Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
Boundaries
The constituency corresponds to the boundaries of Scotland, one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
Candidates, 2009 election
| European Parliament election 2009 — Scotland List |
|
Party |
Candidates |
|
Scottish National Party |
Drew Hendry, Ian Hudghton, Anne McLaughlin, Alieen McLeod, Duncan Ross, Alyn Smith, Grant Thoms1 |
|
Conservative Party |
Straun Stevenson MEP, Belinda Don, Helen Gardiner, Donald G. MacDonald, Gerald Michaluk, PJ Lewis2 |
|
Labour Party |
David Martin, Catherine Stihler, Mary Lockhart, Paul McAleavely, Kirsty Connell, Nasim Khan3 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
George Lyon, Euan Robson, Robert Aldridge, Patsy Kenton, John Barnett, Douglas Herbison, Clive Sneddon, Ron Aitken4 |
|
UK Independence Party |
Peter Adams, Paul Hencke, Phillip Anderson, Matthew Desmond, Donald Mackay, Paul Wiffen, Kathleen Desmond 5 |
|
Scottish Green Party |
Elaine Morrison, Chas Booth, Kirsten Robb, Alastair Whitelaw, Ruth Cameron, Peter McColl |
Members of the European Parliament
2004 - present
1999 - 2004
Election results
| European Election 2004: Scotland |
| List |
Elected |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Martin
Catherine Stihler |
310,865 (155,432.5) |
26.4 |
-2.3 |
|
Scottish National Party |
Ian Hudghton
Alyn Smith |
231,505 (115,752.5) |
19.7 |
-7.5 |
|
Conservative |
Struan Stevenson
John Purvis |
209,028 (104,514) |
17.8 |
-2.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Elspeth Attwooll |
154,178 |
13.1 |
+3.3 |
|
Scottish Green |
None |
79,695 |
6.8 |
+1.0 |
|
UK Independence |
None |
78,828 |
6.7 |
+5.4 |
|
Scottish Socialist |
None |
61,356 |
5.2 |
+1.2 |
|
Christian Vote |
None |
21,056 |
1.8 |
N/A |
|
British National |
None |
19,427 |
1.7 |
+1.3 |
|
Scottish Wind Watch |
None |
7,255 |
0.6 |
N/A |
|
Independent
Fergus Tait |
No |
3,624 |
0.3 |
N/A |
| Turnout |
1,180,632 |
30.7 |
+6.0 |
| European Election 1999: Scotland |
| List |
Elected |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Martin
Bill Miller
Catherine Taylor |
283,490 (94,496.67) |
28.7 |
N/A |
|
Scottish National Party |
Ian Hudghton
Neil MacCormick |
268,528 (134,264) |
27.2 |
N/A |
|
Conservative |
Struan Stevenson
John Purvis |
195,296 (97,648) |
19.8 |
N/A |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Elspeth Attwooll |
96,971 |
9.8 |
N/A |
|
Scottish Green |
None |
57,142 |
5.8 |
N/A |
|
Scottish Socialist |
None |
39,720 |
4.0 |
N/A |
|
Pro-Euro Conservative |
None |
17,781 |
1.8 |
N/A |
|
UK Independence |
None |
12,459 |
1.3 |
N/A |
|
Socialist Labour |
None |
9,385 |
1.0 |
N/A |
|
British National |
None |
3,729 |
0.4 |
N/A |
|
Natural Law |
None |
2,087 |
0.2 |
N/A |
|
Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes
Charles Lawson |
No |
1,632 |
0.2 |
N/A |
| Turnout |
988,310 |
24.7 |
N/A |
See also
References
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