West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Midlands West (European Parliament constituency), a single-seat constituency which existed 1979–1999.
West Midlands was a constituency of the European Parliament. It was represented by seven MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. In 2009, the constituency was reduced to six seats, but also elected a "virtual MEP" who took her seat in the Parliament when the Treaty of Lisbon came into effect. The constituency was represented by seven MEPs prior to the 2009 election, until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020.
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West Midlands | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
Member state | United Kingdom |
Created | 1999 |
Dissolved | 31 January 2020 |
MEPs | 8 (1999–2004) 7 (2004–2009) 6 (2009–2011) 7 (2011–2020) |
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