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Wales (European Parliament constituency)

Former European Parliament constituency

Wales (European Parliament constituency)
Summary

Former European Parliament constituency

FieldValue
titleWales
locationmap2014UK-wal
coordinates
mapBritish Isles United Kingdom WA highlighted.svg
mapcaptionShown in the United Kingdom
created1999
dissolved2020
meps5 (1999–2004)
4 (2004–2020)
memberstateUnited Kingdom
memberstatelink2the United Kingdom
sourceshttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/newep/en/pptsuk.shtmhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2004/ep-election/sites/en/yourvoice/uk/law.html

4 (2004–2020)

Wales ( ) was a constituency of the European Parliament. It elected 4 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020.

Boundaries

The constituency corresponded to the boundaries of Wales, one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Mid and West Wales, North Wales, South Wales Central, South Wales East, and South Wales West.

MEPs for former Welsh constituencies, 1979–1999Election1979–19841984–19891989–19941994–1999North WalesMid and West WalesSouth East Wales (1979–1984)
South Wales East (1984–1999)South WalesConstituency abolishedSouth Wales CentralConstituency not establishedSouth Wales WestConstituency not established
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Beata Brookes
ConservativeLabour Party (UK)}}"Joe Wilson
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"
Labour Party (UK)}}"Ann Clwyd
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"David Morris
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Eluned Morgan
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"
Labour Party (UK)}}"Allan Rogers
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Llew Smith
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Glenys Kinnock
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"
Labour Party (UK)}}"Win Griffiths
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Wayne David
Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"Wayne David
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"
Labour Party (UK)}}"David Morris
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"

Returned members

MEPs for Wales, 1999 onwardsElectionMEP
PartyMEP
PartyMEP
PartyMEP
PartyMEP
PartySeat abolished
1999 (5th parliament)2004 (6th parliament)2009 (7th parliament)2014 (8th parliament)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Jonathan Evans
ConservativeConservative Party (UK)}}"Kay Swinburne
ConservativeBrexit Party}}"James Wells
Brexit PartyBrexit Party}}"
Labour Party (UK)}}"Eluned Morgan
LabourUK Independence Party}}"John Bufton
UKIPUK Independence Party}}"Nathan Gill
UKIP (until 2018)
Independent (2018–2019)
Brexit Party (from 2019)Brexit Party}}"
Labour Party (UK)}}"Glenys Kinnock
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Derek Vaughan
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Jackie Jones
LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"
Plaid Cymru}}"Jill Evans
Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru}}"
Plaid Cymru}}"Eurig Wyn
Plaid Cymru

Election results

Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.

2019

Map showing highest polling party by counting area in the 2019 European Parliament election;

]]

2019 opinion polls

Date(s)Polling organisation/clientSampleLabUKIPConPlaidGreenLib DemsBrexitChange UKOthersLeadGreen Party of England and Wales}}; width:60px;"Brexit Party}}; width:60px;"Change UK}}; width:60px;"
16–20 May 2019YouGov/ITV1,00915%2%7%19%8%10%36%2%0%Brexit Party}}; color:white;"17%
10–15 May 2019YouGov/Plaid Cymru1,13318%3%7%16%8%10%33%4%0%Brexit Party}}; color:white;"15%
2–5 April 2019YouGov/ITV1,02530%11%16%15%5%6%10%8%1%14%
22 May 20142014 EU election results733,06028.2%27.6%17.4%15.3%4.5%4.0%N/AN/A3.2%0.6%

2014

county / county borough]] in Wales for the 2014 election;

]]

Jayne Bryant, Alex Thomas, Christina Rees James Cole, Caroline Jones, David Rowlands Aled Davies, Dan Boucher, Richard Hopkin Marc Jones, Stephen Cornelius, Ioan Bellin

2014 opinion polls

Date(s)Polling organisation/clientSampleConLabPlaidUKIPLib DemsOthersLead
22 May 2014EU election, 2014 (Wales) Results733,06017.4%28.2%15.3%27.6%4.0%7.7%0.6%
12–14 May 2014YouGov/ITV1,09216%33%15%23%7%7%10%
11–22 Apr 2014YouGov/Cardiff University1,02718%39%11%20%7%6%19%
10–12 Feb 2014YouGov/ITV1,25017%39%12%18%7%7%21%
2–4 Dec 2013YouGov/ITV1,00120%41%13%13%8%5%21%
4 Jun 2009EU election, 2009 (Wales) Results684,52021.2%20.3%18.5%12.8%10.7%16.6%0.9%

2009

county / county borough]] in Wales for the 2009 election;

]] Evan Price, Emma Greenow, David Chipp Lisa Stevens, Rachel Maycock, Leighton Veale Eurig Wyn, Ioan Bellin, Natasha Asghar David Bevan, Kevin Mahoney, David Rowlands

2004

county / county borough]] in Wales for the 2004 election;

]] Eluned Morgan (4) Gareth Williams, Gwennan Jeremiah (148,905) Owen Williams, Felicity Elphick, Albert Fox Jon Blackwood, Eilian Williams, Gwenllian Lansdown

1999

county / county borough]] in Wales for the 1999 election;

]] Eluned Morgan (4) Joe Wilson, Gareth Williams, Jane Hutt (99,845) Eurig Wyn (5) Marc Phillips, Susanna Perkins, Owain Llywelyn (92,617.5) Chris Butler, Owen John Williams, Robert Buckland, Edmund Hayward

References

References

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  3. (2009). "Results of 2009 European elections in the UK". [[European Parliament]].
  4. "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979–99: Wales". Election.demon.co.uk.
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  7. [https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/Statement%20of%20parties%20nominated.pdf Statement of Parties Nominated and Notice of Poll / Datganiad o’r Pleidiau a Enwebwyd a Rhybudd o Etholiad ] {{Webarchive. link. (22 May 2019 Cardiff City Council)
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  9. "YouGov / Plaid Cymru Survey Results".
  10. "YouGov / Welsh Political Barometer Survey Results".
  11. "Strong, Committed and One Nation Labour MEP Candidates | the Labour Party".
  12. [http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/919-we-announce-regional-mep-candidates-for-the-euro-elections-in-may We announce regional MEP candidates for the Euro Elections] UKIP {{webarchive. link. (10 October 2013)
  13. "Results of Ballot". conservatives.com.
  14. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22665803 MEP Jill Evans tops list of Plaid Cymru's EU candidates] {{webarchive. link. (22 June 2013 BBC News)
  15. "European Elections 2014".
  16. (22 November 2013). "The Wales Green Party has announced today that their Leader, Pippa Bartolotti, is their candidate for the upcoming European Elections to be held next May". Wales.greenparty.org.uk.
  17. "Green Party | Elections".
  18. Parry-Jones, Bryn. (24 April 2014). "Statement of Persons Nominated". [[Pembrokeshire County Council]].
  19. "Socialists to Stand in Euro-elections | The Socialist Party of Great Britain". worldsocialism.org.
  20. "YouGov / ITV Wales Survey Results".
  21. "YouGov / University of Cardiff Survey Results".
  22. "YouGov / ITV Wales Survey Results".
  23. "Welsh Political Barometer: New poll tracks Welsh voters {{!}} Wales - ITV News".
  24. "Electoral Office of Wales".
  25. (8 June 2009). "European Election 2009: Wales". BBC News.
  26. "2004 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament.
  27. (3 June 2004). "walescand".
  28. "1999 Election candidates". UK Office of the European Parliament.
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