Elections 2009

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Shropshire

  CON WIN

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New unitary authority which replaces the old Shropshire County Council as well as the second tier Bridgnorth, North Shropshire and South Shropshire district councils as well as Oswestry and Shrewsbury and Atcham borough councils.

SEATS AT A GLANCE
ConservativeConservativeNews image54
Liberal DemocratLiberal DemocratNews image11
LabourLabourNews image7
IndependentsIndependentsNews image2

SEATS IN DETAIL
PartyPreviousSeats +/-2009
Conservative054
Liberal Democrat011
Labour07
Independents02

COUNCIL BACKGROUND
TypeUnitary
Portion up for electionWhole
Boundary changesYes
Seats up for election74



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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