Wales Euros

Wales currently returns 4 members of the European Parliament.

In 2004 the region returned 2 Labour MEPs, 1 Conservative MEP and 1 Plaid Cymru MEP. For the Liberal Democrats or UKIP to gain an MEP here they would need to get at least 50% of the first placed party’s vote.

Sitting MEPs and 2004 Results

1.		Glenys Kinnock (Labour)	297,810 (32.1%)	(Will stand down at next election)
2.		Jonathan Evans (Conservative)	177,771 (19.1%)	(Will stand down at next election)
3.		Jill Evans (Plaid Cymru)	159,888 (17.2%)
4.		Eluned Morgan (Labour)	(148,905)	(Will stand down at next election)
-.		UKIP	96,677 (10.4%)
-.		Liberal Democrat	96,116 (10.3%)
-.		Green	32,761 (3.6%)
-.		BNP	27,135 (3.0%)
-.		Foward Wales	17,280 (1.9%)
-.		Christian Democrat	6,821 (0.7%)
-.		Respect	5,427 (0.6%)

2009 Candidates

1.	Derek Vaughan. Born Aberfan. Educated at Swansea University. Neath Port Talbot councillor since 1995, council leader since 2004.
2.	Lisa Stevens. Born 1980, Llantrisant. Educated at Corpus Christi High School and Southampton University. Former journalist, now working for Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan.
3.	Rachel Maycock. Born 1981, Llanfechain. Educated at Ysgol Uwchradd Llanfyllin High and Warwick University. Contested Montgomeryshire in 2007 Welsh elections.
4.	Leighton Veale. Born 1976, Swansea. Educated at Dwr y Felin School and Cardiff University. Public affairs officer. Merton councillor since 2002. Contested Brecon and Radnorshire 2005, South Wales West 2007.

1.	Kay Swinburne. Born 1968. Educated at Llandysul Grammar. Health economist and former investment banker. Hereford councillor.
2.	Evan Price. Educated at sandhurst. Barrister, specialisting in property, insolvency and commercial law, and former army officer.
3.	Emma Greenow. Economist. Formerly headed Jonathan Evans’ office. Educated at the University of Wales. Contested Bridgend 2007 Welsh elections.
4.	David Chipp. Contested South Wales East in 2007.

1.	Jill Evans. Sitting MEP. Born 1959, Rhondda. Educated at University of Wales. Former regional organiser for the infertility support network. MEP for Wales since 1999. Contested Rhondda in 2007 Welsh Assembly elections.
2.	Eurig Wyn. Born 1944. Former BBC journalist. MEP for Wales 1999-2004. Contested Ynys Mon 2005.
3.	Ioan Bellin. Born Reading. Educated at Cowbridge Comprehensive and Aberystwyth University. Press officer and former journalist. Will contest Pontypridd at the next general election.
4.	Natasha Asghar. Educated at London University. Financial advisor.

1.	Alan Butt Philip. Educated at Eton and Oxford University. Jean Monnet Reader in European Integration at Bath University, has lectured there since 1978. Contested Wells F1974, O1974, 1979, 1983, 1987.
2.	Kevin O’Connor. Merthyr Tydfil Councillor.
3.	Nick Tregoning. Swansea councillor. Contested Gower 2005
4.	Jackie Radford. Educated at the Open University and Swansea University. Former Bridgend councillor. Contested Ogmore 2005.

1.	John Bufton. Contested Monmouth 2005, North Wales 2007 Welsh elections.
2.	David Bevan. Contested Pontypridd 2005. Will contested Pontypridd at next general election.
3.	Kevin Mahoney. Contested Vale of Glamorgan 2007 Welsh elections. Will contest Vale of Glamorgan at next general election.
4.	David W L Rowlands. Contested Montgomeryshire 2003 Welsh elections. Will contest Clwyd South at next general election.

1.	Jake Griffiths Business environmental consultant.
2.	Kay Roney Born South Durham. Hospital administrator. Former Manchester councillor.
3.	Ann Were Contested South Wales East 2007.
4.	John Matthews Former Cynon Borough councillor.

1.	Ennys Hughes. Born Anglesey. Educated at University of Wales. Contested North Wales 2007.
2.	Laurence Reid. Born Northern Ireland. Educated at Belfast College of Technology. Retired cement works manager. Contested South Wales Central 2007.
3.	Clive Bennett. Born Cardiff.
4.	Kevin Edwards. Area sales manager.

1.	Bob English
2.	Richard Booth Born 1938. Educated at Rugby and Oxford University. Hay-on-Wye bookseller, and originator of the town’s reputation as a “book town”. Declared himself king of Hay-on-Wye in a 1977 publicity stunt. Awarded the MBE in 2004 for services to tourism.
3.	Liz Screen Contested Newport East 2005.
4.	Judith Sambrook Contested Birmingham Erdington 2001, West Bromwich East 2005

1.	Paul Sabanskis Software developer
2.	James Eustace Born Ceredigion. Assistant project engineer with Network rail.
3.	Neil Morgan
4.	Steven Partridge Leadership development trainer. Former merchant seaman.

1.	Jeffery Green
2.	David Griffiths
3.	Alun Owen
4.	John Harrold

1.	Robert Griffiths General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain. Contested Newport East 2001, Pontypridd 2005.
2.	Rob Williams Trade union convenor at Linamar Swansea.
3.	Laura Picand Trade union official
4.	Trevor Jones Secretary of Deeside TUC