2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar

The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is part of the European Parliament constituency of South West England and Gibraltar. For elections to the European Parliament in 2009, the vote in the region took place 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]

European Parliament election in Gibraltar, 2009
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 53.3% 19.0% 18.2%
Swing 16.2% 9.6% 10.6%

Results
PartyVotes wonVote share (%)Change (%)
Conservative3,72153.3-16.2
Labour1,32819.0+9.6
Liberal Democrats1,26918.2+10.6
Green2243.2-5.5
UKIP1001.4+0.3
BNP941.4+0.5
Christian701.0New
Socialist Labour560.8New
English Democrat370.5New
Pensioners260.4New
Independent - Katie Hopkins150.2New
NO2EU120.2New
Mebyon Kernow80.1New
Fair Pay Fair Trade80.1New
Jury Team60.1New
Wai D Your Decision40.1New
Libertas30.0New

Sources: Gibraltar Chronicle (Gibraltar results),

References
  1. Reyes, Brian (2009-06-08). "LANDSLIDE FOR TORIES DISAPPOINTMENT FOR LABOUR". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
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