List of female members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom

This is a list of women who are or have been Members of the European Parliament for constituencies in the United Kingdom.

List of female Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom

Party Name Constituency Country Year elected Year left Reason
Conservative Elles, DianaDiana Elles[1] Thames Valley England 1979 1989 Retired
SNP Ewing, WinnieWinnie Ewing[2] Highlands and Islands Scotland 1979 1999 Retired
Conservative Kellett-Bowman, ElaineElaine Kellett-Bowman [3] Cumbria England 1979 1984 Retired
Conservative Brookes, BeataBeata Brookes[4] North Wales Wales 1979 1989 Defeated
Labour Buchan, JaneyJaney Buchan[5] Glasgow Scotland 1979 1994 Retired
Labour Castle, BarbaraBarbara Castle[6] Greater Manchester England 1979 1989 Retired
Labour Clwyd, AnnAnn Clwyd[7] Mid and West Wales Wales 1979 1984 Retired
Conservative Forster, NorvelaNorvela Forster Birmingham South England 1979 1984 Defeated in Birmingham East
Conservative Hope, GloriaGloria Hope[8] Liverpool England 1979 1984 Defeated in Merseyside West
Labour Quin, JoyceJoyce Quin[9] Tyne South and Wear & Tyne and Wear England 1979 1989 Retired
Conservative Roberts, ShelaghShelagh Roberts [10] London South West England 1979 1989 Defeated
Labour Crawley, ChristineChristine Crawley[11] Birmingham East England 1984 1999 Retired
Conservative Daly, MargaretMargaret Daly Somerset and Dorset West England 1984 1994 Defeated in Somerset and North Devon
Conservative Faith, SheilaSheila Faith[12] Cumbria and Lancashire North England 1984 1989 Retired
Conservative Jackson, CarolineCaroline Jackson[13] Wiltshire, Wiltshire North and Bath & South West England England 1984 2009 Retired
Labour Tongue, CaroleCarole Tongue[14] London East England 1984 1999 Defeated in London
Labour Green, PaulinePauline Green[15] London North & London England 1989 2000 Resigned
Conservative McIntosh, AnneAnne McIntosh[16] Essex North East & Essex North and Suffolk South England 1989 1999 Retired
Labour Oddy, ChristineChristine Oddy Midlands Central England 1989 1999 (Crossed the floor) Expelled from Labour
Independent 1999 1999 Defeated
Labour Pollack, AnitaAnita Pollack London South West England 1989 1999 Defeated in London
Conservative Rawlings, PatriciaPatricia Rawlings[17] Essex South West England 1989 1994 Defeated in Essex West and Hertfordshire East
Labour Billingham, AngelaAngela Billingham[18] Northamptonshire and Blaby England 1994 1999 Defeated in East Midlands
Labour Hardstaff, VeronicaVeronica Hardstaff Lincolnshire and Humberside South England 1994 1999 Defeated in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour Kimmock, GlenysGlenys Kimmock[19] South Wales East & Wales Wales 1994 2009 Retired
Labour Morgan, ElunedEluned Morgan[20] Mid and West Wales & Wales Wales 1994 2009 Retired
Labour Waddington, SusanSusan Waddington Leicester England 1994 1999 Defeated in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour McAvan, LindaLinda McAvan[21] Yorkshire and the Humber England 1998 Serving
Liberal Democrat Attwooll, ElspethElspeth Attwooll Scotland Scotland 1999 2009 Retired
Plaid Cymru Evans, JillJill Evans Wales Wales 1999 Serving
Conservative Foster, JacquelineJacqueline Foster North West England England 1999 & 2009 2004 Defeated & Serving
Labour Gill, NeenaNeena Gill West Midlands England 1999 & 2014 2009 Defeated & Serving
Green Lambert, JeanJean Lambert London England 1999 Serving
Green Lucas, CarolineCaroline Lucas[22] South East England England 1999 2010 Resigned
Liberal Democrat Ludford, SarahSarah Ludford][23] London England 1999 2014 Defeated
Liberal Democrat Lynne, LizLiz Lynne[24] West Midlands England 1999 2012 Resigned
Liberal Democrat Nicholson, EmmaEmma Nicholson[25] South East England England 1999 2009 Retired
Labour Stihler, CatherineCatherine Stihler Scotland Scotland 1999 Serving
Conservative Villiers, TheresaTheresa Villiers[26] London England 1999 2005 Resigned
Liberal Democrat Wallis, DianaDiana Wallis Yorkshire and the Humber England 1999 2012 Resigned
Labour Honeyball, MaryMary Honeyball London England 2000 Serving
Sinn Féin de Brún, BairbreBairbre de Brún[27] Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2004 2012 Resigned
Liberal Democrat Hall, FionaFiona Hall [28] North East England England 2004 2014 Retired
Liberal Democrat Bowles, SharonSharon Bowles South East England England 2005 2014 Retired
Labour Willmott, GlenisGlenis Willmott East Midlands England 2006 Serving
UKIP Andreasen, MartaMarta Andreasen South East England England 2009 2013 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from UKIP
Conservative 2013 2014 Defeated
Liberal Democrat Bearder, CatherineCatherine Bearder South East England England 2009 Serving
DUP Dodds, DianeDiane Dodds[29] Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2009 Serving
Conservative Ford, VickyVicky Ford East of England England 2009 Serving
Conservative Girling, JulieJulie Girling South West England England 2009 Serving
Conservative McClarkin, EmmaEmma McClarkin East Midlands England 2009 Serving
UKIP Sinclaire, NikkiNikki Sinclaire West Midlands England 2009 2011 (Crossed the floor) Expelled from UKIP
Independent 2011 2014 Defeated
Conservative Swinburne, KayKay Swinburne Wales Wales 2009 Serving
Conservative Yannakoudakis, MarinaMarina Yannakoudakis London England 2009 2014 Defeated
Conservative McIntyre, AntheaAnthea McIntyre West Midlands England 2011 Serving
Liberal Democrat Taylor, RebeccaRebecca Taylor Yorkshire and the Humber England 2012 2014 Retired
Sinn Féin Anderson, MartinaMartina Anderson[30] Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2012 Serving
Labour Anderson, LucyLucy Anderson London England 2014 Serving
UKIP Atkinson, JaniceJanice Atkinson South East England England 2014 2015 (Crossed the floor) Expelled from UKIP
Independent 2015 Serving
UKIP Bours, LouiseLouise Bours North West England England 2014 Serving
Green Scott Cato, MollyMolly Scott Cato South West England England 2014 Serving
UKIP Collins, JaneJane Collins Yorkshire and the Humber England 2014 Serving
Labour Dodds, AnnelieseAnneliese Dodds South East England England 2014 Serving
Labour Griffin, TheresaTheresa Griffin North West England England 2014 Serving
UKIP James, DianeDiane James South East England England 2014 Serving
Labour Kirton-Darling, JudithJudith Kirton-Darling North East England England 2014 Serving
Labour Moody, ClareClare Moody South West England England 2014 Serving
UKIP Parker, MargotMargot Parker East Midlands England 2014 Serving
UKIP Reid, JuliaJulia Reid South West England England 2014 Serving
UKIP Seymour, JillJill Seymour West Midlands England 2014 Serving
Labour Ward, JulieJulie Ward North West England England 2014 Serving

