Seats by political group - 2004-2009 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 - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • 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
GUE/NGL 1
PSE 19
Verts/ALE 5
ALDE 12
EPP-ED 28
IND/DEM 11
NI 2

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • 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 - 2004-2009 United Kingdom - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
EPP-ED
PSE
ALDE
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
IND/DEM
UEN
NI
Seats
Cons. 27
Lab. 19
Ldem. 12
UKIP 12
GP 2
SNP 2
DUP 1
Plaid Cymru 1
SF 1
UUP 1
Other parties NI 0
28 19 12 5 1 11 0 2 78

National Parties

  • Cons. - Conservative Party 
  • Lab. - Labour Party
  • Ldem. - Liberal Democrats 
  • UKIP - UK Independence Party
  • GP - Green Party of England and Wales
  • SNP - Scottish National Party 
  • DUP - Democratic Unionist Party 
  • Plaid Cymru - Plaid Cymru
  • SF - Sinn Fein
  • UUP - Ulster Unionist 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 - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • 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 28
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Cons. Conservative Party  27
UUP Ulster Unionist Party 1
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament 19
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Lab. Labour Party 19
ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 12
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Ldem. Liberal Democrats  12
IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group 11
National parties which are members of this Political Group
UKIP UK Independence Party 11
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
GP Green Party of England and Wales 2
SNP Scottish National Party  2
Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 1
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
SF Sinn Fein 1
NI - Non-attached Members 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
UKIP UK Independence Party 1
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