Seats by political group - 1999-2004 United Kingdom - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • TDI - Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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
PSE 30
Verts/ALE 6
EDD 3
ELDR 10
EPP-ED 37
NI 1

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • TDI - Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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 - 1999-2004 United Kingdom - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
EPP-ED
PSE
ELDR
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
UEN
TDI
EDD
NI
Seats
Cons. 36
Lab. 29
Ldem. 10
UKIP 3
GreenP 2
PCymru 2
SNP 2
DUP 1
SDLP 1
UUP 1
Other parties NI 0
37 30 10 6 0 0 0 3 1 87

National Parties

  • Cons. - Conservative Party 
  • Lab. - Labour Party
  • Ldem. - Liberal Democrats 
  • UKIP - UK Independence Party
  • GreenP - Greens 
  • PCymru - Plaid Cymru
  • SNP - Scottish National Party 
  • DUP - Democratic Unionist Party 
  • SDLP - Social Democratic and Labour Party 
  • UUP - Ulster Unionist
  • Other parties NI - Other parties Northern Ireland

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • TDI - Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 37
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Cons. Conservative Party  36
UUP Ulster Unionist 1
PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists 30
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Lab. Labour Party 29
SDLP Social Democratic and Labour Party  1
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 10
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Ldem. Liberal Democrats  10
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
GreenP Greens  2
SNP Scottish National Party  2
PCymru Plaid Cymru 2
EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
UKIP UK Independence Party 3
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