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The 2019 European Parliament election for the election of the delegation from the United Kingdom was held on 23 May 2019. These were the last elections to the European Parliament to be held before Brexit.

Only constituencies in Great Britain used party-list proportional representation, as in Northern Ireland the single transferable vote system is used.

Brexit Party

The Brexit Party was newly founded for the 2019 European Parliament election.[1] On 8 February 2019, party leader Nigel Farage stated he would stand as a candidate for the party in any potential future European Parliament elections contested in the United Kingdom.[2][3] MEPs Steven Woolfe and Nathan Gill, also formerly of UKIP, stated that they would also stand for the party.[4][5]

East of England

The Brexit Party had a list of 7 candidates for the 7 seats available in the East of England.[6] The top three were elected.

# Candidate Occupation Elected
1 Richard Tice Businessman and Brexit Party Party Chair[7] Green tickY
2 Michael Heaver Former chair of UKIP youth wing and press aide[8] Green tickY
3 June Mummery Businesswoman in the fishing industry[9] Green tickY
4 Paul Hearn Red XN
5 Priscilla Huby Red XN
6 Sean Lever Red XN
7 Edmund Fordham Red XN

South East England

The Brexit Party had a list of 10 candidates for the 10 seats available in the South East of England.[6] The top four were elected.

# Candidate Occupation Elected
1 Nigel Paul Farage[10] Incumbent MEP since 1999

Former Leader of UKIP

Leader of the Brexit Party

Green tickY
2 Alexandra Lesley Phillips Former head of media of UKIP Green tickY
3 Robert Andrew Rowland Businessman Green tickY
4 Belinda Claire de Camborne Lucy Brexit Activist Green tickY
5 James Gilbert Bartholomew Journalist Red XN
6 Christopher Graham Ellis[11] Businessman Red XN
7 John Kennedy[12] Businessman Red XN
8 Matthew Peter Taylor[13] Businessman Red XN
9 George Thomas Stahel Farmer[14] Hedge fund employee Red XN
10 Peter David Wiltshire[15] Businessman Red XN

South West England

# Candidate[16] Occupation Elected
1 Ann Widdecombe Former Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald Green tickY
2 James Glancy Television presenter and conservationist Green tickY
3 Christina Jordan Nurse and charity worker Green tickY
4 Ann Tarr Consultant.[17] Red XN
5 Roger Lane-Nott Former Royal Navy officer Red XN
6 Nicola Darke Yoga instructor.[18] Red XN

Change UK

Main articles: Change UK and Change UK election results

The party announced on 23 April that it would stand a full slate of candidates in Great Britain for the European Parliament elections, including Ashworth, writer Rachel Johnson (sister of Conservative MPs Jo and Boris Johnson); former BBC journalist Gavin Esler;[19] former Conservative MPs Stephen Dorrell and Neil Carmichael; former Labour MEP Carole Tongue; former Labour MPs Roger Casale and Jon Owen Jones; former Liberal Democrat MEP Diana Wallis;[20] and the former deputy Prime Minister of Poland Jacek Rostowski.[21] None of the Change UK candidates won any seats.

London

# Candidate Occupation Elected
1 Gavin Esler journalist, television presenter and author. Former presenter of BBC Two's flagship political analysis programme Newsnight Red XN
2 Jacek Rostowski Former Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Red XN
3 Carole Tongue Former Labour MEP for London East and former Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party Red XN
4 Annabel Mullin Consultant associated with the Renew Party Red XN
5 Karen Newman Vice-chair of Liberal Judaism Red XN
6 Nora Mulready Charity CEO Red XN
7 Jessica Simor Lawyer Red XN
8 Haseeb Ur-Rehman Lawyer associated with the Renew Party Red XN

Ali Sadjady Naiery, a mixed martial arts fighter and former Conservative Party candidate for Ealing Borough Council, was originally placed sixth on Change UK's London list, but withdrew and was replaced after he was found to have made a tweet saying that Romanian pickpockets on the London Underground made him want Brexit.[22][23][24]

