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class="infobox-subheader"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;width:40%; text-align:center;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom_(2004%E2%80%932009)" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (2004–2009)">outgoing members</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;width:40%; text-align:center;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom_(2009%E2%80%932014)" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (2009–2014)">elected members</a> →</div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />All 72 of the United Kingdom's seats<br /> in the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">34.7%<sup id="cite_ref-Turnout-EP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turnout-EP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>3.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">First party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Second party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #0087DC;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Timothy-Kirkhope-United-Kingdom-MIP-Europaparlamentby-Leila-Paul-4_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Timothy-Kirkhope-United-Kingdom-MIP-Europaparlamentby-Leila-Paul-4_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Timothy-Kirkhope-United-Kingdom-MIP-Europaparlamentby-Leila-Paul-4_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Timothy-Kirkhope-United-Kingdom-MIP-Europaparlamentby-Leila-Paul-4_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Timothy-Kirkhope-United-Kingdom-MIP-Europaparlamentby-Leila-Paul-4_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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/></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Kirkhope" title="Timothy Kirkhope">Timothy Kirkhope</a></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Glenis_Willmott" title="Glenis Willmott">Glenis Willmott</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group" title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group">ECR</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Freedom_and_Democracy" title="Europe of Freedom and Democracy">EFD</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Alliance_of_Socialists_and_Democrats" title="Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats">S&D</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18 November 2008 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_UK_Independence_Party_leadership_election" title="2006 UK Independence Party leadership election">12 September 2006</a></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18 January 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire and the Humber</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">East Midlands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">27 seats, 25.9% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">12 seats, 15.6% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">19 seats, 21.9% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">25<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">12<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>26</b><sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">13 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1* </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1* </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5* </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>4,281,286</b><sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2,498,226 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2,381,760 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>27.4%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">16.0% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">15.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.0% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.4% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, 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<td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #2e3b74;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nick_griffin_bnp_from_flickr_user_britishnationalism_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Nick_griffin_bnp_from_flickr_user_britishnationalism_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Nick_griffin_bnp_from_flickr_user_britishnationalism_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Nick_griffin_bnp_from_flickr_user_britishnationalism_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Graham_Watson" title="Graham Watson">Graham Watson</a></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Lucas" title="Caroline Lucas">Caroline Lucas</a></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Griffin" title="Nick Griffin">Nick Griffin</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_Liberals_and_Democrats_for_Europe" title="Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe">ALDE</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/European_Green_Party" title="European Green Party">European Greens</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Non-Inscrits" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Inscrits">NI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">January 2002 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales_leadership_election" title="2008 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election">5 September 2008</a></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap">27 September 1999</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">12 seats, 14.4% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 seats, 2.8% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">0 seats, 0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">10<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">0<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">11 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1* </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>2* </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2,080,613 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1,223,303 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">943,598 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">13.3% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7.8% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">6.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.1% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>2.2% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr /> </td></tr> <tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Seventh party </th> <th style="text-align:center"> </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #FDF38E;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alex_Salmond,_First_Minister_of_Scotland_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Alex Salmond"><img alt="Alex Salmond" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Alex_Salmond%2C_First_Minister_of_Scotland_%28cropped%29.jpg/112px-Alex_Salmond%2C_First_Minister_of_Scotland_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Alex_Salmond%2C_First_Minister_of_Scotland_%28cropped%29.jpg/168px-Alex_Salmond%2C_First_Minister_of_Scotland_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Alex_Salmond%2C_First_Minister_of_Scotland_%28cropped%29.jpg/224px-Alex_Salmond%2C_First_Minister_of_Scotland_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="614" data-file-height="877" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/European_Free_Alliance" title="European Free Alliance">European Free Alliance</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">3 September 2004 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="text-align:center">N/A </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 seats, 1.4% </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">321,007 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2.1 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.7 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_European_Parliament_election_(2009)_(United_Kingdom).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Map_of_the_European_Parliament_election_%282009%29_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg/300px-Map_of_the_European_Parliament_election_%282009%29_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="480" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Map_of_the_European_Parliament_election_%282009%29_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg/450px-Map_of_the_European_Parliament_election_%282009%29_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Map_of_the_European_Parliament_election_%282009%29_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg/600px-Map_of_the_European_Parliament_election_%282009%29_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="800" /></a></span><div>Map of the results indicating the seats won in each region by party <i>*Seat change has been adjusted to allow for direct comparison with the results from the 2004 election</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><sup>†</sup><small>(including 1 <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists_-_New_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force">UCUNF</a>)</small><br /><sup>‡</sup>Notional results</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2009_UK_European_Parliament_election.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/2009_UK_European_Parliament_election.svg/300px-2009_UK_European_Parliament_election.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/2009_UK_European_Parliament_election.svg/450px-2009_UK_European_Parliament_election.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/2009_UK_European_Parliament_election.svg/600px-2009_UK_European_Parliament_election.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> 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.mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile vcard"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">Part of <a href="/wiki/Category:United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union" title="Category:United Kingdom and the European Union">a series</a> of articles on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_membership_of_the_European_Union" title="United Kingdom membership of the European Union">UK membership</a><br />of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a><br />(1973–2020)</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_EU.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/United_Kingdom_EU.svg/120px-United_Kingdom_EU.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/United_Kingdom_EU.svg/180px-United_Kingdom_EU.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/United_Kingdom_EU.svg/240px-United_Kingdom_EU.