List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (1973–1979)

In this period, members of the European Parliament were not directly elected, but were chosen by and from among the members of the House of Commons and House of Lords as delegates. The total size of the United Kingdom delegation was 36 but the Labour Party refused to name its delegates because of the party's then policy of opposing British membership of the European Communities. After the 1975 referendum, Labour decided to take its seats.

NamePartyDatesALord ArdwickLabour3 July 1975 – 1979BGuy BarnettLabour1 July 1975 – 24 May 1976Sir Tufton BeamishConservative1 January 1973 – 24 July 1974Earl of BessboroughConservative1 January 1973 – 1979Lord BethellConservative10 March 1975 – 1979Betty BoothroydLabour1 July 1975 – 1 March 1977Lord BreconConservative1 January 1973 – 24 October 1973John BrewisConservative1 January 1973 – 28 February 1975Lord BrimelowLabour28 February 1977 – 30 June 1978Ronald BrownLabour1 March 1977 – 1979Lord Bruce of DoningtonLabour3 July 1975 – 1979CLord CastleLabour3 July 1975 – 1979John CorrieConservative28 February 1975 – 18 December 1975; 1 March 1977 – 1979George CunninghamLabour13 March 1978 – 1979DTam DalyellLabour1 July 1975 – 1979Sir Geoffrey de FreitasLabour1 July 1975 – 1979Sir Douglas Dodds-ParkerConservative1 January 1973 – 28 February 1975Gwyneth DunwoodyLabour1 July 1975 – 1979Hugh DykesConservative24 July 1974 – 1 March 1977ERobert EdwardsLabour1 March 1977 – 1979Baroness EllesConservative1 January 1973 – 3 July 1975Tom EllisLabour1 July 1975 – 1979John EvansLabour1 July 1975 – 13 March 1978Winnie EwingSNP7 July 1975 – 1979FPeggy FennerConservative24 July 1974 – 28 February 1975Baroness Fisher of RednalLabour3 July 1975 – 1979Alan FitchLabour13 March 1978 – 1979Alex FletcherConservative18 December 1975 – 1 March 1977Charles Fletcher-CookeConservative1 March 1977 – 1979GLord GladwynLiberal1 January 1973 – 3 July 1975; 8 July 1975 – 1 October 1976Lord Gordon-WalkerLabour3 July 1975 – 20 October 1976HWillie HamiltonLabour1 July 1975 – 1979James HillConservative1 January 1973 – 28 February 1975John HillConservative1 January 1973 – 24 July 1974Ralph HowellConservative24 July 1974 – 1979Mark HughesLabour1 July 1975 – 1979JRussell JohnstonLiberal1 January 1973 – 7 July 1975; 1 October 1976 – 1979KElaine Kellett-BowmanConservative28 February 1975 – 1979Lord KennetLabour28 February 1978 – 1979Peter KirkConservative1 January 1973 – 17 April 1977LMarquess of LothianConservative24 October 1973 – 3 July 1975MEarl of Mansfield and MansfieldConservative1 January 1973 – 10 March 1975Bob MitchellLabour1 July 1975 – 1979William MolloyLabour24 May 1976 – 1 March 1977Lord Murray of GravesendLabour20 October 1976 – 28 February 1978; 30 June 1978 – 1979NTom NormantonConservative1 January 1973 – 1979OLord O'HaganCross-bencher1 January 1973 – 3 July 1975John OsbornConservative28 February 1975 – 1979PJohn PeelConservative1 January 1973 – 24 July 1974Rafton PounderUlster Unionist1 January 1973 – 24 July 1974John PrescottLabour1 July 1975 – 1979Christopher PriceLabour1 March 1977 – 13 March 1978RLord ReayConservative1 January 1973 – 1979Sir Brandon Rhys Williams, Bt.Conservative1 January 1973 – 1979Geoffrey RipponConservative6 May 1977 – 1979SLord St OswaldConservative1 January 1973 – 1979James Scott-HopkinsConservative1 January 1973 – 1979Michael ShawConservative24 July 1974 – 1979James SpicerConservative28 February 1975 – 1979Michael StewartLabour1 July 1975 – 19 November 1976TDick TaverneDemocratic Labour4 April 1973 – 10 October 1974Frank TomneyLabour19 November 1976 – 1 March 1977WSir Derek Walker-SmithConservative1 January 1973 – 1979Lord WalstonLabour3 July 1975 – 28 February 1977

See also Members of the European Parliament

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