Scotland (European Parliament constituency)

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Scotland European Parliament constituency

Location amongst the 2007 constituencies

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Created	1999
MEP(s)	7 (2004)
Member State	United Kingdom
Source(s)	[1][2]

Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to the boundaries of Scotland, one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom.

European Parliament election 2009 — Scotland List
	Party	Candidates
	Scottish National Party	Drew Hendry, Ian Hudghton, Anne McLaughlin, Alieen McLeod, Duncan Ross, Alyn Smith, Grant Thoms^[1]
	Conservative Party	Straun Stevenson MEP, Belinda Don, Helen Gardiner, Donald G. MacDonald, Gerald Michaluk, PJ Lewis^[2]
	Labour Party	David Martin, Catherine Stihler, Mary Lockhart, Paul McAleavely, Kirsty Connell, Nasim Khan^[3]
	Liberal Democrats	George Lyon, Euan Robson, Robert Aldridge, Patsy Kenton, John Barnett, Douglas Herbison, Clive Sneddon, Ron Aitken^[4]
	UK Independence Party	Peter Adams, Paul Hencke, Phillip Anderson, Matthew Desmond, Donald Mackay, Paul Wiffen, Kathleen Desmond ^[5]
	Scottish Green Party	Elaine Morrison, Chas Booth, Kirsten Robb, Alastair Whitelaw, Ruth Cameron, Peter McColl

European Election 2004: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Martin Catherine Stihler	310,865 (155,432.5)	26.4	-2.3
	Scottish National Party	Ian Hudghton Alyn Smith	231,505 (115,752.5)	19.7	-7.5
	Conservative	Struan Stevenson John Purvis	209,028 (104,514)	17.8	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Elspeth Attwooll	154,178	13.1	+3.3
	Scottish Green	None	79,695	6.8	+1.0
	UK Independence	None	78,828	6.7	+5.4
	Scottish Socialist	None	61,356	5.2	+1.2
	Christian Vote	None	21,056	1.8	N/A
	British National	None	19,427	1.7	+1.3
	Scottish Wind Watch	None	7,255	0.6	N/A
	Independent Fergus Tait	No	3,624	0.3	N/A
Turnout			1,180,632	30.7	+6.0

European Election 1999: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Martin Bill Miller Catherine Taylor	283,490 (94,496.67)	28.7	N/A
	Scottish National Party	Ian Hudghton Neil MacCormick	268,528 (134,264)	27.2	N/A
	Conservative	Struan Stevenson John Purvis	195,296 (97,648)	19.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Elspeth Attwooll	96,971	9.8	N/A
	Scottish Green	None	57,142	5.8	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	None	39,720	4.0	N/A
	Pro-Euro Conservative	None	17,781	1.8	N/A
	UK Independence	None	12,459	1.3	N/A
	Socialist Labour	None	9,385	1.0	N/A
	British National	None	3,729	0.4	N/A
	Natural Law	None	2,087	0.2	N/A
	Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes Charles Lawson	No	1,632	0.2	N/A
Turnout			988,310	24.7	N/A