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="916" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Accession_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_the_European_Communities" title="Accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities">Accession</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Accession_1972" title="Treaty of Accession 1972">Treaty of Accession 1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Communities_Act_1972_(UK)" title="European Communities Act 1972 (UK)">1972 EC Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_enlargement_of_the_European_Communities" title="1973 enlargement of the European Communities">1973 enlargement of the EC</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">1975 referendum</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Referendum_Act_1975" title="Referendum Act 1975">Referendum Act</a> (<a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="Results of the 1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">results</a>)</li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union" title="Treaties of the European Union">Treaty</a> amendments</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Single_European_Act" title="Single European Act">Single European Act</a>, 1986</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/European_Communities_(Amendment)_Act_1986" title="European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986">UK ratification</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a>, 1992</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/European_Communities_(Amendment)_Act_1993" title="European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993">UK ratification</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Amsterdam" title="Treaty of Amsterdam">Treaty of Amsterdam</a>, 1997</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/European_Communities_(Amendment)_Act_1998" title="European Communities (Amendment) Act 1998">UK ratification</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Nice" title="Treaty of Nice">Treaty of Nice</a>, 2001</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/European_Communities_(Amendment)_Act_2002" title="European Communities (Amendment) Act 2002">UK ratification</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a>, 2007</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/European_Union_(Amendment)_Act_2008" title="European Union (Amendment) Act 2008">UK ratification</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr /> <div style="text-align:left"> <p><b>Related:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Act_2011" title="European Union Act 2011">2011 UK Act on new EU Treaty amendments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_relating_to_the_European_Communities_and_the_European_Union" title="Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to the European Communities and the European Union">EU-related British Acts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Constitution_referendum" title="United Kingdom European Constitution referendum">Proposed European Constitution referendum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Bill_2004%E2%80%932005" title="European Union Bill 2004–2005">European Union Bill 2004–2005</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_Members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom">MEPs</a> for <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="European Parliament constituencies in the United Kingdom">UK constituencies</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1973%E2%80%931979" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1973–1979">Members 1973–1979</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (elected by parliament)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1979%E2%80%931984" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1979–1984">Members 1979–1984</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1984%E2%80%931989" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1984–1989">Members 1984–1989</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1989%E2%80%931994" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1989–1994">Members 1989–1994</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1994%E2%80%931999" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1994–1999">Members 1994–1999</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1999%E2%80%932004" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1999–2004">Members 1999–2004</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2004%E2%80%932009" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2004–2009">Members 2004–2009</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2009%E2%80%932014" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2009–2014">Members 2009–2014</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">2009 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2014%E2%80%932019" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2014–2019">Members 2014–2019</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014 election</a>)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2019%E2%80%932020" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2019–2020">Members 2019–2020</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> (<a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019 election</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr /> <div 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The election was held concurrently with the <a href="/wiki/2009_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2009 United Kingdom local elections">2009 local elections</a> in England. In total, 72 <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">Members of the European Parliament</a> were elected from the United Kingdom using <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>. </p><p>The election was won by the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> who won 27 seats in the election with a share of 27.9% of the national vote and this would be the last European election in the United Kingdom where either the Conservatives or <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> would finish in first place. Other notable outcomes were that the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> – which came third – suffered a significant drop in support, and that the <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a> (UKIP) finished second in a major election for the first time in its history, coming level with Labour in terms of seats but ahead of it in terms of votes. This was the first time in British electoral history that a party in government had been outpolled in a national election by a party with no representation in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>. The <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a> (BNP) also won two seats, its first ever in a nationwide election.<sup id="cite_ref-Voters_steer_Europe_to_the_right_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Voters_steer_Europe_to_the_right-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also marked the first time the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (SNP) won the largest share of the European election vote in Scotland,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first time Labour had failed to come first in a Welsh election since 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a> (DUP)'s worst ever European election result, and also the first time an <a href="/wiki/Irish_republicanism" title="Irish republicanism">Irish Republican</a> party, <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>, topped the polls in Northern Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-DUP's_worst_ever_Euro_poll_result_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DUP's_worst_ever_Euro_poll_result-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_system">Electoral system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Electoral system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The United Kingdom elected 72 <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">Members of the European Parliament</a> using <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>. It was divided into twelve multi-member constituencies, or regions. The eleven of these regions which form <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a> used a closed-list <a href="/wiki/Party-list_proportional_representation" title="Party-list proportional representation">party list system</a> method of proportional representation, calculated using the <a href="/wiki/D%27Hondt_method" title="D'Hondt method">D'Hondt method</a>. <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> used the <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a> (STV). </p><p>The experimental use of all-postal ballots in four regions in <a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a> was not repeated, resulting in a sharp reduction in turnout in those regions.<sup id="cite_ref-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Constituencies_and_representation">Constituencies and representation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Constituencies and representation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As had been the case since 1999, the electoral constituencies were based on the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_government" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom government">government</a>'s nine <a href="/wiki/English_regions" class="mw-redirect" title="English regions">English regions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, Northern Ireland and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>, creating a total of 12 constituencies. The <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Nice" title="Treaty of Nice">Treaty of Nice</a> fixed the number of MEPs for the whole European Parliament at 736; as a consequence of the <a href="/wiki/2007_enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="2007 enlargement of the European Union">accession of Romania and Bulgaria</a> in 2007, the number of <a href="/wiki/Apportionment_in_the_European_Parliament" title="Apportionment in the European Parliament">seats allocated</a> to the United Kingdom was reduced from 78 to 72. If the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> had entered into force by June 2009, this figure would have been 73. </p><p>On 31 July 2007, in line with the required reduction in representation from the United Kingdom, the number of members elected from each region was modified by the <a href="/wiki/Boundary_commissions_(United_Kingdom)" title="Boundary commissions (United Kingdom)">Boundary Commission</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(United_Kingdom)" title="Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)">Electoral Commission</a>, based on the size of the electorate in each region. The recommended changes were approved by the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Changes in regional seat allocations</b><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Constituency</th> <th>Representation<br /> in 2004</th> <th>Representation<br /> in 2009</th> <th class="unsortable">Net Gain/Loss </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">East Midlands</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td><b>5</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_of_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East of England (European Parliament constituency)">East of England</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td><b>7</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/London_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London (European Parliament constituency)">London</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East England (European Parliament constituency)">North East England</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">Scotland</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b>10</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a><sup><b>1</b></sup> </td> <td>7 </td> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wales (European Parliament constituency)">Wales</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">West Midlands</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire and the Humber</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Overall </td> <td>78 </td> <td><b>72</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup><b>1</b></sup><small>Includes <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>, the only <a href="/wiki/British_overseas_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="British overseas territory">British overseas territory</a> which was then part of the EU.