EURO election candidates for next year’s ballot have been announced by Labour.

Seven seats are up for grabs to represent the East of England.

Elections for the European Parliament take place on Thursday May 22 next year.

The announcement comes after party members across the region voted on who they wanted to stand.

Labour candidates, in order of rank from the vote, are:

  • Richard Howitt
  • Alex Mayer
  • Sandy Martin
  • Bhavna Joshi
  • Paul Bishop
  • Naseem Ayub
  • Chris Ostrowski

Richard Howitt is already an MEP for the region.