There has been no change in how the East of England is represented in Europe after the incumbents were returned to their seats in Brussels. The results of the European elections came in last night showing the Conservatives have retained three seats, UKIP
There has been no change in how the East of England is represented in Europe after the incumbents were returned to their seats in Brussels.
The results of the European elections came in last night showing the Conservatives have retained three seats, UKIP two, and the Lib Dems and Labour one each.
The Conservatives share of the vote was up 0.4 per cent while Labour's dropped 5.8 per cent. All parties that did not secure a seat increased their percentage of the vote compared to 2005.
The results are as follows:
Conservative: 500,331
Geoffrey Van Orden, Robert Sturdy, Victoria Ford
UKIP: 313,921
David Bannerman, John Agnew
Lib Dems: 221,235
Andrew Duff
Labour: 167,833
Richard Howitt
Green Party: 141,016
BNP: 97,013
United Kingdom First: 38,185
English Democrat: 32,211
Christian Party 24,646
No2EU: 13,939
Socialist Labour Party: 13,599
Animals Count: 13,291
Libertas: 9,940
Independent - Peter Rigby: 9,916
Jury Team: 6,354
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