European Parliamentary Election results - 4 June 2009

The European parliamentary elections took place in each of the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June. In the UK, the elections took place on Thursday 4 June.

The result was announced after the close of poll in all member states, i.e. Sunday 7 June.

Seventy-two Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected in the UK: 59 for England, six for Scotland, four for Wales and three for Northern Ireland.

Coventry was part of the West Midlands Region, which elected 6 MEPs. The region comprises Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Turnout in Coventry was 31.03%, compared to 35.07% for the region and 34.7% nationally.

West Midlands Region

Date of poll: Thursday 4 June 2009
LOCAL RESULT: Sunday 7 June 2009
Local Counting Area: Coventry

European Parliamentary election results - Coventry
Name of Party or Individual Candidate Number of Votes
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: British National Party Number of Votes: 5198
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ`s Lordship" Number of Votes: 1115
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Conservative Party Number of Votes: 14696
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: English Democrats Party Number of Votes: 1660
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Jury Team Number of Votes: 354
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Liberal Democrats Number of Votes: 6548
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: No2EU: Yes To Democracy Number of Votes: 2851
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu Number of Votes: 347
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Socialist Labour Party Number of Votes: 1032
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: The Green Party Number of Votes: 4303
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: The Labour Party Number of Votes: 17785
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: United Kingdom Independence Party Number of Votes: 10865
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Rejected Ballots Number of Votes: 301
Name of Party or Individual Candidate: Turnout Number of Votes: 31.03%

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