European Parliament election, 2019 (United Kingdom)
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All 73 UK seats to the European Parliament |
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British constituencies for European Parliament elections
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European Parliament elections are due to be held in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar in 2019 as part of the EU-wide elections.
The UK will hold a referendum on EU membership in June 2016 and a vote to leave the EU would see these elections cancelled.
Constituencies and representation
As has been the case since 1999, the electoral constituencies are based on the government's nine English regions, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, creating a total of 12 constituencies. The seat allocation has been the same since 2008:
Constituency | Representation in 2014 |
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East Midlands | 5 |
East of England | 7 |
London | 8 |
North East England | 3 |
North West England | 8 |
South East England | 10 |
South West England1 | 6 |
West Midlands | 7 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 |
Wales | 4 |
Scotland | 6 |
Northern Ireland | 3 |
1 Includes Gibraltar, the only British overseas territory which is part of the European Union.
See Also
- Opinion polling for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
- Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election
- Opinion polling for the Scottish Parliament election, 2016
- Next United Kingdom general election