Seats by political group - 1999-2004 United Kingdom - Great Britain - 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 29
Verts/ALE 6
EDD 3
ELDR 10
EPP-ED 36

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 - Great Britain - 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
UK Ind 3
GreenP 2
PCymru 2
SNP 2
Other parties NI 0
36 29 10 6 0 0 0 3 0 84

National Parties

  • Cons. - Conservative Party 
  • Lab - Labour Party
  • Ldem. - Liberal Democrats 
  • UK Ind - UK Independence Party
  • GreenP - Greens 
  • PCymru - Plaid Cymru
  • SNP - Scottish National Party 
  • 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 36
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Cons. Conservative Party  36
PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists 29
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Lab Labour Party 29
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
SNP Scottish National Party  2
PCymru Plaid Cymru 2
GreenP Greens  2
EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
UK Ind UK Independence Party 3

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