This statistic presents the number of MEPs elected by UK in the European Elections of May 2019, by European Political Party grouping. The Populist European of Freedom and Direct Democracy political group won 29 of the UK's 73 available seats in this election, which ran as the Brexit Party within the UK. The political group with the next highest number of seats was the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe which had 16 seats.
Number of MEPs from the United Kingdom elected to the European Parliament in 2019, by European political party grouping
Political groups in the European Parliament
EPP - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
S&D - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
ECR - European Conservatives and Reformists Group
ALDE&R - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe + Renaissance + USR PLUS
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
Greens/EFA - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
EFDD - Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group
ENF - Europe of Nations and Freedom Group
Since 2009, according to Parliament’s rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 25 Members elected in at least seven Member States.
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European Parliament. (May 27, 2019). Number of MEPs from the United Kingdom elected to the European Parliament in 2019, by European political party grouping [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011135/uk-european-election-results/
European Parliament. "Number of MEPs from the United Kingdom elected to the European Parliament in 2019, by European political party grouping." Chart. May 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011135/uk-european-election-results/
European Parliament. (2019). Number of MEPs from the United Kingdom elected to the European Parliament in 2019, by European political party grouping. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011135/uk-european-election-results/
European Parliament. "Number of Meps from The United Kingdom Elected to The European Parliament in 2019, by European Political Party Grouping." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011135/uk-european-election-results/
European Parliament, Number of MEPs from the United Kingdom elected to the European Parliament in 2019, by European political party grouping Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011135/uk-european-election-results/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of MEPs from the United Kingdom elected to the European Parliament in 2019, by European political party grouping [Graph], European Parliament, May 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011135/uk-european-election-results/
