Party lists in the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

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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.

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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.

#CandidateOccupationElected
1 Richard Tice campaigning in London in May 2018.jpg Richard Tice Businessman and Brexit Party Party Chair [7] Green check.svg
2 Michael Heaver.jpg Michael Heaver Former chair of UKIP youth wing and press aide [8] Green check.svg
3 June Mummery Businesswoman in the fishing industry [9] Green check.svg
4Paul HearnRed x.svg
5Priscilla HubyRed x.svg
6Sean LeverRed x.svg
7Edmund FordhamRed x.svg

East Midlands

The Brexit Party had a list of 5 candidates for the 5 seats available in the East Midlands. The top three were elected. [10]

#CandidateOccupationElected
1 Annunziata Rees-Mogg Journalist [11] Green check.svg
2 Jonathan Bullock Incumbent MEP since 2017 [12] Green check.svg
3 Matthew Patten Councillor and charity executive [13] Green check.svg
4Tracy KnowlesNominating officer of the Brexit Party [14] Red x.svg
5Anna BaileyDoctor [15] Red x.svg

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.

#CandidateOccupationElected
1 Nigel Paul Farage [16] Nigel Farage MEP 1, Strasbourg - Diliff.jpg Incumbent MEP since 1999

Former Leader of UKIP

Leader of the Brexit Party

Green check.svg
2 Alexandra Lesley Phillips Former head of media of UKIPGreen check.svg
3 Robert Andrew Rowland Robert ID London meeting February 2020.jpg BusinessmanGreen check.svg
4 Belinda Claire de Camborne Lucy Brexit ActivistGreen check.svg
5 James Gilbert Bartholomew JournalistRed x.svg
6Christopher Graham Ellis [17] BusinessmanRed x.svg
7John Kennedy [18] BusinessmanRed x.svg
8Matthew Peter Taylor [19] BusinessmanRed x.svg
9 George Thomas Stahel Farmer [20] Hedge fund employeeRed x.svg
10Peter David Wiltshire [21] BusinessmanRed x.svg

South West England

#Candidate [22] OccupationElected
1 Ann Widdecombe Annewidde.jpg Former Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald Green check.svg
2 James Glancy James Glancy on the H-Hour podcast.png Television presenter and conservationistGreen check.svg
3 Christina Jordan Nurse and charity workerGreen check.svg
4Ann TarrConsultant. [23] Red x.svg
5 Roger Lane-Nott Former Royal Navy officerRed x.svg
6Nicola DarkeYoga instructor. [24] Red x.svg

Change UK

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; [25] 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; [26] and the former deputy Prime Minister of Poland Jacek Rostowski. [27] None of the Change UK candidates won any seats.

London

#CandidateOccupationElected
1 Gavin Esler Gavin Esler and Mark Kermode interview Tom Ford and Aaron Taylor-Johnson at Nocturnal Animals (29695917234).jpg journalist, television presenter and author. Former presenter of BBC Two's flagship political analysis programme Newsnight Red x.svg
2 Jacek Rostowski Jacek Rostowski 2020a.jpg Former Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Red x.svg
3 Carole Tongue Carole Tongue 2012.JPG Former Labour MEP for London East and former Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party Red x.svg
4 Annabel Mullin Consultant associated with the Renew Party Red x.svg
5Karen NewmanVice-chair of Liberal Judaism Red x.svg
6Nora MulreadyCharity CEORed x.svg
7Jessica SimorLawyerRed x.svg
8Haseeb Ur-RehmanLawyer associated with the Renew Party Red x.svg

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. [28] [29] [30]

South East England

#Candidate [31] OccupationElected
1 Richard Ashworth Richard Ashworth, United Kingdom-MIP-Europaparlament-by-Leila-Paul-2.jpg Incumbent Change UK MEP, elected as a Conservative. Former Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament Red x.svg
2Victoria GroulefLabour Party candidate for Reading West at the 2015 general election [32] Red x.svg
3Warren MorganFormer Labour member of Brighton and Hove City Council for East Brighton [32] Red x.svg
4Eleanor FullerRed x.svg
5 Robin Bextor Film and television producerRed x.svg
6Eleanor FullerRed x.svg
7Nicholas MazzeiRed x.svg
8Suzana CarpEnvironmental campaigner [32] Red x.svg
9Heather AllenRed x.svg
10Diane YeoRed x.svg

South West England

#Candidate [22] OccupationElected
1 Rachel Johnson Rachel Johnson in 2014.jpg Journalist, television presenter and author. Sister of Boris Johnson.Red x.svg
2Jim GodfreyRed x.svg
3Ollie MiddletonRed x.svg
4Matthew HoobermanRed x.svg
5Liz SewellRed x.svg
6 Crispin Hunt Musician and former member of Longpigs Red x.svg

Scotland

#Candidate [33] OccupationElected
1David MacdonaldIndependent councillor on East Renfrewshire Council [34] Red x.svg
2Kate FormanRed x.svg
3Peter GriffithsRed x.svg
4Heather AstburyRed x.svg
5Colin McFadyenRed x.svg
6Cathy EdgeworthRed x.svg

Conservative Party

South East England

#Candidate [31] OccupationElected
1 Daniel Hannan Daniel Hannan by Gage Skidmore.jpg Incumbent MEP, journalist, author and politician. Founder of Vote Leave Green check.svg
2 Nirj Deva Nirj Deva UNDP 2010.jpg Incumbent MEP and former MP for Brentford and Isleworth Red x.svg
3Richard RobinsonChairman of Surrey Heath Conservatives. [35] Red x.svg
4Mike WhitingMember of Swale District Council. [36] Red x.svg
5Juliette AshConservative candidate for Pontypridd at the 2017 general election [37] Red x.svg
6 Anna Firth Official portrait of Anna Firth MP crop.jpg Member of Sevenoaks District Council for Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge. Conservative candidate for Erith and Thamesmead at the 2015 general election [38] Red x.svg
7 Adrian Pepper  [ Wikidata ]Consultant. [39] Red x.svg
8 Clarence Mitchell  [ de ]Journalist, member of Reading Borough Council and former Conservative candidate for Brighton Pavilion at the 2015 general election. [40] Red x.svg
9 Neva Novaky  [ Wikidata ]Secretary-General of the European Conservatives and Reformists group on the European Committee of the Regions [41] Red x.svg
10 Caroline Newton  [ Wikidata ]Member of South Oxfordshire District Council [42] Red x.svg

South West England

#Candidate [22] OccupationElected
1 Ashley Fox Ashley Fox MEP (cropped).jpg Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament since 2014.Red x.svg
2James MustoeMember of Cornwall Council for Mevagissey. [43] Red x.svg
3Faye PurbrickCabinet member on Somerset County Council. [44] Red x.svg
4Claire HiscottMember of Bristol City Council. [45] Red x.svg
5James TaghdissianFormer Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Cardiff West at the 2015 general election, and Exeter at the 2017 general election. [46] Red x.svg
6Emmeline OwensMember of Wandsworth London Borough Council. [47] Red x.svg

Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales fielded candidates in every constituency in England and Wales. [48]

East Midlands

#CandidateNotesElected
1Kat BoettgeGreen Party candidate for Broxtowe Borough Council in 2019.Red x.svg
2Gerhard Lohmann-BondRed x.svg
3Liam McClellandRed x.svg
4Daniel WimberleyRed x.svg
5Simon TookeRed x.svg

East of England

#CandidateNotesElected
1 Catherine Rowett Catherine Joanna Rowett in Cambridge upon 3 May 2019.jpg Professor of Philosophy at University of East Anglia.Green check.svg
2 Rupert Read Rupert Read-IMG 4059.jpg Red x.svg
3Martin SchmiererRed x.svg
4Fiona RadicRed x.svg
5Paul Jeater Parish councillor and former candidate for Braintree (in 2015) and Brentwood and Ongar (in 2017). [49] Red x.svg
6Pallavi Devulapalli General practitioner. [50] Red x.svg
7Jeremy CaddickDean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [51] [52] Red x.svg

London

#CandidateNotesElected
1 Scott Ainslie Scott Ainslie (Lambeth councillor).jpg Member of Lambeth Council.Green check.svg
2Gulnar HasnainRed x.svg
3 Shahrar Ali Shahrar Ali, 2018 (cropped).jpg Former Deputy Leader of the Green Party of

England and Wales

Red x.svg
4Rachel CollinsonRed x.svg
5 Eleanor Margolies AcademicRed x.svg
6Remco van der StoepRed x.svg
7Kirsten de KeyserRed x.svg
8Peter UnderwoodRed x.svg

North East England

#CandidateNotesElected
1Rachel FeatherstoneUniversity lecturer at Teesside University. [53] [54] Red x.svg
2Jonathan ElmerCouncillor and Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for City of Durham in 2015, 2017 and 2019. [55] Red x.svg
3Dawn FurnessFilmmaker and Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Blyth Valley in 2015 and 2017. [56] Red x.svg

North West England

#CandidateNotesElected
1 Gina Dowding Gina Dowding Lancaster (cropped).jpg Member of Lancashire County Council since 2013 and member of Lancaster City Council since 2019. [57] Green check.svg
2Wendy OlsenRed x.svg
3Jessica NortheyRed x.svg
4Geraldine CogginsRed x.svg
5Rosie MillsRed x.svg
6Astrid JohnsonRed x.svg
7Daniel JerromeRed x.svg
8James BoothRed x.svg

South East England

#CandidateNotesElected
1 Alexandra Phillips Alexandra Phillips for the South East Greens.jpg Green candidate for Brighton Kemptown in 2019, [58] Green list candidate for South East England in 2014, candidate for GPEW deputy leader in 2012. [59] Green check.svg
2Elise BenjaminRed x.svg
3Vix LowthionRed x.svg
4Leslie Groves WilliamsRed x.svg
5Phelim Mac CaffertyRed x.svg
6Jan DoerfelRed x.svg
7 Larry Sanders Larry Sanders Oxford Community Hospital (cropped).JPG Former Health and Social Care Spokesperson of the Green Party of England and Wales. Older brother of Bernie Sanders.Red x.svg
8Isabella MoirRed x.svg
9Oliver SykesRed x.svg
10Jonathan EssexRed x.svg

South West England

#CandidateNotesElected
1 Molly Scott Cato Molly Scott Cato, 2016 (cropped).jpg Economist and academic, Green candidate for Bristol West in 2017. [60] Incumbent MEP since 2014.Green check.svg
2Cleo LakeRed x.svg
3 Carla Denyer Councillor Carla Denyer (48591425037) (cropped).jpg Member of Bristol City Council, future Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Red x.svg
4Tom ScottRed x.svg
5Martin DimeryRed x.svg
6Karen La BordeRed x.svg

Wales

#CandidateNotesElected
1Anthony SlaughterLeader of the Wales Green Party.Red x.svg
2Ian ChandlerRed x.svg
3Ceri DaviesRed x.svg
4Duncan ReesCo-Deputy leader of the Wales Green Party.Red x.svg

Labour Party

The Labour Party stood candidates in all constituencies in Great Britain. [61]

South East England

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

#CandidateOccupationElected
1 John Howarth [62] John Howarth MEP.jpg Incumbent MEP since 2017Green check.svg
2Cathy Shutt [63] University teacher and researcherRed x.svg
3Arran Richard Neathey [64] Member of Runnymede Borough Council Red x.svg
4Emma Christina Turnbull [65] Member of Oxfordshire County Council [66] Red x.svg
5 Rohit K. Dasgupta [67] Rohit K Dasgupta.jpg Academic and Member of Newham London Borough Council Red x.svg
6Amy Lauren Fowler [68] Labour Party activistRed x.svg
7Duncan Shaw Thomas Enright [69] Member of Oxfordshire County Council Red x.svg
8Lubna Aiysha ArshadMember of Oxford City Council [70] Red x.svg
9Simon Guy Burgess [71] Former prospective parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown in 2010 Red x.svg
10Rachael Eowyn Ward [72] Momentum activistRed x.svg

South West England

#Candidate [22] OccupationElected
1 Clare Moody 05-Mayo-17 Visita Claire Moody (5) (34309883872) (cropped).jpg Trade unionist and MEP since 2014.Red x.svg
2 Lord Andrew Adonis Official portrait of Lord Adonis crop 2.jpg Journalist and Labour member of the House of Lords Red x.svg
3Jayne KirkhamLabour candidate for Truro and Falmouth at the 2017 general election. [73] Red x.svg
4Neil GuildLabour candidate for Taunton Deane at the 2015 general election. [74] Red x.svg
5Yvonne AtkinsonLabour member of Devon County Council. [75] Red x.svg
6Sadik Al-HassanPharmacy manager from Kingswood in South Gloucestershire. [76] Red x.svg

Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party stood 6 candidates for all the seats in Scotland. [77]

#CandidateOccupationElected
1 Alyn Edward Smith Official portrait of Alyn Smith MP crop 2.jpg Incumbent MEP since 2004Green check.svgUntil resignation after election in the 2019 UK general election
2 Christian Allard Christian Allard.jpg MSP from North East Scotland since 2013Green check.svg
3 Aileen McLeod AileenMcLeodMSP20110507.JPG MSP from South Scotland 2011 to 2016

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

Green check.svg
4 Margaret Ferrier Margaret Ferrier 2021.jpg Former MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2015 to 2017Red x.svgwas not co-opted as elected in the 2019 UK general election
5 Heather Anderson Member of Scottish Borders Council since 2017Red x.svg Not elected immediately

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

6Alex KerrUniversity studentRed x.svg

UKIP

South West England

#Candidate [22] OccupationElected
1Lawrence WebbRed x.svg
2 Carl Benjamin Carl Benjamin 2018.png Anti-feminist YouTuber and political commentatorRed x.svg
3Tony McIntyreRed x.svg
4Lester TaylorRed x.svg
5Stephen LeeRed x.svg
6Alison SheridanRed x.svg

Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru, the party of Wales, only contested the Wales constituency.

#Candidate [22] OccupationElected
1 Jill Evans Jill Evans - Wiki Loves Parliament - 2014 - P1760815.jpg Incumbent MEP [78] Green check.svg
2 Carmen Smith Appointed to the House of Lords in the 2024 Special Honours Red x.svg
3 Patrick McGuinness Academic, critic, novelist and poet [79] Red x.svg
4Ioan BellinTelevision journalist [80] Red x.svg

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has a different party system to Great Britain and used the single transferable vote rather than the party list system to elect 3 MEPs. [81] This meant the party list included one candidate per party for the three seats available. [82] There were 11 candidates:

#PartyCandidateOccupationElected
1 Sinn Féin Martina Anderson Incumbent MEPGreen check.svg
2 DUP Diane Dodds Incumbent MEPGreen check.svg
3 Alliance Naomi Long Former MP and Member of the Legislative Assembly Green check.svg
4 SDLP Colum Eastwood Member of the Legislative Assembly Red x.svg
5 TUV Jim Allister Member of the Legislative Assembly Red x.svg
6 Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy Member of the Legislative Assembly Red x.svg
7 Green (NI) Clare Bailey Member of the Legislative Assembly Red x.svg
8 UKIP Robert Hill  [ Wikidata ]Former DUP member of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council [83] Red x.svg
9 Independent Jane Morrice Former Member of the Legislative Assembly from the NI Women's Coalition [84] Red x.svg
10 Independent Neil McCann  [ Wikidata ]Barrister [85] Red x.svg
11 NI Conservatives Amandeep Singh Bhoga  [ Wikidata ] Prospective parliamentary candidate for Upper Bann in the 2015 general election [86] Red x.svg

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