</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MEPs_retiring">MEPs retiring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: MEPs retiring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Conservative</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Beazley" title="Christopher Beazley">Christopher Beazley</a> (<a href="/wiki/East_of_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East of England (European Parliament constituency)">East of England</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bowis" title="John Bowis">John Bowis</a> (<a href="/wiki/London_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London (European Parliament constituency)">London</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bushill-Matthews" title="Philip Bushill-Matthews">Philip Bushill-Matthews</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">West Midlands</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Evans_(politician)" title="Jonathan Evans (politician)">Jonathan Evans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wales (European Parliament constituency)">Wales</a>) – Became MP for <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)">Cardiff North</a> in <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Heaton-Harris" title="Chris Heaton-Harris">Chris Heaton-Harris</a> (<a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">East Midlands</a>) – Became MP for <a href="/wiki/Daventry_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Daventry (UK Parliament constituency)">Daventry</a> in <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Jackson" title="Caroline Jackson">Caroline Jackson</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Parish" title="Neil Parish">Neil Parish</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a>) – Became MP for <a href="/wiki/Tiverton_and_Honiton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tiverton and Honiton (UK Parliament constituency)">Tiverton and Honiton</a> in <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Purvis_(politician)" title="John Purvis (politician)">John Purvis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">Scotland</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Sumberg" title="David Sumberg">David Sumberg</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a>)</li></ul> <p><b>Labour</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Evans_(London_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Evans (London politician)">Robert Evans</a> (<a href="/wiki/London_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London (European Parliament constituency)">London</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenys_Kinnock,_Baroness_Kinnock_of_Holyhead" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead">Glenys Kinnock</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wales (European Parliament constituency)">Wales</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluned_Morgan,_Baroness_Morgan_of_Ely" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely">Eluned Morgan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wales (European Parliament constituency)">Wales</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Titley" title="Gary Titley">Gary Titley</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a>)</li></ul> <p><b>UKIP</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Titford" title="Jeffrey Titford">Jeffrey Titford</a> (<a href="/wiki/East_of_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East of England (European Parliament constituency)">East of England</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Whittaker_(UKIP_politician)" title="John Whittaker (UKIP politician)">John Whittaker</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Knapman" title="Roger Knapman">Roger Knapman</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a>)</li></ul> <p><b>Liberal Democrat</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elspeth_Attwooll" title="Elspeth Attwooll">Elspeth Attwooll</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">Scotland</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Nicholson,_Baroness_Nicholson_of_Winterbourne" title="Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne">Emma Nicholson</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a>)</li></ul> <p><b>Independents</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Den_Dover" title="Den Dover">Den Dover</a> (North West England) – former Conservative MEP, expelled over his expenses.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Kilroy-Silk" title="Robert Kilroy-Silk">Robert Kilroy-Silk</a> (East Midlands) – former UKIP MEP, created new party <a href="/wiki/Veritas_(political_party)" title="Veritas (political party)">Veritas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Mote" title="Ashley Mote">Ashley Mote</a> (South East England) – former UKIP MEP, expelled for expenses fraud for which he was later jailed.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Wise_(politician)" title="Tom Wise (politician)">Tom Wise</a> (East of England) – former UKIP MEP, expelled for expenses fraud for which he was later jailed.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opinion_polls">Opinion polls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Opinion polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the run up to the election, several polling organisations carried out <a href="/wiki/Opinion_poll" title="Opinion poll">public opinion polling</a> in regards to voting intentions in Great Britain. Results of such polls are displayed below. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Savanta_ComRes" class="mw-redirect" title="Savanta ComRes">ComRes</a>, <a href="/wiki/ICM_Research" title="ICM Research">ICM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Populus_Ltd" title="Populus Ltd">Populus</a> and <a href="/wiki/YouGov" title="YouGov">YouGov</a> are members of the <a href="/wiki/British_Polling_Council" title="British Polling Council">British Polling Council</a>, and abide by its disclosure rules. BPIX is not a member of the BPC, and does not publish detailed methodology and findings.<sup id="cite_ref-European_Elections_polling_data_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-European_Elections_polling_data-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:100px;" rowspan="2">Date(s)<br />conducted </th> <th style="width:200px;" rowspan="2">Polling organisation/client </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Lab</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Lib Dem</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Green_Parties_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Parties in the United Kingdom">Green</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable">Others </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:20px;" rowspan="2">Lead </th></tr> <tr> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#0087DC; width:60px;"> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#E4003B; width:60px;"> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#6D3177; width:60px;"> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#FAA61A; width:60px;"> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#02A95B; width:60px;"> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#2e3b74; width:60px;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9">4 June 2009 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9">EU Election, 2009 (GB Result) </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#B3E0FF"><b>27.7%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>15.7%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>16.5%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>13.7%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>8.6%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>6.2%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>11.6%</b> </td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>11.2%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>03/06/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yougov.co.uk/extranets/ygarchives/content/pdf/Voting%20table%2009%2006%2003.pdf">YouGov/<i>Daily Telegraph</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>26%</b></td> <td>16%</td> <td>18%</td> <td>15%</td> <td>10%</td> <td>5%</td> <td>10%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>8%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/european-elections">ComRes/Green Party</a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>24%</b></td> <td>22%</td> <td>17%</td> <td>14%</td> <td>15%</td> <td>2%</td> <td>6%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>2%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yougov.co.uk/extranets/ygarchives/content/pdf/DT-results_27-29MAY.pdf">YouGov/<i>Daily Telegraph</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>27%</b></td> <td>17%</td> <td>16%</td> <td>15%</td> <td>9%</td> <td>7%</td> <td>9%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>10%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/european-elections">ICM/<i>Sunday Telegraph</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>29%</b></td> <td>17%</td> <td>10%</td> <td>20%</td> <td>11%</td> <td>5%</td> <td>8%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>9%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090617052538/http://populuslimited.com/uploads/download_pdf-280509-The-Times-The-Times-Poll---May-2009.pdf">Populus/<i>Times</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>30%</b></td> <td>16%</td> <td>19%</td> <td>12%</td> <td>10%</td> <td>5%</td> <td>8%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>11%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090612003254/http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/pdfs/2009_may_guardian_euro_poll.pdf">ICM/<i>Guardian</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>30%</b></td> <td>24%</td> <td>10%</td> <td>18%</td> <td>9%</td> <td>1%</td> <td>8%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>6%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yougov.co.uk/extranets/ygarchives/content/pdf/DT-results-MAY.pdf">YouGov/<i>Daily Telegraph</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>28%</b></td> <td>22%</td> <td>15%</td> <td>17%</td> <td>7%</td> <td>5%</td> <td>5%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>6%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.comres.co.uk/systems/file_download.aspx?pg=441&ver=3">ComRes/UKIP</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>28%</b></td> <td>23%</td> <td>15%</td> <td>14%</td> <td>11%</td> <td>4%</td> <td>5%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>5%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yougov.co.uk/extranets/ygarchives/content/pdf/sun_full150509.pdf">YouGov/<i>Sun</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>29%</b></td> <td>20%</td> <td>15%</td> <td>19%</td> <td>6%</td> <td>3%</td> <td>6%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>9%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110715104304/http://populuslimited.com/uploads/download_pdf-080509-The-Times-Times-Poll---May-2009.pdf">Populus/<i>Times</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>34%</b></td> <td>25%</td> <td>6%</td> <td>20%</td> <td>5%</td> <td>2%</td> <td>8%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>9%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>08/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yougov.co.uk/extranets/ygarchives/content/pdf/full_ST_results.pdf">YouGov/<i>Sunday Times</i></a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>36%</b></td> <td>25%</td> <td>7%</td> <td>20%</td> <td>4%</td> <td>4%</td> <td>7%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>11%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>04/05/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/pdfs/2009_may_taxpayers_poll.pdf">ICM/TPA</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>32%</b></td> <td>28%</td> <td>9%</td> <td>22%</td> <td>1%</td> <td>1%</td> <td>7%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>4%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>08/01/09</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yougov.co.uk/extranets/ygarchives/content/pdf/TPA%20results%2009%2001%2008.pdf">YouGov/TPA</a></td> <td style="background:#B3E0FF"><b>35%</b></td> <td>29%</td> <td>7%</td> <td>15%</td> <td>5%</td> <td>4%</td> <td>5%</td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>6%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>10 June 2004</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">EU Election, 2004 (GB results only)</a></b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#B3E0FF"><b>26.7%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>22.6%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>16.1%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>14.9%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>6.3%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>4.9%</b> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"><b>8.5%</b> </td> <td style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>4.1%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right style="> <tbody><tr> <th style="vertical-align:center;" rowspan="2" colspan="2">Party</th> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Votes</th> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Seats </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <th align="center">Number</th> <th align="center">%</th> <th align="center">+/-</th> <th align="center">Seats</th> <th align="center">+/-<sup>‡</sup></th> <th align="center">% </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup>†</sup> </td> <td>4,281,286</td> <td>27.4</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.0</td> <td>26</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1</td> <td>36.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="UK Independence Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td>2,498,226</td> <td>16.0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.4</td> <td>13</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1</td> <td>18.