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MEPs 4 (1999 - 2004)3 (2004 - present) | ||
North East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 3 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
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Boundaries
The constituency corresponds to the North East England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the ceremonial counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and parts of North Yorkshire.
History
The constituency was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Durham, Northumbria, Tyne and Wear, and parts of Cleveland and Richmond.
Election results
Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.
References
North East England (European Parliament constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA