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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
- ^ a b 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.
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