European Parliament Parties and their chairs

There are numerous parties in the European Parliament

European People's Party
Political Ideology: Centre Right
Belief of the EU: Remain
Chair: Manfred Weber (Germany)
British parties aligned: Change UK
Number of British MEPs: 0
Number of MEPs: 182
Dominated Party in: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia


European Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Political Ideology: Centre Left
Belief of the EU: Remain
Chair: Iratxe Garcia Perez
British parties aligned: Labour Party
Number of British MEPs: 10
Number of MEPs: 154
Dominated party in: Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden

Alliance of Libeals and Democrats for Europe
Political Ideology: Centre to Centre left
Belief of the EU: Remain passionately
Chair: Dacian Ciolos (Romania)
British parties aligned: Liberal Democrats, Alliance Party for Northern Ireland
Number of British MEPs: 17
Number of MEPs: 108
Dominated party in: Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Luxembourg

Green and European Freedom Alliance
Political Ideology: Left wing
Belief of the EU: Remain
Chair: Phillipe Lambert (Belgium)
British Parties aligned: Green Party, SNP, Plaid Cmyru
Number of British MEPs: 11
Number of MEPs: 74
Dominated party in: -

Identity and Democracy
Political Ideology: Right Wing to Far Right
Belief of the EU: Leave
Chair: Marco Zenni (Italy)
British Parties aligned: UKIP
Number of Briths MEPs: 0
Number of MEPs: 73
Dominated party in: France, Italy

The European Conservatives and Reformists  
Political Ideology: Centre Right - Right Wing
Belief of the EU: Large factions wishing to leave, but principally calling for a reform of the institution
Chair: Raffaele Fitto (Italy), previously three successive British MEPs had held the post from 2009 until 2019 when Syed Kamal of the Conservatives lost his seat
British parties aligned: The Conservative Party
Number of British MEPs: 4
Number of MEPs: 62
Dominated party in: Belgium, Poland

European Freedom and Direct Democracy
Political Ideology: Right Wing
Belief of the EU: Leave
Chair: Nigel Farage (UK)
British parties aligned: Brexit Party
Number of British MEPs: 29
Number of MEPs: 53
Dominated party in: United Kingdom

European United Left
Political Ideology: Left Wing to Far Left
Belief of the EU: Remain primarily but significant leave support and sceptism
Chair: Martin Schirdewan (Germany)
British Parties aligned: None
Number of British MEPs: 0
Number of MEPs: 41
Dominated party in: -