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td>2,381,760</td> <td>15.2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>6.6</td> <td>13</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5</td> <td>18.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td>2,080,613</td> <td>13.3</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.1</td> <td>11</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1</td> <td>15.3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green (E&W)</a> </td> <td>1,223,303</td> <td>7.8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>2.2</td> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2e3b74;" data-sort-value="British National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td>943,598</td> <td>6.2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.3</td> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2</td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>321,007</td> <td>2.1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.7</td> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #915F6D;" data-sort-value="English Democrats Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/English_Democrats_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="English Democrats Party">English Democrat</a> </td> <td>279,801</td> <td>1.8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.0</td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9966CC;" data-sort-value="Christian Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Party_(UK)" title="Christian Party (UK)">Christian</a>/<a href="/wiki/Christian_Peoples_Alliance" title="Christian Peoples Alliance">CPA</a><sup><b>1</b></sup> </td> <td>249,493</td> <td>1.6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.3</td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EE1C25;" data-sort-value="Socialist Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Socialist Labour Party (UK)">Socialist Labour</a> </td> <td>173,115</td> <td>1.1</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: grey;" data-sort-value="No2EU"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No2EU" title="No2EU">No2EU – Yes to Democracy</a> </td> <td>153,236</td> <td>1.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td>126,702</td> <td>0.8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.1</td> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>1.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td>126,184</td> <td>0.8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>1.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a> </td> <td>88,346</td> <td>0.6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.5</td> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>1.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00B140;" data-sort-value="Scottish Greens"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Green (Scot.)</a> </td> <td>80,442</td> <td>0.5</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #708090;" data-sort-value="Jury Team"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Jury_Team" title="Jury Team">Jury Team</a> </td> <td>78,569</td> <td>0.5</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">SDLP</a> </td> <td>78,489</td> <td>0.5</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00009C;" data-sort-value="United Kingdom First Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_First_Party" title="United Kingdom First Party">UK First</a> </td> <td>74,007</td> <td>0.5</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pro-Democracy:_Libertas.eu" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu">Libertas</a> </td> <td>73,544</td> <td>0.5</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0C3A6A;" data-sort-value="Traditional Unionist Voice"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Unionist_Voice" title="Traditional Unionist Voice">TUV</a> </td> <td>66,197</td> <td>0.4</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"><a href="/wiki/Jan_Jananayagam" title="Jan Jananayagam">Jan Jananayagam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>50,014</td> <td>0.3</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #808080;" data-sort-value="Pensioners Party (England)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pensioners_Party_(England)" title="Pensioners Party (England)">Pensioners</a> </td> <td>37,785</td> <td>0.2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> </td> <td>26,699</td> <td>0.2</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #8dc63f;" data-sort-value="Green Party Northern Ireland"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_Northern_Ireland" title="Green Party Northern Ireland">Green (NI)</a> </td> <td>15,764</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.1</td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d5c229;" data-sort-value="Mebyon Kernow"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a> </td> <td>14,922</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EE3263;" data-sort-value="Animals Count"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Animals_Count" class="mw-redirect" title="Animals Count">Animal Welfare</a> </td> <td>13,201</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ff0000;" data-sort-value="Scottish Socialist Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Socialist_Party" title="Scottish Socialist Party">Scottish Socialist</a> </td> <td>10,404</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.3</td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Duncan Robertson (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>10,189</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Peter Rigby (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>9,916</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F58231;" data-sort-value="Peace Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Peace_Party_(UK)" title="Peace Party (UK)">Peace</a> </td> <td>9,534</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"><a href="/wiki/Katie_Hopkins" title="Katie Hopkins">Katie Hopkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>8,971</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Fair Play Fair Trade Party </td> <td>7,151</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Party" title="Roman Party">Roman Party</a> </td> <td>5,450</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Steven Cheung (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>4,918</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Socialist Party of Great Britain"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_Great_Britain" title="Socialist Party of Great Britain">Socialist (GB)</a> </td> <td>4,050</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Francis Apaloo (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>3,621</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Yes 2 Europe </td> <td>3,384</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Sohale Rahman (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>3,248</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Gene Alcantara (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>1,972</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Haroon Saad (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Ind.</a>) </td> <td>1,603</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: right"> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left">Wai D </td> <td>789</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center">Total </th> <th>15,621,503</th> <th></th> <th></th> <th>72</th> <th><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>6</th> <th>100 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div style="font-size:85%;"><sup>†</sup>Includes <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists">Ulster Conservatives and Unionists</a> (82,892 votes, 1 MEP). <p><sup>‡</sup> As the number of seats was reduced, these are notional changes estimated by the BBC. </p> <sup><b>1</b></sup>Joint ticket, ran in England as: The Christian Party - Christian Peoples Alliance.</div> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Vote share</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Conservative</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#0087DC; width:27.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">27.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">UK Independence</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#6D3177; width:16.0%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">16.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E4003B; width:15.2%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">15.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Liberal Democrat</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FAA61A; width:13.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">13.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Green</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#02A95B; width:7.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">7.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">British National</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#2e3b74; width:6.0%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">6.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Scottish National</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FDF38E; width:2.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">English Democrats</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#915F6D; width:1.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Christian Peoples</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#813887; width:1.6%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Socialist Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#EE1C25; width:1.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">No2EU</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:grey; width:1.0%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Plaid Cymru</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#005B54; width:0.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Sinn Féin</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#326760; width:0.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Democratic Unionist</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#D46A4C; width:0.6%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:4.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">4.5%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Seats</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Conservative</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#0087DC; width:36.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">36.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">UK Independence</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#6D3177; width:18.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">18.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E4003B; width:18.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">18.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Liberal Democrat</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FAA61A; width:15.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">15.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Green</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#02A95B; width:2.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">British National</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#2e3b74; width:2.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Scottish National</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FDF38E; width:2.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Plaid Cymru</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#005B54; width:1.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Sinn Féin</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#326760; width:1.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Democratic Unionist</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#D46A4C; width:1.4%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.4%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Great_Britain">Great Britain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Great Britain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_Parliament_election,_2009_(United_Kingdom).