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European Parliament election constituencies, 2014

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU), divided into constituencies.

Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom are divided into constituencies, while the other member states have a single national constituency. In Germany, political parties are entitled to present lists of candidates either at Länder or national level.

Currently, all member states hold elections to the European Parliament (EP) using various forms of proportional representation.^{[note 1]}

The number of representatives per head of population varies widely across constituencies. For example, 77,000 German speaking Belgians have one representative, while Greater London have one seat for every 980,000 people.

Data are for the 2014–2019 legislature.

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Regional constituencies by member state

• European Parliament constituencies in Belgium

• European Parliament constituencies in France (fr)

• European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland

• European Parliament constituencies in Italy

• Full lists

  ← European Parliament constituencies 2014–2019 → 2019–2024 Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking German-speaking France East Île-de-France Massif-Centre North-West Overseas Territories South-East South-West West Ireland Dublin Midlands–North-West South Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern Poland Pomeranian Kuyavian-Pomeranian Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian Warsaw Masovian Łódź Greater Poland Lublin Subcarpathian Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie Silesian Lower Silesian and Opole Lubusz and West Pomeranian United Kingdom East Midlands East of England London North East England Northern Ireland North West England Scotland South East England South West England (including Gibraltar) Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber National Austria Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Greece Hungary Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden

  ← European Parliament constituencies 2009–2014 → Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking German-speaking France East Île-de-France Massif-Centre North-West Overseas Territories South-East South-West West Ireland Dublin East North-West South Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern Poland Pomeranian Kuyavian-Pomeranian Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian Warsaw Masovian Łódź Greater Poland Lublin Subcarpathian Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie Silesian Lower Silesian and Opole Lubusz and West Pomeranian United Kingdom East Midlands East of England London North East England Northern Ireland North West England Scotland South East England South West England (including Gibraltar) Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber National Austria Bulgaria Croatia (2013–) Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Greece Hungary Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden

  ← European Parliament constituencies 2004–2009 → Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking German-speaking France East Île-de-France Massif-central–Centre North-West Overseas Territories South-East South-West West Ireland Dublin East North-West South Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern Poland Pomeranian Kuyavian-Pomeranian Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian Warsaw Masovian Łódź Greater Poland Lublin Subcarpathian Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie Silesian Lower Silesian and Opole Lubusz and West Pomeranian United Kingdom East Midlands East of England London North East England Northern Ireland North West England Scotland South East England South West England (including Gibraltar) Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber National Austria Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Greece Hungary Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden ^* Constituency created 2004; ^‡ Constituency created 2007

  ← European Parliament constituencies 1999–2004 → Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking German-speaking Ireland Connacht–Ulster Dublin Leinster Munster Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern United Kingdom East Midlands East of England London North East England Northern Ireland North West England Scotland South East England South West England Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber National Austria Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden

  ← European Parliament constituencies 1994–1999 → Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking German-speaking Ireland Connacht–Ulster Dublin Leinster Munster Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern United Kingdom Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Birmingham East Birmingham West Bristol Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire East Cambridgeshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Wirral Cleveland and Richmond Cornwall and West Plymouth Cotswolds Coventry and North Warwickshire Cumbria and Lancashire North Devon and East Plymouth Dorset and East Devon Durham East Sussex and Kent South Essex North and Suffolk South Essex South Essex West and Hertfordshire East Glasgow Greater Manchester Central Greater Manchester East Greater Manchester West Hampshire North and Oxford Herefordshire and Shropshire Hertfordshire Highlands and Islands Humberside Itchen, Test and Avon Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire South Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire and Humberside South London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South and Surrey East London South East London South Inner London South West London West Lothians Merseyside East and Wigan Merseyside West Mid and West Wales Mid Scotland and Fife Midlands West Norfolk North East Scotland North Wales North Yorkshire Northamptonshire and Blaby Northern Ireland Northumbria Nottingham and Leicestershire North West Nottinghamshire North and Chesterfield Peak District Sheffield Somerset and North Devon South Downs West South of Scotland South Wales Central South Wales East South Wales West Staffordshire East and Derby Staffordshire West and Congleton Strathclyde East Strathclyde West Suffolk and South West Norfolk Surrey Sussex South and Crawley Thames Valley Tyne and Wear Wight and Hampshire South Wiltshire North and Bath Worcestershire and South Warwickshire Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West Yorkshire West National Austria* Denmark Finland* France Germany Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden† * Constituency created 1996; † Constituency created 1995

