European election info for 23rd May 2019
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Elections for MEP seats will be held on Thursday 23rd May. Voters will choose 73 MEPs in 12 multi-member regional constituencies.
A list of the current MEPs can be found here: Link
A list of candidates for each of the 12 constituencies is available here courtesy of the BBC: Link. Note that all MEPs in your constituency that are voted in will jointly represent you.
You must register to vote by 7th May. You can do so online here: Link. Note that it is too late now to register to vote for local council elections on 2nd May, but it isn't too late to register for the European election.
If you want to read manifestos or detailed candidate profiles, the links to political party websites who have candidates standing are below in alphabetical order:
Change UK - The Independent Group
Social Democrat & Labour Party
The Socialist Party of Great Britain
UK European Union Party - can't find their website, if someone can I'll update this
Independent single candidates are also standing for seats, don't confuse them with the Independent Network.
A high level overview of each party's policies is available from the BBC here: link.
If you would like a guide as to which party might best fit your political views try these 3 questionnaires (URLs made visible so as to be neutral as possible)
https://uk.isidewith.com/political-quiz
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