Schedule 2Electoral Regions in England

Electoral regions

1

The 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.

Number of MEPs elected for each region

3

The 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.

TABLE

(1)	(2)	(3)
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