Yorkshire and The Humber (European Parliament Constituency) - History

History

It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Humberside, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, Yorkshire South, Yorkshire South West, Yorkshire West, and parts of Cleveland and Richmond and Lincolnshire and Humberside South.

MEPs for former Yorkshire and the Humber constituencies, 1979 – 1999
Election 1979 – 1984 1984 – 1989 1989 – 1994 1994 – 1999
Cleveland
Cleveland and Yorkshire North
Cleveland and Richmond
Peter Vanneck
Conservative
David Bowe
Labour
Humberside Robert Battersby
Conservative
Peter Crampton
Labour
Leeds Derek Enright
Labour
Michael McGowan
Labour
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire and Humberside South
Bill Newton Dunn
Conservative
Veronica Hardstaff
Labour
Sheffield Richard Caborn
Labour
Bob Cryer
Labour
Roger Barton
Labour
Yorkshire North
York
North Yorkshire
Neil Balfour
Conservative
Edward McMillan-Scott
Conservative
Yorkshire South Brian Key
Labour/Co-operative
Norman West
Labour
Linda McAvan
Labour
Yorkshire South West Thomas Megahy
Labour
Yorkshire West Barry Seal
Labour

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