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Page last updated at 17:19 GMT, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 18:19 UK
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European election candidates

Elections for the European parliament will be held on 4 June 2009. Voters in the UK will elect a total of 72 MEPs, a reduction from the current 78 due to the enlargement of the European Union.

The UK is divided into 12 electoral regions, each represented by a different number of MEPs. Click on the names below to find a complete list of candidates in your area.

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ELECTIONS 2009
EUROPEAN ELECTION RESULTS

MEP Seats

 VotesMEPs
Party%+/- %Total+/-
EPP33.4-1.4264-18
Socialists23.2-4.1183-26
Liberal11.0+1.684+5
Green7.4+1.350+9
Left5.3-0.634-2
UEN3.4+1.628+2
Ind/Dem2.7-1.821-15
No Group13.6+3.472+3.4
0 of 27 countries declared.
Full EU Parliament results
Full UK results by region

UK Total MEP Seats

PartyVotesMEPs
%+/- %Total+/-
CON27.71.0*261
UKIP16.50.3131
LAB15.7-6.913-5
LD13.7-1.2111
GRN8.62.420
BNP6.21.322
SNP2.10.720
PC0.8-0.110
OTH8.52.400
SF––10
DUP––10
72 of 72 seats declared. Vote share figures exclude Northern Ireland as it has a separate electoral system to the rest of the UK
* Includes UCUNF MEP elected in Northern Ireland
Full UK results
KEY STORIES
Brown faces down Labour critics
Labour slumps to historic defeat
Voters steer Europe to the right
Tories hail 'European advances'
UKIP beats Labour to second place
Lib Dems 'hold their own' in poll
BNP secures two European seats
Tories top European poll in Wales
Salmond hails 'historic' Euro win
Sinn Fein tops poll in Euro count
Poll result 'frustrates' Greens
English Democrats votes doubled
Christians aim to build on vote
Crow's No2EU gain 153,000 votes
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