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English Democrats votes doubled

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The English Democrats are campaigning for an English parliament

The English Democrats have more than doubled their share of the vote in the European Parliament elections.

The party received a total of 279,801 votes, a 2.0% share - up from 130,000 votes and 0.8% share in 2004.

The English Democrats are campaigning for a parliament and first minister for England to redress what it calls the democratic imbalance from devolution.

On Friday, an English Democrat candidate was elected as the new mayor of Doncaster.



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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.

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
SF10
DUP10
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
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