It was also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
The South West England constituency of the European Parliament before Britain's departure from the EU in January 2020 was represented by seven MEPs who were elected using a party-list proportional representation system based on the d'Hondt method.