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/European_Parliament_election%2C_2009_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg/220px-European_Parliament_election%2C_2009_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="411" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/European_Parliament_election%2C_2009_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg/330px-European_Parliament_election%2C_2009_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/European_Parliament_election%2C_2009_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg/440px-European_Parliament_election%2C_2009_%28United_Kingdom%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Map showing most popular party by counting area (in Great Britain)</figcaption></figure> <p>Turnout in Great Britain was 34.3%, with 15,137,202 votes out of a total electorate of 44,171,778.<sup id="cite_ref-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the results of the election were announced on Sunday 7 June, after similar elections were held in the other 26 member states of the European Union. Scotland declared its result on Monday 8 June, as counting in the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Hebrides" title="Outer Hebrides">Western Isles</a> was delayed due to <a href="/wiki/Sabbath_in_Christianity" title="Sabbath in Christianity">observance of the Sabbath</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UKIP_activists_with_UKIP_bus_(3498165397).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/UKIP_activists_with_UKIP_bus_%283498165397%29.jpg/220px-UKIP_activists_with_UKIP_bus_%283498165397%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/UKIP_activists_with_UKIP_bus_%283498165397%29.jpg/330px-UKIP_activists_with_UKIP_bus_%283498165397%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/UKIP_activists_with_UKIP_bus_%283498165397%29.jpg/440px-UKIP_activists_with_UKIP_bus_%283498165397%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2428" data-file-height="1121" /></a><figcaption>UKIP activists in <a href="/wiki/Walsall" title="Walsall">Walsall</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>Great Britain kept to the Europe-wide trend towards the right.<sup id="cite_ref-Voters_steer_Europe_to_the_right_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Voters_steer_Europe_to_the_right-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a>, which was in its twelfth year of government of the United Kingdom, polled third and suffered a significant drop in support; <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> finished second in a major election for the first time in its history, coming level with Labour in terms of seats but ahead of it in terms of votes. This was the first time in British electoral history that a party in government had been outpolled in a national election by a party with no representation in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>. </p><p>The Conservatives won in every region in Great Britain except the North East, where Labour won, and Scotland, where the SNP won.<sup id="cite_ref-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Labour suffered most notably in Cornwall, where it came sixth behind <a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a>, and in the wider South West region and South East, where it polled fifth behind the <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-David_Cameron_renews_general_election_call_after_Labour's_European_flop_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-David_Cameron_renews_general_election_call_after_Labour's_European_flop-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a> won two seats, its first ever in a national election. The share of the vote achieved by the <a href="/wiki/English_Democrats" title="English Democrats">English Democrats</a> doubled.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The turnout in Scotland was the lowest in the United Kingdom at 28.8%, with 1,104,512 votes out of a total electorate of 3,872,975.<sup id="cite_ref-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Scotland it was the first time the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> won the largest share of the European election vote.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SNP share of the vote rose by 9.4% points compared to 2004; this was the biggest positive swing for any party in any region in Great Britain.<sup id="cite_ref-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Wales it was the first time since 1918 that Labour had failed to come first in a Welsh election, dropping 12.2%. In Wales the Conservative Party topped the poll, with the nationalist <a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> coming a close third. UKIP took the fourth Welsh seat, the first time Wales had elected a UKIP MEP.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party polled their lowest regional shares in Wales, though Wales was the only region where the Liberal Democrat share of the vote rose compared with 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Summary of the election results for Great Britain</b><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party</th> <th>Votes won</th> <th>% of vote</th> <th>% Plus/<br />Minus</th> <th>Seats</th> <th>Plus/Minus <br /> vs actual <br /> '04 result</th> <th>Plus/Minus <br /> vs notional <br /> '04 result†</th> <th>Seats % </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td>4,198,394</td> <td>27.7%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.0</td> <td>25</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1</td> <td>37.7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="UK Independence Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td>2,498,226</td> <td>16.5%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.4</td> <td>13</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1</td> <td>18.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td>2,381,760</td> <td>15.7%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6.9</td> <td>13</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5</td> <td>18.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td>2,080,613</td> <td>13.7%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.2</td> <td>11</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1</td> <td>15.9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td>1,223,303</td> <td>8.1%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2.3</td> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>2.9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2e3b74;" data-sort-value="British National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td>943,598</td> <td>6.2%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.3</td> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2</td> <td>2.9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td>321,007</td> <td>2.1%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.7</td> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>2.9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #915F6D;" data-sort-value="English Democrats Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/English_Democrats_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="English Democrats Party">English Democrat</a> </td> <td>279,801</td> <td>1.8%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.1</td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9966CC;" data-sort-value="Christian Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Party_(UK)" title="Christian Party (UK)">Christian</a>/<a href="/wiki/Christian_Peoples_Alliance" title="Christian Peoples Alliance">Christian Peoples Alliance</a><sup><b>1</b></sup> </td> <td>249,493</td> <td>1.6%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.3</td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EE1C25;" data-sort-value="Socialist Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Socialist Labour Party (UK)">Socialist Labour</a> </td> <td>173,115</td> <td>1.1%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: grey;" data-sort-value="No2EU"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No2EU" title="No2EU">No2EU – Yes to Democracy</a> </td> <td>153,236</td> <td>1.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td>126,702</td> <td>0.8%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.1</td> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>1.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00B140;" data-sort-value="Scottish Greens"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Scottish Green</a> </td> <td>80,442</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #708090;" data-sort-value="Jury Team"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Jury_Team" title="Jury Team">Jury Team</a> </td> <td>78,569</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00009C;" data-sort-value="United Kingdom First Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_First_Party" title="United Kingdom First Party">UK First</a> </td> <td>74,007</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pro-Democracy:_Libertas.eu" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu">Libertas</a> </td> <td>73,544</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jan_Jananayagam" title="Jan Jananayagam">Jan Jananayagam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>50,014</td> <td>0.3%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #808080;" data-sort-value="Pensioners Party (England)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pensioners_Party_(England)" title="Pensioners Party (England)">Pensioners</a> </td> <td>37,785</td> <td>0.2%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d5c229;" data-sort-value="Mebyon Kernow"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a> </td> <td>14,922</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EE3263;" data-sort-value="Animals Count"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Animals_Count" class="mw-redirect" title="Animals Count">Animal Welfare</a> </td> <td>13,201</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ff0000;" data-sort-value="Scottish Socialist Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Socialist_Party" title="Scottish Socialist Party">Scottish Socialist</a> </td> <td>10,404</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.3</td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Duncan Robertson (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>10,189</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Peter Rigby (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>9,916</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F58231;" data-sort-value="Peace Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Peace_Party_(UK)" title="Peace Party (UK)">Peace</a> </td> <td>9,534</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Katie_Hopkins" title="Katie Hopkins">Katie Hopkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>8,971</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Fair Play Fair Trade Party </td> <td>7,151</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Party" title="Roman Party">Roman Party</a> </td> <td>5,450</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Steven Cheung (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>4,918</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DC241f;" data-sort-value="Socialist Party of Great Britain"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_Great_Britain" title="Socialist Party of Great Britain">Socialist (GB)</a> </td> <td>4,050</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Francis Apaloo (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>3,621</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Yes 2 Europe </td> <td>3,384</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Sohale Rahman (<a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a>) </td> <td>3,248</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Gene Alcantara (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>1,972</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Haroon Saad (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>) </td> <td>1,603</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td> </td> <td align="left">Wai D </td> <td>789</td> <td>0.0%</td> <td><i>New</i></td> <td>0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><b>Total</b> </th> <th align="right"><b>15,136,932</b></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><b>69</b></th> <th><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <b>6</b></th> <th><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></th> <th><b>100</b> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p>†Seat change has been adjusted to allow for direct comparison with the results from the 2004 election </p><p><sup><b>1</b></sup><small>Joint ticket, ran in England as: The Christian Party - Christian Peoples Alliance.