Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)

An MEP is an elected representative of a particular region and their role is to represent the interests of the people in their region at the European Parliament.

There are 87 MEPs in the UK, split across 12 regions and each region has between three and 11 MEPs.

There are eight MEPs in the North West region who represent the interests of the people of Wirral.

Conservative members

Sir Robert Atkins MEP

Jacqueline Foster MEP

Sajjid Karim MEP

Labour members

Arlene McCarthy MEP

Brian Simpson MEP

Liberal Democrat members

Chris Davies MEP

UK Independence Party member

Paul Nuttall MEP

British National Party member

Nick Griffin MEP