London was a
constituency
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of the
European Parliament
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from 1999 until the
UK exit from the
European Union
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on 31 January 2020.
Between 2009 and 2020, it returned eight
MEPs
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Comm ...
, using the
D'Hondt method
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of
party-list proportional representation
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.
Boundaries
The constituency corresponded to the
Greater London
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region of England, in the south east of the United Kingdom.
History
Prior to 1999, London was represented by a number of single-member constituencies. These were
London Central
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,
London East
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It was ...
,
London North
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,
London North East,
London North West,
London South East,
London South Inner,
London South West,
London West, and parts of
London South and Surrey East.
The
European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 reduced this to a single constituency returning a number of MEPs.
Returned members
Below are all the members since the creation of the London constituency. The number of seats allocated to London had been reduced from 10 to 8 between 1999 and 2009 due to
EU enlargement. Members elected in 1999 who previously represented a London constituency were
Pauline Green (
London North
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, elected 1989) and
Robert Evans
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(
London North West, elected 1994).
Returned Members by seat
Seats allocated using d'Hondt method, in order. Transfers within parties between elections omitted for simplicity.
Election results
Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won and order of MEPs elected.
2019
2014
The 2014 results were delayed by
Tower Hamlets, where there were recounts needed for six local election wards.
2009
2004
1999
References
{{Former European Parliament constituencies
Constituencies established in 1999
European Parliament constituencies in England (1999–2020)
Politics of London
1999 establishments in England
1999 in London
Constituencies disestablished in 2020