Seats by political group - 1984-1989 United Kingdom - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
S 33
RDE 1
ED 46
NI 1

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1984-1989 United Kingdom - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
S
PPE
ED
COM
L
RDE
ARC
DR
NI
Seats
Cons 45
Lab. 32
DUP 1
SDLP 1
SNP 1
UUP 1
Other parties NI 0
33 0 46 0 0 1 0 0 1 81

National Parties

  • Cons - Conservative Party 
  • Lab. - Labour Party
  • DUP - Democratic Unionist Party 
  • SDLP - Social Democratic and Labour Party 
  • SNP - Scottish National Party 
  • UUP - Ulster Unionist Party
  • Other parties NI - Other parties Northern Ireland

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • COM - Communist and Allies Group
  • L - Liberal and Democratic Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • ARC - Rainbow Group: Federation of the Green-Alternative European Links, Agelev-Ecolo, the Danish People's Movement against Membership of the European Community and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament
  • DR - Group of the European Right
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
ED - European Democratic Group 46
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Cons Conservative Party  45
UUP Ulster Unionist Party 1
S - Socialist Group 33
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Lab. Labour Party 32
SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party  1
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
SNP Scottish National Party  1
NI - Non-attached Members 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
DUP Democratic Unionist Party  1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year United Kingdom - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
United Kingdom European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1979 14% 86% 16% 84%
1984 15% 85% 18% 82%
1989 15% 85% 19% 81%
1994 18% 82% 26% 74%
1999 24% 76% 30% 70%
2004 26% 74% 31% 69%
2009 33% 67% 35% 65%
2014 41% 59% 37% 63%
2019 47% 53% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year United Kingdom - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year UK- United Kingdom EU - European Union
1979 32.35% 61.99%
1984 32.57% 58.98%
1989 36.37% 58.41%
1994 36.43% 56.67%
1999 24.00% 49.51%
2004 38.52% 45.47%
2009 34.70% 42.97%
2014 35.60% 42.61%
2019 37.18% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament