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Section 2.
1The electoral regions for England shall be those listed in the Table below.
2(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a reference in the Table to a local government or administrative area is a reference to that area as it is for the time being.
(2)Where an area specified in column (2) of the Table is altered, the alteration shall not have effect for the purposes of this Act until the first general election of MEPs at which the poll in the United Kingdom takes place after the alteration comes into force for all other purposes.
3The number of MEPs elected for each electoral region in England shall be the number specified in column (3) of the Table.
4(1)As soon as possible after 16th February in each pre-election year the Secretary of State shall—
(a)consider whether the ratio of registered electors to MEPs is as nearly as possible the same for every electoral region in England, and
(b)make by order such amendments of column (3) of the Table as he considers necessary to ensure that result.
(2)An order under sub-paragraph (1) shall not alter the total number of MEPs elected for electoral regions in England.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) the Secretary of State shall consider the number of registered electors as at 16th February of the pre-election year.
(4)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) a registered elector for an electoral region is a person whose name appears in a relevant register, or part of a relevant register, which relates to the region, other than a person who is—
(a)a relevant citizen of the Union within the meaning of section 202(1) of the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983 (interpretation), and
(b)registered only for the purposes of local government elections.
(5)The relevant registers are—
(a)registers of parliamentary electors;
(b)registers of local government electors;
(c)registers of peers maintained under section 3(2) to (9) of the Representation of the [1985 c. 50.] People Act 1985 (peers resident outside the United Kingdom);
(d)registers maintained under regulation 9 of the European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the [S.I. 1994/342.] Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994 (relevant citizens of the European Union).
(6)In this paragraph “pre-election year” means any year after 2002 which immediately precedes a year in which general elections would be held in accordance with Article 10(2).
(7)A statutory instrument made under sub-paragraph (1) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Name of region | Counties, &c. included | Number of MEPs |
East Midlands | County of Derbyshire | 6 |
County of Derby | ||
County of Leicester | ||
County of Leicestershire | ||
County of Lincolnshire | ||
County of Northamptonshire | ||
County of Nottinghamshire | ||
County of Nottingham | ||
County of Rutland | ||
Eastern | County of Bedfordshire | 8 |
County of Cambridgeshire | ||
County of Essex | ||
County of Hertfordshire | ||
County of Luton | ||
County of Norfolk | ||
County of Peterborough | ||
County of Southend-on-Sea | ||
County of Suffolk | ||
County of Thurrock | ||
London | The administrative area of Greater London | 10 |
North East | County of Darlington | 4 |
County of Durham | ||
County of Hartlepool | ||
County of Middlesbrough | ||
County of Northumberland | ||
County of Redcar and Cleveland | ||
County of Stockton-on-Tees | ||
County of Tyne and Wear | ||
North West | County of Blackburn with Darwen | 10 |
County of Blackpool | ||
County of Cheshire | ||
County of Cumbria | ||
County of Greater Manchester | ||
County of Halton | ||
County of Lancashire | ||
County of Merseyside | ||
County of Warrington | ||
South East | County of Berkshire | 11 |
County of Brighton and Hove | ||
County of Buckinghamshire | ||
County of East Sussex | ||
County of Hampshire | ||
County of Isle of Wight | ||
County of Kent | ||
County of the Medway Towns | ||
County of Milton Keynes | ||
County of Oxfordshire | ||
County of Portsmouth | ||
County of Southampton | ||
County of Surrey | ||
County of West Sussex | ||
South West | County of Bath and North East Somerset | 7 |
County of Bournemouth | ||
County of the City of Bristol | ||
County of Cornwall | ||
County of Devon | ||
County of Dorset | ||
County of Gloucestershire | ||
County of North Somerset | ||
County of Plymouth | ||
County of Poole | ||
County of Somerset | ||
County of South Gloucestershire | ||
County of Swindon | ||
County of Torbay | ||
County of Wiltshire | ||
Isles of Scilly | ||
West Midlands | County of Herefordshire | 8 |
County of Shropshire | ||
County of Staffordshire | ||
County of Stoke-on-Trent | ||
County of Telford and Wrekin | ||
County of Warwickshire | ||
County of West Midlands | ||
County of Worcestershire | ||
Yorkshire & The Humber | County of the City of Kingston upon Hull | 7 |
County of the East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
County of North East Lincolnshire | ||
County of North Lincolnshire | ||
County of North Yorkshire | ||
County of South Yorkshire | ||
County of West Yorkshire | ||
County of York” |
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