Tories & UKIP Control West Midlands In Euro Elections

Last updated : 08 June 2009 By Covsupport News Service
The Conservatives won the majority of the votes in the Euro Election.

In an election which sees Coventry & Warwickshire classed as the West Midlands and represented by an MEP, Labour won only one of the six seats available. That belonged to former Eastenders Star Michael Cashman who retained his seat whilst UKIP picked up the other seat.

The following MEP's were elected: Philip Bradbourn & Malcolm Harbour (Con), Mike Nattress & Nikki Sinclaire (UKIP), Michael Cashman (Labour), Liz Lynne (Lib Dem)

The voting was as follows:

SEATS: 6 TURNOUT: 1,413,036 ELECTORATE: 4,056,370
VotesMEPs
PartyTotalTotal+/-
Conservative396,84720
UK Independence Party300,471
2+1
Labour240,201
1-1
Liberal Democrats170,246
10
British National Party121,96700
Green Party88,24400
English Democrat32,45500
Christian Party-Christian Peoples Alliance18,78400
Socialist Labour Party14,72400
No2EU13,41500
Jury Team8,721
00
Libertas6,96100