ARCHIVE UK WOMEN CANDIDATES FOR THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
JUNE 2004
Table 1 provides a breakdown
of each party’s candidates by gender, and Table 2 lists all women candidates
by party; parties not presently represented in the European Parliament
are classed as ‘Other’. Labour and Liberal Democrats both lead the way
with nearly half of their candidates being women. The UK is divided
into twelve regions which elect between four and twelve MEPs, for a
total of eighty-seven. Next to each candidates’ name is their rank in
the party list; those ranked first or second stand the best chance of
winning election.
At the last election 27 per
cent of the UK’s MEPs were women, a figure comparable to the present
nominations. The sixteen incumbents standing again are marked below
with an asterisk (six Labour, four Lib Dems, three Conservatives, two
Greens and one Plaid Cymru). There is one standing down at this election
(Labour veteran Imelda Read). The Observatory also has pages on all
former British women MEPs, and Irish candidates in this election.
Candidates’ names have been
obtained from the BBC News website.
Table
1: Gender breakdown of party candidates
|
Party
|
Women
|
Men
|
% women
|
|
Conservative
|
15
|
60
|
20
|
|
Labour
|
35
|
40
|
47
|
|
Liberal Democrat
|
32
|
43
|
45
|
|
Green
|
26
|
49
|
35
|
|
UKIP
|
10
|
65
|
13
|
|
Other
|
92
|
216
|
3
|
|
Total
|
207
|
478
|
30
|
Table
2: List of women candidates
|
Name
|
Party
|
Region
|
|
Carolyn Abbott (6/6)
|
Conservative
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Sharon Isobel Buckle
(4/6)
|
Conservative
|
East Midlands
|
|
Therese Coffey (7/10)
|
Conservative
|
South East England
|
|
Felicity Elphick (3/4)
|
Conservative
|
Wales
|
|
Jacqueline Foster
* (4/9)
|
Conservative
|
North West
|
|
Julie Girling (7/7)
|
Conservative
|
South West England
|
|
Ann Harper (5/7)
|
Conservative
|
Scotland
|
|
Carolyn Jackson *
(2/7)
|
Conservative
|
South West England
|
|
Pauline Latham (3/6)
|
Conservative
|
East Midlands
|
|
Eveleigh Moore Dutton
(7/9)
|
Conservative
|
North West
|
|
Sarah Richardson (6/6)
|
Conservative
|
East Midlands
|
|
Roseanne Serelli (7/9)
|
Conservative
|
London
|
|
Claire Strong (6/7)
|
Conservative
|
East England
|
|
Amanda Vigar (3/3)
|
Conservative
|
North East
|
|
Theresa Villiers *
(1/9)
|
Conservative
|
London
|
|
Jane Briginshaw (8/9)
|
Labour
|
London
|
|
Jo Coles (6/6)
|
Labour
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Rosemary Cooper (6/9)
|
Labour
|
North West
|
|
Ann Davison (3/10)
|
Labour
|
South East
|
|
Elizabeth Donnely
(6/6)
|
Labour
|
East Midlands
|
|
Gemma Doyle (7/7)
|
Labour
|
Scotland
|
|
Claire Edwards (5/7)
|
Labour
|
West Midlands
|
|
Stephanie Elsy (6/9)
|
Labour
|
London
|
|
Neena Gill * (2/7)
|
Labour
|
West Midlands
|
|
Theresa Griffin (5/9)
|
Labour
|
North West
|
|
Bernadette Hartley
(2/7)
|
Labour
|
South West
|
|
Sue Hayman (3/7)
|
Labour
|
West Midlands
|
|
Jane Heggie (7/7)
|
Labour
|
West Midlands
|
|
Mary Honeyball * (2/9)
|
Labour
|
London
|
|
Rupa Huq (8/9)
|
Labour
|
North west
|
|
Beth Kelly (2/7)
|
Labour
|
East of England
|
|
Vandna Khalia (4/6)
|
Labour
|
East Midlands
|
|
Glenys Kinnock * (1/4)
|
Labour
|
Wales
|
|
Valerie Liddiard (6/7)
|
Labour
|
East of England
|
|
Linda McAvan * (1/6)
|
Labour
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Arlene McCarthy *
