London was a

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of the

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from 1999 until the UK exit from the

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on 31 January 2020. Between 2009 and 2020, it returned eight

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, using the

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Boundaries

The constituency corresponded to the

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region of England, in the south east of the United Kingdom.

History

Prior to 1999, London was represented by a number of single-member constituencies. These were

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, London North East, London North West, London South East, London South Inner, London South West,

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, and parts of London South and Surrey East. The

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reduced this to a single constituency returning a number of MEPs.

Returned members

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. Members elected in 1999 who previously represented a London constituency were

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(

, elected 1989) and

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( London North West, elected 1994).

Returned Members by seat

Seats allocated using d'Hondt method, in order. Transfers within parties between elections omitted for simplicity.

Election results

Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.

2019

2014

The 2014 results were delayed by

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, where there were recounts needed for six local election wards.

2009

2004

1999

References

{{European Parliament former constituencies Constituencies established in 1999 European Parliament constituencies in England (1999–2020) Politics of London 1999 establishments in England 1999 in London Constituencies disestablished in 2020