</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gibraltar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar</a></div> <p>Gibraltar is a <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British overseas territory</a> (BOT) and therefore is under the <a href="/wiki/Jurisdiction" title="Jurisdiction">jurisdiction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">sovereignty</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> but does not form part of it.<sup id="cite_ref-fco_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fco-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gibraltar was, however, part of the EU, the only BOT to be so, and participated as part of the <a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England constituency</a>. </p><p>Turnout was 35% in Gibraltar, below the 39% for the South West England electoral region as a whole and significantly lower than the turnout in Gibraltar in <a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">2004</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gibcron_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gibcron-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Conservatives won with 53.3% of the votes. Labour narrowly retained second place achieving 19% to the Liberal Democrats' 18.2%.<sup id="cite_ref-gibcron_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gibcron-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party</th> <th>Votes won</th> <th>Vote share (%)</th> <th>Change (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></td> <td>3,721</td> <td>53.3</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 16.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></td> <td>1,328</td> <td>19.0</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 9.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a></td> <td>1,269</td> <td>18.2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 10.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a></td> <td>224</td> <td>3.2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="United Kingdom Independence Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Independence_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Independence Party">UKIP</a></td> <td>100</td> <td>1.4</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2e3b74;" data-sort-value="British National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a></td> <td>94</td> <td>1.4</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9966CC;" data-sort-value="Christian Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Party_(UK)" title="Christian Party (UK)">Christian</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>1.0</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EE1C25;" data-sort-value="Socialist Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Socialist Labour Party (UK)">Socialist Labour</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>0.8</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #915F6D;" data-sort-value="English Democrats Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/English_Democrats_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="English Democrats Party">English Democrat</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>0.5</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #808080;" data-sort-value="Pensioners Party (England)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pensioners_Party_(England)" title="Pensioners Party (England)">Pensioners</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>0.4</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> - <a href="/wiki/Katie_Hopkins" title="Katie Hopkins">Katie Hopkins</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>0.2</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: grey;" data-sort-value="No2EU"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No2EU" title="No2EU">No2EU – Yes to Democracy</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>0.2</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d5c229;" data-sort-value="Mebyon Kernow"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Fair Pay Fair Trade</td> <td>8</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #708090;" data-sort-value="Jury Team"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Jury_Team" title="Jury Team">Jury Team</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Wai D Your Decision</td> <td>4</td> <td>0.1</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B0E0E6;" data-sort-value="Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pro-Democracy:_Libertas.eu" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu">Libertas</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><i>New</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Northern Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2009_EU_election_in_NI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/2009_EU_election_in_NI.svg/300px-2009_EU_election_in_NI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/2009_EU_election_in_NI.svg/450px-2009_EU_election_in_NI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/2009_EU_election_in_NI.svg/600px-2009_EU_election_in_NI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="844" data-file-height="441" /></a><figcaption>Map of Northern Irish results</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_election_posters,_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1294896.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/European_election_posters%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1294896.jpg/110px-European_election_posters%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1294896.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/European_election_posters%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1294896.jpg/166px-European_election_posters%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1294896.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/European_election_posters%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1294896.jpg/221px-European_election_posters%2C_Omagh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1294896.jpg 2x" data-file-width="472" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Election posters in <a href="/wiki/Omagh" title="Omagh">Omagh</a></figcaption></figure> <p>It was the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a>'s worst ever European election result: the party had previously topped the poll in every European election in Northern Ireland since the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_election,_1979_(United_Kingdom)#Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="European Parliament election, 1979 (United Kingdom)">first one in 1979</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DUP's_worst_ever_Euro_poll_result_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DUP's_worst_ever_Euro_poll_result-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also the first time an <a href="/wiki/Irish_republicanism" title="Irish republicanism">Irish Republican</a> topped the poll, <a href="/wiki/Bairbre_de_Br%C3%BAn" title="Bairbre de Brún">Bairbre de Brún</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> coming first with 125,000 votes. The share of the votes for most parties in Northern Ireland remained essentially unchanged, the main exceptions were the DUP where their share of the vote fell by 13.8%, and the TUV, a party created by former DUP MEP <a href="/wiki/Jim_Allister" title="Jim Allister">Jim Allister</a> whose share of the vote rose 13.7%.<sup id="cite_ref-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_of_Commons_Library_-_European_Parliament_Elections_2009_Research_Paper_09/53-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DUP's decreased vote share was largely blamed on the TUV splitting the vote. </p><p><b>Summary of the election results for Northern Ireland</b><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Party </th> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th rowspan="2">Seats </th> <th rowspan="2">Loss/Gain</th><th colspan="3">First Preference Votes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Number </th> <th>% of vote </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;font-weight: bold;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bairbre_de_Br%C3%BAn" title="Bairbre de Brún">Bairbre de Brún</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>126,184</td> <td>25.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;font-weight: bold;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diane_Dodds" title="Diane Dodds">Diane Dodds</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>88,346</td> <td>18.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;font-weight: bold;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists">UCU-NF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nicholson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician)">Jim Nicholson</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>82,892</td> <td>17.0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">SDLP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alban_Maginness" title="Alban Maginness">Alban Maginness</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>78,489</td> <td>16.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0C3A6A;" data-sort-value="Traditional Unionist Voice"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Unionist_Voice" title="Traditional Unionist Voice">TUV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Allister" title="Jim Allister">Jim Allister</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>66,197</td> <td>13.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Parsley" title="Ian Parsley">Ian Parsley</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>26,699</td> <td>5.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #8dc63f;" data-sort-value="Green Party Northern Ireland"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_Northern_Ireland" title="Green Party Northern Ireland">Green (NI)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Agnew" title="Steven Agnew">Steven Agnew</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>15,764</td> <td>3.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td colspan="5"><b>Turnout</b><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>488,891</td> <td>42.8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incumbents_defeated">Incumbents defeated</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Incumbents defeated"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Labour</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glyn_Ford" title="Glyn Ford">Glyn Ford</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neena_Gill" title="Neena Gill">Neena Gill</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">West Midlands</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Corbett" title="Richard Corbett">Richard Corbett</a> (<a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire and the Humber</a>)</li></ul> <p><b>Traditional Unionist Voice</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Allister" title="Jim Allister">Jim Allister</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a>) – was elected in the <a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004 election</a> as a candidate for the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a>; subsequently in 2007 Allister resigned from the DUP and formed the <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Unionist_Voice" title="Traditional Unionist Voice">TUV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2009 election, <a href="/wiki/Diane_Dodds" title="Diane Dodds">Diane Dodds</a> retook the seat for the DUP.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> faced calls for him to resign as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> following Labour's defeat.<sup id="cite_ref-David_Cameron_renews_general_election_call_after_Labour's_European_flop_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-David_Cameron_renews_general_election_call_after_Labour's_European_flop-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2005_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="2005 Conservative Party leadership election">2005 Conservative leadership election</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> argued for withdrawal of the Conservatives from <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP-ED</a> and for the formation of a new group. After the European election it was announced that the Conservatives were leaving the EPP-ED and forming a new group, the <a href="/wiki/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group" title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group">European Conservatives and Reformists</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 22 June 2009, the first official list of the new group's members was released.