yorkshire labour for europe

Yorkshire Labour Party members have selected 6 candidates to stand for Labour in the European elections this June.

Linda McAven MEP

Linda has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1998. She is Vice-President of the 219 strong Socialist Group of MEPs in the European Parliament. She is the Socialist Group spokesperson on Climate Change, playing a key role in developing new EU laws to cut Europe’s CO2 emissions. Read more…

Richard Corbett MEP

Richard Corbett is Deputy Leader of the Labour MEPs, and is the spokesperson both for the Labour Party and the whole Socialist Group on the Constitutional Committee of the European Parliament, dealing with the reform of the European Union including the Reform Treaty, and with Parliamentary procedure. Read more…

Emma Hoddinott

Emma Hoddinott became one of the youngest councillors in the country when she was elected to Beverley Town Council in 2003. A former Leeds University student, she represented Labour at the 2005 General Election in the Yorkshire East seat, polling nearly 15,000 votes against the incumbent Tory, Greg Knight. Read more…

David Bowe

David Bowe is a former Member of the European Parliament having represented the UK Constituency of Cleveland and North Yorkshire, and the region of Yorkshire & Humber for the Labour Party from 1989 to July 2004. At the 2009 European election, he is fourth on Labour’s list of candidates. Read more…

Melanie Onn

Melanie Onn is a committed Labour Party and GMB activist who has campaigned alongside fellow party members on the ground at local, national and European level. At the 2009 European election, she is fifth on Labour’s list of candidates. Read more…

Mahroof Hussain

Mahroof Hussain is a local councillor and Cabinet member on Rotherham Borough Council. In the 2008 New Year’s Honours list, he was awarded the MBE for services to local government. At the 2009 European election, he is sixth on Labour’s list of candidates. Read more…