(2/9)
|
Labour
|
North West
|
|
Eluned Morgan * (2/4)
|
Labour
|
Wales
|
|
Clare Moody (4/7)
|
Labour
|
South West
|
|
Kirsty O’Brien (4/7)
|
Labour
|
Scotland
|
|
Barbara O’Toole *
(2/3)
|
Labour
|
North East
|
|
Anita Pollack (4/9)
|
Labour
|
London
|
|
Catriona Renton (5/7)
|
Labour
|
Scotland
|
|
Gill Roles (9/10)
|
Labour
|
South East
|
|
Catherine Stihler
* (2/7)
|
Labour
|
Scotland
|
|
Patricia Sutcliffe
(4/6)
|
Labour
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Janet Sully (5/10)
|
Labour
|
South East
|
|
Joanne Thompson (3/3)
|
Labour
|
North East
|
|
Julie Watts (6/7)
|
Labour
|
South West
|
|
Glenis Willmott (2/6)
|
Labour
|
East Midlands
|
|
Josephine Wood (7/10)
|
Labour
|
South East
|
|
Elspeth Attwooll *
(1/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
Scotland
|
|
Kay Barnard (3/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
South West
|
|
Catherine Bearder
(4/10)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
South East
|
|
Nahid Boethe (7/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
East of England
|
|
Sharon Bowles (3/10)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
South East
|
|
Lorely Burt (5/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
West Midlands
|
|
Flo Clucas (3/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
North West
|
|
Ruth Coleman (5/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
South West
|
|
Nicola Davies (6/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
West Midlands
|
|
Nimini De Sliva (4/4)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
Wales
|
|
Kishwer Falkner (6/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
London
|
|
Alison Firth (9/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
North West
|
|
Karen Freel (4/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
Scotland
|
|
Lisa Gabriel (6/6)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
East Midlands
|
|
Julia Gash (2/6)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Rosalind Gill (3/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
East of England
|
|
Alison Goldsworthy
(2/4)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
Wales
|
|
Fiona Hall (1/3)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
North East
|
|
Katie Hall (6/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
South West
|
|
Veena Hudson (3/6)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
East Midlands
|
|
Christine James (7/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
Scotland
|
|
Paula Keaveney (7or8/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
North West
|
|
Sandra Lawman (9/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
London
|
|
Anne Lee (6/10)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
South East
|
|
Sarah Ludford * (1/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
London
|
|
Liz Lynne * (1/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
West Midlands
|
|
Deborah Newton-Cook
(5/6)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
East Midlands
|
|
Baroness Nicholson
* (2/10)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
South East
|
|
Kathy Pollard (4/7)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
East of England
|
|
Allison Seabourne
(6/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
North West
|
|