References

  1. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Elles, of the City of Westminster, in 1972. Daughter of S. F. Newcombe.
  2. ↑ Served as a Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and Scottish Parliament. Mother of Fergus Ewing and Annabelle Ewing. Mother-in-law of Margaret Ewing.
  3. ↑ DBE. Wife of fellow MEP Edward Kellett-Bowman. From 1970-1997, she served as the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for Lancaster.
  4. ↑ In 1996 she was appointed as a CBE.
  5. ↑ Wife of Norman Buchan.
  6. ↑ Wife of Edward Castle, Baron Castle. She was made a life peer as Baroness Castle of Blackburn, in 1990. She served as the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945-1979.
  7. ↑ She later served as the Member of Parliament for Cynon Valley from 1984-2015.
  8. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Hooper, of Liverpool and St James's in the City of Westminster, in 1985.
  9. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Quin, of Gateshead in the County of Tyne and Wear, in 2005. She later served as the Member of Parliament for Gateshead East & Gateshead East and Washington West from 1987-2005.
  10. ↑ DBE. She was made a life peer as Baroness Roberts, in 1992, however she died before she could be sworn into the House of Lords.
  11. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Crawley, of Edgbaston in the County of West Midlands, in 1998.
  12. ↑ She served as the Member of Parliament for Belper from 1979-1983.
  13. ↑ Wife of fellow MEP Robert V. Jackson.
  14. ↑ Former wife of Chris Pond.
  15. ↑ She was made a DBE in 2013.
  16. ↑ She served as the Member of Parliament for Vale of York & Thirsk and Malton from 1997-2015.
  17. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Rawlings, of Burnham Westgate in the County of Norfolk, in 1994.
  18. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Billingham, of Banbury in the County of Oxfordshire, in 2000.
  19. ↑ Wife of Neil Kinnock, Baron Kinnock. Mother of Stephen Kinnock and mother-in-law of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. She was made a life peer as Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, of Holyhead in the County of Ynys Môn, in 2009.
  20. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Morgan of Ely, of Ely in the City of Cardiff, in 2010.
  21. ↑ Wife of Paul Blomfield.
  22. ↑ She served as the Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion from 2010-present.
  23. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Ludford, of Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington, in 1997.
  24. ↑ She served as the Member of Parliament for Rochdale from 1992-1997.
  25. ↑ She was made a life peer as Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, of Winterbourne, in the Royal County of Berkshire, in 1997. She served as the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon from 1987-1997.
  26. ↑ She served as the Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet from 2005-present.
  27. ↑ She served as the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast West from 1998-2004.
  28. ↑ MBE
  29. ↑ She served as the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast West from 2003-2007. Wife of Nigel Dodds.
  30. ↑ She served as the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle from 2007-2012.
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