South East England

# Candidate[25] Occupation Elected
1 Richard Ashworth Incumbent Change UK MEP, elected as a Conservative. Former Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament Red XN
2 Victoria Groulef Labour Party candidate for Reading West at the 2015 general election[26] Red XN
3 Warren Morgan Former Labour member of Brighton and Hove City Council for East Brighton[26] Red XN
4 Eleanor Fuller Red XN
5 Robin Bextor Film and television producer Red XN
6 Eleanor Fuller Red XN
7 Nicholas Mazzei Red XN
8 Suzana Carp Environmental campaigner[26] Red XN
9 Heather Allen Red XN
10 Diane Yeo Red XN

South West England

# Candidate[16] Occupation Elected
1 Rachel Johnson Journalist, television presenter and author. Sister of Boris Johnson. Red XN
2 Jim Godfrey Red XN
3 Ollie Middleton Red XN
4 Matthew Hooberman Red XN
5 Liz Sewell Red XN
6 Crispin Hunt Musician and former member of Longpigs Red XN

Scotland

# Candidate[27] Occupation Elected
1 David Macdonald Independent councillor on East Renfrewshire Council[28] Red XN
2 Kate Forman Red XN
3 Peter Griffiths Red XN
4 Heather Astbury Red XN
5 Colin McFadyen Red XN
6 Cathy Edgeworth Red XN

Conservative Party

South East England

# Candidate[25] Occupation Elected
1 Daniel Hannan Incumbent MEP, journalist, author and politician. Founder of Vote Leave Green tickY
2 Nirj Deva Incumbent MEP and former MP for Brentford and Isleworth Red XN
3 Richard Robinson Chairman of Surrey Heath Conservatives.[29] Red XN
4 Mike Whiting Member of Swale District Council.[30] Red XN
5 Juliette Ash Conservative candidate for Pontypridd at the 2017 general election[31] Red XN
6 Anna Firth Member of Sevenoaks District Council for Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge. Conservative candidate for Erith and Thamesmead at the 2015 general election[32] Red XN
7 Adrian Pepper Consultant.[33] Red XN
8 Clarence Mitchell [de] Journalist, member of Reading Borough Council and former Conservative candidate for Brighton Pavilion at the 2015 general election.[34] Red XN
9 Neva Sadikoglu-Novaky Secretary-General of the European Conservatives and Reformists group on the European Committee of the Regions[35] Red XN
10 Caroline Newton Member of South Oxfordshire District Council[36] Red XN

South West England

# Candidate[16] Occupation Elected
1 Ashley Fox Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament since 2014. Red XN
2 James Mustoe Member of Cornwall Council for Mevagissey.[37] Red XN
3 Faye Purbrick Cabinet member on Somerset County Council.[38] Red XN
4 Claire Hiscott Member of Bristol City Council.[39] Red XN
5 James Taghdissian Former Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Cardiff West at the 2015 general election, and Exeter at the 2017 general election.[40] Red XN
6 Emmeline Owens Member of Wandsworth London Borough Council.[41] Red XN

Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales fielded candidates in every constituency in England and Wales.[42]

East Midlands

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Kat Boettge Green Party candidate for Broxtowe Borough Council in 2019. Red XN
2 Gerhard Lohmann-Bond Red XN
3 Liam McClelland Red XN
4 Daniel Wimberley Red XN
5 Simon Tooke Red XN

East of England

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Catherine Rowett framless Professor of Philosophy at University of East Anglia. Green tickY
2 Rupert Read framless Red XN
3 Martin Schmierer Red XN
4 Fiona Radic Red XN
5 Paul Jeater Parish councillor and former candidate for Braintree (in 2015) and Brentwood and Ongar (in 2017).[43] Red XN
6 Pallavi Devulapalli General practitioner.[44] Red XN
7 Jeremy Caddick Dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[45][46] Red XN

London

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Scott Ainslie framless Member of Lambeth Council. Green tickY
2 Gulnar Hasnain Red XN
3 Shahrar Ali framless Former Deputy Leader of the Green Party of

England and Wales

Red XN
4 Rachel Collinson Red XN
5 Eleanor Margolies Academic Red XN
6 Remco van der Stoep Red XN
7 Kirsten de Keyser Red XN
8 Peter Underwood Red XN

North East England

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Rachel Featherstone University lecturer at Teesside University.[47][48] Red XN
2 Jonathan Elmer Councillor and Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for City of Durham in 2015, 2017 and 2019.[49] Red XN
3 Dawn Furness Filmmaker and Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Blyth Valley in 2015 and 2017.[50] Red XN