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group held its inaugural meeting on 24 June, during which Conservative MEP <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Kirkhope" title="Timothy Kirkhope">Timothy Kirkhope</a> was named interim leader.<sup id="cite_ref-DTelArticle25June09_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DTelArticle25June09-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first election for the group leadership was also scheduled for 14 July, pitting interim leader Kirkhope against fellow Briton <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Van_Orden" title="Geoffrey Van Orden">Geoffrey Van Orden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, both Conservative leadership candidates were forced to forfeit the leadership in order to prevent the group from collapsing, when then-Conservative MEP <a href="/wiki/Edward_McMillan-Scott" title="Edward McMillan-Scott">Edward McMillan-Scott</a> defied his party whip and stood for one of the vice-presidency posts despite pledges the previous week that Polish MEP <a href="/wiki/Micha%C5%82_Kami%C5%84ski" title="Michał Kamiński">Michał Kamiński</a> would be backed for it. Kaminski's bid for <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Vice-President of the European Parliament">Vice-President of the European Parliament</a> subsequently failed, and the Poles threatened to abandon the new caucus unless Kaminski was made the group leader in the parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similarly, UKIP helped found a new European Parliament Group, <a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Freedom_and_Democracy" title="Europe of Freedom and Democracy">Europe of Freedom and Democracy</a>, after the other parties in UKIP's pre-election European parliamentary grouping, <a href="/wiki/Independence/Democracy" title="Independence/Democracy">Independence/Democracy</a>, had polled badly.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the two BNP candidates were elected to the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> at the 2009 election, the UK Government announced that it would <a href="/wiki/Cordon_sanitaire_(politics)" title="Cordon sanitaire (politics)">provide them both with only the bare minimum level of support</a>, denying them the ready access to officials and information that the other 70 British MEPs received.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Summary of the post-election European Parliament Groupings of each party</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">EP Group </th> <th>MEPs </th> <th colspan="2">UK Party </th> <th>MEPs </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:#196CA8"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group" title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group">European Conservatives and Reformists</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">26 </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#48A5EE"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists">Conservatives and Unionists</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nicholson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician)">1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#24B9B9"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Europe_of_Freedom_and_Democracy" title="Europe of Freedom and Democracy">Europe of Freedom and Democracy</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#6D3177"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#F0001C"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Alliance_of_Socialists_and_Democrats" title="Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats">Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="gold"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_Liberals_and_Democrats_for_Europe" title="Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe">Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#FAA61A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#57B45F" rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Greens%E2%80%93European_Free_Alliance" title="Greens–European Free Alliance">Greens–European Free Alliance</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">5 </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#02A95B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party of England and Wales</a> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#FDF38E"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#005B54"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jill_Evans" title="Jill Evans">1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#B71C1C"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Left_in_the_European_Parliament_%E2%80%93_GUE/NGL" class="mw-redirect" title="The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL">European United Left-Nordic Green Left</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#326760"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election" title="2009 European Parliament election">2009 European Parliament election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom_(2009%E2%80%932014)" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom (2009–2014)">Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2009–2014</a> (alphabetic order)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2009 United Kingdom local elections">2009 United Kingdom local elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 United Kingdom general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2010 United Kingdom 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Parliament election in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2009 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2009 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2009 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2009 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United Kingdom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election" title="2014 European Parliament election">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2014 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2014 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Croatia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2014 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2014 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2014 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2014 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="2014 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="2014 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Hungary" title="2014 European Parliament election in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="2014 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Latvia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania" title="2014 European Parliament election in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="2014 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2014 European Parliament election in Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Poland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="2014 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Romania" title="2014 European Parliament election in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2014 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2014 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2014 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2014 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election" title="2019 European Parliament election">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2019 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2019 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Croatia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2019 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2019 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2019 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2019 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="2019 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="2019 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Hungary" title="2019 European Parliament election in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="2019 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Latvia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania" title="2019 European Parliament election in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="2019 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2019 European Parliament election in Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Poland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="2019 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Romania" title="2019 European Parliament election in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2019 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2019 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2019 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2019 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election" title="2024 European Parliament election">2024</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="2024 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="2024 European Parliament election in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2024 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Croatia" title="2024 European Parliament election in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Cyprus" title="2024 European Parliament election in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="2024 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="2024 European Parliament election in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Estonia" title="2024 European Parliament election in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2024 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2024 European Parliament election in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Germany" title="2024 European Parliament election in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="2024 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Hungary" title="2024 European Parliament election in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="2024 European Parliament election in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="2024 European Parliament election in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Latvia" title="2024 European Parliament election in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania" title="2024 European Parliament election in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="2024 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2024 European Parliament election in Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="2024 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Poland" title="2024 European Parliament election in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="2024 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Romania" title="2024 European Parliament election in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovakia" title="2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Slovenia" title="2024 European Parliament election in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="2024 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="2024 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Off-year</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_European_Parliament_election_in_Greece" title="1981 European Parliament election in Greece">Greece (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_European_Parliament_election_in_Portugal" title="1987 European Parliament election in Portugal">Portugal (1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain" title="1987 European Parliament election in Spain">Spain (1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_European_Parliament_election_in_Sweden" title="1995 European Parliament election in Sweden">Sweden (1995)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_European_Parliament_election_in_Austria" title="1996 