Once the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU becomes legally effective, 73 EP seats will become vacant. Twenty-seven of these seats will be re-distributed among 14 Member States. The remaining 46 seats would be available for potential EU enlargements and/or for the possible future creation of a transnational constituency.
By European Parliamentary Research Service
/ January 15, 2020
Fig 1 – Number of seats in the European Parliament
Number of seats in the European Parliament
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