Dinti Wakefield (4/9)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
London
|
|
Diana Wallis (1/6)
|
Liberal Democrat
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Charlotte Bull (2/3)
|
UKIP
|
North East
|
|
Elizabeth Burton (4/7)
|
UKIP
|
South West
|
|
Val Cowell (3/3)
|
UKIP
|
North East
|
|
Janiec Cronin (6/9)
|
UKIP
|
London
|
|
Kathleen Garner (7/9)
|
UKIP
|
London
|
|
Lisa Hawkins (9/9)
|
UKIP
|
South East
|
|
Petrina Holdsworth
(6/9)
|
UKIP
|
South East
|
|
Janice Murdoch (5/7)
|
UKIP
|
Scotland
|
|
Liz Phillips (3/4)
|
UKIP
|
Wales
|
|
Annie Schwab (6/6)
|
UKIP
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Lyana Armstrong-Emery
(6/7)
|
Green
|
South West
|
|
Xanthe Bevis (6/10)
|
Green
|
South East
|
|
Sue Blount (2/6)
|
Green
|
East Midlands
|
|
Judith Brennan (3/3)
|
Green
|
North East
|
|
Katherine Chant (6/7)
|
Green
|
South West
|
|
Hazel Dawe (7/10)
|
Green
|
South East
|
|
Gina Dowding (2/10)
|
Green
|
North West
|
|
Linda Duckenfield
(2/6)
|
Green
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Moira Dunworth (4/7)
|
Green
|
Scotland
|
|
Vanessa Hall (7/10)
|
Green
|
North West
|
|
Katherine Joester
(6/7)
|
Green
|
Scotland
|
|
Carol Kambites (2/7)
|
Green
|
South West
|
|
Miriam Kennett (3/10)
|
Green
|
South East
|
|
Jean Lambert * (1/9)
|
Green
|
London
|
|
Caroline Lucas * (1/10)
|
Green
|
South East
|
|
Judy Maciejowska (3/9)
|
Green
|
London
|
|
Emily McIvor (2/4)
|
Green
|
South West
|
|
Felicity Norman (7/7)
|
Green
|
West Midlands
|
|
Tara O’Leary (2/7)
|
Green
|
Scotland
|
|
Dorienne Robinson
(4/4)
|
Green
|
Wales
|
|
Kay Roney (4/10)
|
Green
|
North west
|
|
Rebecca Roseff (6/7)
|
Green
|
West Midlands
|
|
Molly Scott Cato (2/4)
|
Green
|
Wales
|
|
Lindsay Whitcroft
(1/1)
|
Green
|
Northern Ireland
|
|
Pam Woolner (1/3)
|
Green
|
North East
|
|
Margaret Wright (1/7)
|
Green
|
East of England
|
|
Jill Evans * (1/4)
|
Plaid Cymru
|
Wales
|
|
Gwenellian Lansdown
(4/4)
|
Plaid Cymru
|
Wales
|
|
Janet Law (7/7)
|
Scottish National
|
Scotland
|
|
Felicity Garvie (1/7)
|
Scottish Socialist
|
Scotland
|
|
Catriona Grant (4/7)
|
Scottish Socialist
|
Scotland
|
|
Lynn Sheridan (5/7)
|
Scottish Socialist
|
Scotland
|
|
Bairbre de Brún (1/1)
|
Sinn Féin
|
Northern Ireland
|
|
Juliet Boddington
(3/6)
|
Alliance Green
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Celia Foote (4/6)
|
Alliance Green
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Azar Iqbal (2/6)
|
Alliance Green
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Jeannie Sutton (5/6)
|
Alliance Green
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Jennifer Agnew (3/3)
|
BNP
|
North east
|
|
Diane Carr (6/6)
|
BNP
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Anita Corbett (8/9)
|
BNP
|
North West
|
|
Mary Culnane (2/9)
|
BNP
|
London
|
|
Pauline Gregory (2/4)
|
BNP
|
Wales
|
|
Michaela Mackenzie
(2/7)
|
BNP
|
South West
|
|
Patricia Richardson
(3/6)
|
BNP
|
East of England
|
|
Julie Russell (2/10)
|
BNP
|
South East
|
|
Wendy Russell (5/6)
|
BNP
|
|
|
Patricia Thompson
(4/10)
|
BNP
|
North West
|
|
Catherine Mackenzie
Smith (1/4)
|
Christian Democrat
|
Wales
|
|
Christine West (2/4)
|
Christian Democrat
|
Wales
|
|
Genevieve Hibbs (2/8)
|
Christian People’s
|
London
|
|
Debra Smith-Gorick
(5/7)
|
Christian People’s
|
London
|
|
Mary Hay (6/7)
|
Christian Vote
|
Scotland
|
|
Rose Irtwange (7/7)
|
Christian Vote
|