European Parliament election in Austria">Austria (1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="1996 European Parliament election in Finland">Finland (1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_European_Parliament_election_in_Bulgaria" title="2007 European Parliament election in Bulgaria">Bulgaria (2007)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_European_Parliament_election_in_Romania" title="2007 European Parliament election in Romania">Romania (2007)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_European_Parliament_election_in_Croatia" title="2013 European Parliament election in Croatia">Croatia (2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Parliament_by-elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of European Parliament by-elections in the United Kingdom">UK by-elections (1979–1998)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Elections_to_the_European_Parliament_in_the_United_Kingdom_(1979–2019)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:British_European_Parliament_elections" title="Template:British European Parliament elections"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:British_European_Parliament_elections" title="Template talk:British European Parliament elections"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:British_European_Parliament_elections" title="Special:EditPage/Template:British European Parliament elections"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Elections_to_the_European_Parliament_in_the_United_Kingdom_(1979–2019)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament" title="Elections to the European Parliament">Elections to the European Parliament</a> in the United Kingdom (1979–2019)</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">Elections in the United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Assembly_Elections_Act_1978" title="European Assembly Elections Act 1978">European Assembly Elections Act 1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_1993" title="European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993">European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_1999" title="European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999">European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_2002" title="European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002">European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in the European Union">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Results of the 1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">Results</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2009</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2014 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a> (<a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Results of the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">Results</a>) <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Gibraltar" title="2019 European Parliament election in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1973%E2%80%9379" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1973–79">1973–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1979%E2%80%9384" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1979–84">1979–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1984-89" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1984-89">1984–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1989%E2%80%9394" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1989–94">1989–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1994-99" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1994-99">1994–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_1999-2004" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 1999-2004">1999–2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2004%E2%80%9309" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2004–09">2004–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2009%E2%80%9314" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2009–14">2009–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2014%E2%80%9319" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2014–19">2014–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom,_2019%E2%80%9320" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom, 2019–20">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_female_members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of female members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom">Women</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituencies_in_the_United_Kingdom_(1979-2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="European Parliament constituencies in the United Kingdom (1979-2020)">Constituencies (1999–2020)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_of_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East of England (European Parliament constituency)">East of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="London (European Parliament constituency)">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East England (European Parliament constituency)">North East England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="North West England (European Parliament constituency)">North West England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Scotland (European Parliament constituency)">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South West England (European Parliament constituency)">South West England</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(including <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)">Yorkshire and the Humber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wales (European Parliament constituency)">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting systems</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%27Hondt_method" title="D'Hondt method">D'Hondt</a> (Great Britain, 1999–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single_Transferable_Vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Single Transferable Vote">Single Transferable Vote (STV)</a> (Northern Ireland, 1979–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">First-past-the-post (FPTP)</a> (Great Britain, 1979–1994)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Repealing legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_(Withdrawal)_Act_2018" title="European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018">European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthews_v_United_Kingdom" title="Matthews v United Kingdom">Matthews v United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Parliament_by-elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of European Parliament by-elections in the United Kingdom">By-elections (1979–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">1975 EC membership referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016 EU membership referendum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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title="List of United Kingdom general elections">General elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1802 United Kingdom general election">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1806 United Kingdom general election">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1837 United Kingdom general election">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1841 United Kingdom general election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1847 United Kingdom general election">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1852 United Kingdom general election">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1857 United Kingdom general election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1859 United Kingdom general election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1865 United Kingdom general election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1868 United Kingdom general election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1874 United Kingdom general election">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1880 United Kingdom general election">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1892 United Kingdom general election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1895 United Kingdom general election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1906 United Kingdom general election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="January 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="December 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1951 United Kingdom general election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Feb)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Oct)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Next_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Next United Kingdom general election">Next</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Local government in the United Kingdom">Local elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1889 United Kingdom local elections">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1892 United Kingdom local elections">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1894 United Kingdom local elections">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1895_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1895 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1896 United Kingdom local elections">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1898_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1898 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1899 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1900_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1900 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1902 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1903_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1903 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1905_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1905 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1906_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1906 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1907_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1907 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1908 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1909 United Kingdom local elections">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1910_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1910 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1911_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1911 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1912_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1912 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1913_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1913 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1919_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1919 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1921_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1921 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1923_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1923 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1925_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1925 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1929</a></li> <li><a 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exist)">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1949 United Kingdom local elections">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 United Kingdom local elections (page does not 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local elections (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1964 United Kingdom local elections">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1965 United Kingdom local elections">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1969 United Kingdom local elections">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1970 United Kingdom local elections">1970</a></li> 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title="Elections in Scotland">Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Wales" title="Elections in Wales">Wales</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Elections in the Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Nigel_Farage" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist 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