  ← European Parliament constituencies 1989–1994 → Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking Ireland Connacht–Ulster Dublin Leinster Munster Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern United Kingdom Bedfordshire South Birmingham East Birmingham West Bristol Cambridge and Bedfordshire North Cheshire East Cheshire West Cleveland and Yorkshire North Cornwall and Plymouth Cotswolds Cumbria and Lancashire North Derbyshire Devon Dorset East and Hampshire West Durham Essex North East Essex South West Glasgow Greater Manchester Central Greater Manchester East Greater Manchester West Hampshire Central Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Highlands and Islands Humberside Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire East Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South and Surrey East London South East London South Inner London South West London West Lothians Merseyside East Merseyside West Mid and West Wales Mid Scotland and Fife Midlands Central Midlands West Norfolk North East Scotland North Wales Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumbria Nottingham Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Sheffield Shropshire and Stafford Somerset and Dorset West South of Scotland South Wales South Wales East Staffordshire East Strathclyde East Strathclyde West Suffolk Surrey West Sussex East Sussex West Thames Valley Tyne and Wear Wight and Hampshire East Wiltshire York Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West Yorkshire West National Denmark France Germany Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain

  ← European Parliament constituencies 1984–1989 → Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking Denmark Denmark Greenland* Ireland Connacht–Ulster Dublin Leinster Munster Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern United Kingdom Bedfordshire South Birmingham East Birmingham West Bristol Cambridge and Bedfordshire North Cheshire East Cheshire West Cleveland and Yorkshire North Cornwall and Plymouth Cotswolds Cumbria and Lancashire North Derbyshire Devon Dorset East and Hampshire West Durham Essex North East Essex South West Glasgow Greater Manchester Central Greater Manchester East Greater Manchester West Hampshire Central Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Highlands and Islands Humberside Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire East Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South and Surrey East London South East London South Inner London South West London West Lothians Merseyside East Merseyside West Mid and West Wales Mid Scotland and Fife Midlands Central Midlands West Norfolk North East Scotland North Wales Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumbria Nottingham Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Sheffield Shropshire and Stafford Somerset and Dorset West South of Scotland South Wales South Wales East Staffordshire East Strathclyde East Strathclyde West Suffolk Surrey West Sussex East Sussex West Thames Valley Tyne and Wear Wight and Hampshire East Wiltshire York Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West Yorkshire West National France Germany Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal† Spain† Key * Constituency dissolved 1985; † Constituency created 1987

  1977–1979 ← European Parliament constituencies 1979–1984 → Belgium Dutch-speaking French-speaking Denmark Denmark Greenland Ireland Connacht–Ulster Dublin Leinster Munster Italy Central Islands North-East North-West Southern United Kingdom Bedfordshire Birmingham North Birmingham South Bristol Cambridgeshire Cheshire East Cheshire West Cleveland Cornwall and Plymouth Cotswolds Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Durham Essex North East Essex South West Glasgow Greater Manchester North Greater Manchester South Greater Manchester West Hampshire West Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Highlands and Islands Humberside Kent East Kent West Lancashire Central Lancashire East Lancashire West Leeds Leicester Lincolnshire Liverpool London Central London East London North London North East London North West London South London South East London South Inner London South West London West Lothians Mid and West Wales Mid Scotland and Fife Midlands Central Midlands East Midlands West Norfolk North East Scotland North Wales Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumbria Nottingham Salop and Stafford Sheffield Somerset South East Wales South of Scotland South Wales Staffordshire East Strathclyde East Strathclyde West Suffolk Surrey Sussex East Sussex West Thames Valley Tyne South and Wear Upper Thames Wessex Wight and Hampshire East Yorkshire North Yorkshire South Yorkshire South West Yorkshire West National France Germany Greece* Luxembourg Netherlands Key * Constituency created 1981

  See also

  • Member of the European Parliament
  • Constituency

  Notes
• ^ The German-speaking electoral college in Belgium has only one seat, thus its election is essentially first-past-the-post.

References

1. ^ Eurostat (14 March 2014). "Average annual population (1000) by NUTS 2 region". Retrieved 26 May 2014. 
2. ^ Eurostat (19 May 2014). "Total area and land area by NUTS 2 region". Retrieved 26 May 2014. 
3. ^ Eurostat (19 May 2014). "Regional Gross Domestic Product by NUTS 2 region". Retrieved 26 May 2014. 

External links

• Fact Sheets on the European Union
• European Parliament election, 2004 (Belgium) - electoral law
• European Parliament election, 2004 (Finland) - electoral law
• European Parliament election, 2004 (France) - electoral law
• European Parliament election, 2004 (Ireland) - electoral law
• European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland) - electoral law
• European Parliament election, 2004 (United Kingdom) - electoral law
• European Election Law Association (Eurela)

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