Scotland
|
|
Marion McNeill (5/7)
|
Christian Vote
|
Scotland
|
|
Diana Scott (2/6)
|
Countryside
|
South West
|
|
Jacqueline Brookman
(5/8)
|
English Democrats
|
South East
|
|
Christine Constable
(1/7)
|
English Democrats
|
North West
|
|
Julia Howman (3/7)
|
English Democrats
|
North West
|
|
Gloria Meredew (4/5)
|
English Democrats
|
East of England
|
|
Lauren Spratt (5/7)
|
English Democrats
|
North West
|
|
Louise Uncles (8/8)
|
English Democrats
|
South East
|
|
Wendy Paintsil (2/4)
|
Forward Wales
|
Wales
|
|
Janet Williams (3/4)
|
Forward Wales
|
Wales
|
|
Hazel Williams (3/9)
|
Liberal
|
North West
|
|
Anne Brewer (9/9)
|
Peace Party
|
South East
|
|
Rachel Hancock (4/9)
|
Peace Party
|
South East
|
|
Kate Hebden (6/9)
|
Peace Party
|
South East
|
|
Carol Morris (8/9)
|
Peace Party
|
South East
|
|
Caroline O’Reilly
(2/9)
|
Peace Party
|
South East
|
|
Rosanne Allen (4/5)
|
Pro Life
|
North West
|
|
Sarah Bell (1/7)
|
Pro Life
|
East
|
|
Fiona Daly (5/5)
|
Pro Life
|
North West
|
|
Kathleen Delarmi (3/5)
|
Pro Life
|
North West
|
|
Gillian Duval (2/10)
|
Pro Life
|
South East
|
|
Beata Klepacka (3/7)
|
Pro Life
|
East
|
|
Julia Millington (2/5)
|
Pro Life
|
North West
|
|
Rebecca Ng (6/10)
|
Pro Life
|
South East
|
|
Penelope Orford (4/10)
|
Pro Life
|
South East
|
|
Fiona Pinto (1/5)
|
Pro Life
|
North West
|
|
Josephine Quintavalle
(3/10)
|
Pro Life
|
South East
|
|
Dominica Roberts (1/10)
|
Pro Life
|
South East
|
|
Claire Underwood (7/7)
|
Pro Life
|
East
|
|
Yvonne Windsor (9/10)
|
Pro Life
|
South East
|
|
Janet Alder (4/6)
|
Respect
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Susan Bond (9/9)
|
Respect
|
North West
|
|
Victoria Brittain
(7/9)
|
Respect
|
London
|
|
Marie Bunting (6/7)
|
Respect
|
East
|
|
Rita Carter (5/9)
|
Respect
|
London
|
|
Mariam Cook (2/7)
|
Respect
|
East
|
|
Ingrid Dodd (1/10)
|
Respect
|
South East
|
|
Cheryl Garvey (3/7)
|
Respect
|
West Midlands
|
|
Elaine Graham-Leigh
(3/9)
|
Respect
|
London
|
|
Edna Greenwood (8/9)
|
Respect
|
North West
|
|
Helen Griffin (1/4)
|
Respect
|
Wales
|
|
Madeline Heneghan
(6/9)
|
Respect
|
North West
|
|
Penelope Hicks (7/7)
|
Respect
|
West Midlands
|
|
Muriel Hirsch (3/10)
|
Respect
|
South East
|
|
Bunny La Roche (9/10)
|
Respect
|
South East
|
|
Mary Littlefield (6/6)
|
Respect
|
East Midlands
|
|
Sulma Mansuri (2/6)
|
Respect
|
East Midlands
|
|
Hasna Matin (4/7)
|
Respect
|
East
|
|
Helen Merryman (4/6)
|
Respect
|
East Midlands
|
|
Paulette North (1/7)
|
Respect
|
South West
|
|
Ella Noyes (8/10)
|
Respect
|
South East
|
|
Hannah Packham (3/7)
|
Respect
|
South West
|
|
Katherine Owen (5/6)
|
Respect
|
Yorkshire & Humber
|
|
Taran O’Sullivan (4/4)
|
Respect
|
Wales
|
|
Angelina Rai (10/10)
|
Respect
|
South East
|
|
Yvonne Ridley (1/3)
|
Respect
|
North east
|
|
Pauline Robinson (3/6)
|
Respect
|
East Midlands
|
|
Sabiha Vorajee (3/9)
|
Respect
|
North West
|
|
Sally Watkins (5/10)
|
Respect
|
South East
|
|
Winifred Whitehouse
(5/7)
|
Respect
|
West Midlands
|
|
Salma Yaqoob (2/7)
|
Respect
|
West Midlands
|
|
Helen Pass (6/7)
|
Scottish Wind
|
Scotland
|
|
Jennifer Scobie (4/7)
|
Scottish Wind
|
Scotland
|
|
Sylvia Thorne (2/7)
|
Scottish Wind
|
Scotland
|
|
Rona Brown (4/10)
|
Senior Citizens
|
South East
|
|
Shadmyraine Halliday
(N/A)
|
Independent
|
East Midlands
|
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