s 2 Electoral regions and number of MEPs.
(1) The United Kingdom shall be divided into electoral regions. (2) England shall be divided into nine electoral regions. (3) Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland shall each constitute a single electoral region. (4) The number of MEPs elected in the United Kingdom shall be 87, of whom— (a) 71 shall be elected for electoral regions in England, (b) 8 shall be elected for Scotland, (c) 5 shall be elected for Wales, and (d) 3 shall be elected for Northern Ireland. (5) Schedule 2 (which sets out the electoral regions in England and makes provision for the number of MEPs to be elected for each region) shall have effect.