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European Election Results

Monday, June 8 2009

Ballot Box

With all seats declared, our share of the vote and number of seats are both up after Thursday's European Elections.

The Conservatives won 26 seats and got 29% of the vote - an increase of 2% from 2005, and 14% more than Labour received.

We topped the poll in Wales (for the first time since 1931) and in every region in England except the North East.

CONSERVATIVE MEPS:

  • North East - 1 Conservative MEP (Callanan)
  • Eastern - 3 Conservative MEPs (Van Orden, Sturdy, Ford)
  • Yorkshire and the Humber - 2 Conservative MEPs (McMillan-Scott and Kirkhope)
  • Wales - 1 Conservative MEP (Swinburne)
  • London - 3 Conservative MEPs (Tannock, Kamall, Yannakoudakis)
  • East Midlands - 2 Conservative MEPs (Helmer, McClarkin)
  • South West - 3 Conservative MEPs (Chichester, Girling and Fox)
  • South East - 4 Conservative MEPs (Hannan, Ashworth, Deva and Elles)
  • West Midlands - 2 Conservative MEPs (Bradbourn, Harbour)
  • North West - 3 Conservative MEPs (Atkins, Karim, Foster)
  • Scotland - 1 MEP (Stevenson)
  • Northern Ireland - 1 MEP (Nicholson)

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