[F11 Number of MEPs and electoral regionsU.K.
(1)There shall be 87 members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”) elected for the United Kingdom.
(2)For the purposes of electing those MEPs—
(a)[F2the area of England and Gibraltar is] divided into the nine electoral regions specified in Schedule 1; and
(b)Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are each single electoral regions.
(3)The number of MEPs to be elected for each electoral region is as follows—
East Midlands | 6 |
Eastern | 8 |
London | 10 |
North East | 4 |
North West | 10 |
South East | 11 |
South West | 7 |
West Midlands | 8 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 |
Scotland | 8 |
Wales | 5 |
Northern Ireland | 3.] |
Textual Amendments
F1S. 1 substituted (8.5.2003) by European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7), ss. 1, 28(3)(4)