2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar

2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar

4 June 2009
Contributes towards 6 seats to the European Parliament
First party Second party Third party   Leader David Cameron Gordon Brown Nick Clegg Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Alliance Social Democrats Socialist Labour Liberal Leader since 6 December 2005 24 June 2007 18 December 2007 Popular vote 3,721 1,328 1,269 Percentage 53.30% 19.02% 18.18% Swing 17.37pp 9.42pp 10.47pp

European Parliament elections were held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (which formed part of the European Parliament constituency of South West England and Gibraltar) on 4 June 2009, with the results announced on 7 June 2009. The Conservatives won with 51% of the votes.^[1] Turnout was 35% in Gibraltar, below the 39% for the electoral region as a whole. The turnout in the territory was significantly lower than the percentage from 2004, which was 58%.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%
	Conservative Party	3,721	53.30
	Labour Party	1,328	19.02
	Liberal Democrats	1,269	18.18
	Green Party	224	3.21
	UKIP	100	1.43
	British National Party	94	1.35
	Christian Party	70	1.00
	Socialist Labour Party	56	0.80
	English Democrats	37	0.53
	Pensioners Party	26	0.37
	Independent – Katie Hopkins	15	0.21
	No2EU	12	0.17
	Mebyon Kernow	8	0.11
	Fair Pay Fair Trade	8	0.11
	Jury Team	6	0.09
	Wai D Your Decision	4	0.06
	Pro Democracy	3	0.04
Total		6,981	100.00
Valid votes		6,981	97.42
Invalid/blank votes		185	2.58
Total votes		7,166	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,413	35.11
Source: Gibraltar Chronicle, Parliament

References

1. Reyes, Brian (8 June 2009). "LANDSLIDE FOR TORIES DISAPPOINTMENT FOR LABOUR". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.