The results in the East Midlands region for the European Parliament elections are as follows:
UKIP 32.90%
Conservative 25.99%
Labour 24.93%
Green 5.98%
Liberal Democrats 5.42%
An Independence from Europe Party 1.91%
BNP 1.64%
English Democrats 1.04%
Harmony Party 0.20%
UKIP and Labour have increased their percentage of the vote, with the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and BNP all having a reduced percentage of the vote.
The following five candidates will now represent our Region in the European Parliament:
UKIP Roger Helmer
UKIP Margot Parker
Conservative Emma McClarkin
Conservative Andrew Lewer
Labour Glenis Willmott
Added 26th May: the turnout of registered voters in our region was 32.6%, slightly poorer than the national turnout of 34.19%. Take into account that not all eligible to vote are registered to vote ….
Nationally UKIP are now the largest UK MEP political group, with the Liberal Democrats so far in fifth place below the Greens, with the Scottish and Northern Ireland results still to be included. The BNP have lost all the seats they had. See the BBC website for full information.
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