European Election

For the purposes of the European Parliament the UK is divided into 12 regions. The Epping Forest District is part of the Eastern Region which covers Essex, Hertfordshire and all of East Anglia. The Eastern Region will be represented by 7 MEPs who are elected for a term of 5 years (the last European election was in 1999 when there were 8 MEPs representing the Eastern Region).

The 7 MEPs for the Eastern Region are:

• Christopher Beazley (Conservative)
• Andrew Duff (Liberal Democrats)
• Richard Howitt (Labour)
• Robert Sturdy (Conservative)
• Jeffrey Titford (UKIP)
• Geoffrey Von Orden (Conservative)
• Tom Wise (UKIP)