West Midlands was a constituency of the European Parliament. It was represented by seven MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. In 2009, the constituency was reduced to six seats, but also elected a "virtual MEP" who took her seat in the Parliament when the Treaty of Lisbon came into effect. The constituency was represented by seven MEPs prior to the 2009 election, until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020.
Boundaries
right|thumb|A map of the West Midlands region, showing Towns/Cities in <span style="color:red;">Red</span>, Motorways in <span style="color:#72A0FE;">Blue</span>, [[AONBs in <span style="color:#78FF00;"> Light Green</span> and National Parks in <span style="color:#4C8910;"> Dark Green</span>.]]
The constituency corresponded to the West Midlands region of England, comprising the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
History
It was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Birmingham East, Birmingham West, Coventry and North Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Shropshire, Midlands West, Worcestershire and South Warwickshire, and parts of Peak District, Staffordshire East and Derby, and Staffordshire West and Congleton.
Returned members
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