politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency for the United Kingdom Independence Party ....
 MEP, Nikki Sinclaire
Nikki Sinclaire

Nikki Sinclaire is one of the UK Independence Party longest serving high profile members and has held many positions including its Head Office Manager , a member of the party National Executive Committee and Party Secretary....
, Lynette Afshar, Gillian Seymour, Peter Jennings, Malcolm Hurst, Jonathan Oakton, Elizabth Hazell
British National Party Simon Darby, Alby Walker, Chris Turner, Ken Griffiths, Elly Walker, Russell Green
Green Party Felicity Norman, Peter Tinsley, Chris Williams, Ian Davison, Vicky Dunn, Dave Wall


Sources



Members of the European Parliament


1999 - 2004

  • Philip Bradbourn
    Philip Bradbourn

    Philip Bradbourn OBE MEP is a United Kingdom politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands , for the Conservative Party ....
    , Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)

    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
  • Philip Bushill-Matthews
    Philip Bushill-Matthews

    Philip Bushill-Matthews is a Politics of the United Kingdom and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands with the Conservative Party , part of the European Democrats and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs....
    , Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)

    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
  • Michael Cashman
    Michael Cashman

    Michael Cashman is a former United Kingdom actor, now a Labour Party politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency since 1999....
    , Labour
    Labour Party (UK)

    The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
  • John Corrie
    John Corrie

    John Alexander Corrie is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician.Corrie was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh and Lincoln Agricultural College, New Zealand....
    , Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)

    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
  • Neena Gill
    Neena Gill

    Neena Gill is a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands for the Labour Party . She has been a member of the European Parliament since 1999....
    , Labour
    Labour Party (UK)

    The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
  • Malcolm Harbour
    Malcolm Harbour

    Malcolm Harbour is a United Kingdom politician,and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency for the Conservative Party since 1999....
    , Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)

    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
  • Liz Lynne
    Liz Lynne

    Elizabeth Lynne, known as Liz Lynne, is a United Kingdom politician, and has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands regions of England for the Liberal Democrats since her election at the European Parliament election, 1999 ....
    , Liberal Democrat
  • Simon Murphy
    Simon Murphy

    Simon Francis Murphy is a Labour Party politician from the United Kingdom.He stood unsuccessfully as the Labour candidate in Wolverhampton South West in the United Kingdom general election, 1992....
    , Labour
    Labour Party (UK)

    The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....


2004 - present

  • Philip Bradbourn
    Philip Bradbourn

    Philip Bradbourn OBE MEP is a United Kingdom politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands , for the Conservative Party ....
    , Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)

    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
  • Philip Bushill-Matthews
    Philip Bushill-Matthews

    Philip Bushill-Matthews is a Politics of the United Kingdom and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands with the Conservative Party , part of the European Democrats and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs....
    , Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)

    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
  • Michael Cashman
    Michael Cashman

    Michael Cashman is a former United Kingdom actor, now a Labour Party politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency since 1999....
    , Labour
    Labour Party (UK)

    The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
  • Neena Gill
    Neena Gill

    Neena Gill is a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands for the Labour Party . She has been a member of the European Parliament since 1999....
    , Labour
    Labour Party (UK)

    The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
  • Malcolm Harbour
    Malcolm Harbour

    Malcolm Harbour is a United Kingdom politician,and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands constituency for the Conservative Party since 1999....
    , Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)

    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
  • Liz Lynne
    Liz Lynne

    Elizabeth Lynne, known as Liz Lynne, is a United Kingdom politician, and has been a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands regions of England for the Liberal Democrats since her election at the European Parliament election, 1999 ....
    , Liberal Democrat
  • Mike Natrass, UKIP
    United Kingdom Independence Party

    The United Kingdom Independence Party is a right-wing United Kingdom political party. Its principal aim is the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union....


Election results