Mike Nattrass

Michael Henry Nattrass (born 14 December 1945) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands constituency, from 2004 to 2014.

Standing in Solihull, he gained the highest vote in the West Midlands for the Referendum Party at the 1997 general election (4.7%).

Nattrass failed a candidate assessment test in August 2013 and was deselected by the party for the 2014 European election.

[7][8] Nattrass was in talks with the English Democrats about the possibility of joining them, and agreed to speak at their September 2013 conference, but he chose not to after the party prematurely claimed he was joining them,[9] citing concerns about elements in the party.

[11] At the 2014 European election, the party stood as Independence from Europe but failed to win any seats.