North West England

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Gina Dowding framless Member of Lancashire County Council since 2013 and member of Lancaster City Council since 2019.[51] Green tickY
2 Wendy Olsen Red XN
3 Jessica Northey Red XN
4 Geraldine Coggins Red XN
5 Rosie Mills Red XN
6 Astrid Johnson Red XN
7 Daniel Jerrome Red XN
8 James Booth Red XN

South East England

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Alexandra Phillips framless Green candidate for Brighton Kemptown in 2019,[52] Green list candidate for South East England in 2014, candidate for GPEW deputy leader in 2012.[53] Green tickY
2 Elise Benjamin Red XN
3 Vix Lowthion Red XN
4 Leslie Groves Williams Red XN
5 Phelim Mac Cafferty Red XN
6 Jan Doerfel Red XN
7 Larry Sanders framless Former Health and Social Care Spokesperson of the Green Party of England and Wales. Older brother of Bernie Sanders. Red XN
8 Isabella Moir Red XN
9 Oliver Sykes Red XN
10 Jonathan Essex Red XN

South West England

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Molly Scott Cato framless Economist and academic, Green candidate for Bristol West in 2017.[54] Incumbent MEP since 2014. Green tickY
2 Cleo Lake Red XN
3 Carla Denyer framless Member of Bristol City Council, future Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Red XN
4 Tom Scott Red XN
5 Martin Dimery Red XN
6 Karen La Borde Red XN

Wales

# Candidate Notes Elected
1 Anthony Slaughter Leader of the Wales Green Party. Red XN
2 Ian Chandler Red XN
3 Ceri Davies Red XN
4 Duncan Rees Co-Deputy leader of the Wales Green Party. Red XN

Labour Party

The Labour Party stood candidates in all constituencies in Great Britain.[55]

South East England

The Labour Party had a list of 10 candidates for the 10 seats available in the South East of England.

# Candidate Occupation Elected
1 John Howarth[56] Incumbent MEP since 2017 Green tickY
2 Cathy Shutt[57] University teacher and researcher Red XN
3 Arran Richard Neathey[58] Member of Runnymede Borough Council Red XN
4 Emma Christina Turnbull[59] Member of Oxfordshire County Council[60] Red XN
5 Rohit K. Dasgupta[61] Academic and Member of Newham London Borough Council Red XN
6 Amy Lauren Fowler[62] Labour Party activist Red XN
7 Duncan Shaw Thomas Enright[63] Member of Oxfordshire County Council Red XN
8 Lubna Aiysha Arshad Member of Oxford City Council[64] Red XN
9 Simon Guy Burgess[65] Former prospective parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown in 2010 Red XN
10 Rachael Eowyn Ward[66] Momentum activist Red XN

South West England

# Candidate[16] Occupation Elected
1 Clare Moody Trade unionist and MEP since 2014. Red XN
2 Lord Andrew Adonis Journalist and Labour member of the House of Lords Red XN
3 Jayne Kirkham Labour candidate for Truro and Falmouth at the 2017 general election.[67] Red XN
4 Neil Guild Labour candidate for Taunton Deane at the 2015 general election.[68] Red XN
5 Yvonne Atkinson Labour member of Devon County Council.[69] Red XN
6 Sadik Al-Hassan Pharmacy manager from Kingswood in South Gloucestershire.[70] Red XN

Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party stood 6 candidates for all the seats in Scotland.[71]

# Candidate Occupation Elected
1 Alyn Edward Smith Incumbent MEP since 2004 Green tickYUntil resignation after election in the 2019 UK general election
2 Christian Allard MSP from North East Scotland since 2013 Green tickY
3 Aileen McLeod MSP from South Scotland 2011 to 2016

Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform 2014 to 2016

Green tickY
4 Margaret Ferrier Former MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2015 to 2017 Red XNwas not co-opted as elected in the 2019 UK general election
5 Heather Anderson Member of Scottish Borders Council since 2017 Red XN Not elected immediately

Green tickYco-opted following the resignation of Alyn Smith and election to the UK Parliament of Margaret Ferrier

6 Alex Kerr University student Red XN

UKIP

South West England

# Candidate[16] Occupation Elected
1 Lawrence Webb Red XN
2 Carl Benjamin Anti-feminist YouTuber and political commentator Red XN
3 Tony McIntyre Red XN
4 Lester Taylor Red XN
5 Stephen Lee Red XN
6 Alison Sheridan Red XN

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