EU Elections: Who Are Our Candidates?

26 April 2019, 07:00 | Updated: 15 May 2019, 14:11

There are 7 main parties in the upcoming EU Elections with 5 seats in the East Midlands up for grabs.

There are 35 candidates from the main seven parties being put forward to represent the region. There will also be six Independent candidates. 

When people go to the polls, it will only have the parties on the ballot paper for people to vote for NOT the person. 

Based on the % of votes each party gets that will determine how many seats they have attained.

Once the votes are through the Party Chair will choose which candidates get a seat.

Here are the party candidates:

CHANGE:

1. Kate Godfrey
2. Joan Laplana 
3. Narinder Sharma
4. Pankajhumar Gulab
5. Emma-Jane Manley

LABOUR:

1. Rory Palmer
2. Leonie Mathers
3. Tony Tinley
4. Nicolle Ndiweni
5. Gary Godden

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS:

1. Bill Newton Dunn
2. Michael Mullaney
3. Lucy Care
4. Suzanna Austin
5. Caroline Kenyon

THE BREXIT PARTY:

1. Annunziata Rees-Mogg
2. Jonathan Bullock
3. Matthew Patten
4. Tracy Knowles
5. Anna Bailey

INDEPENDENTS

1. Simon Rood