The BNP Gains 2 MEPs



The BNP won 2 seats in the European Parliament.

Party leader Nick Griffin was elected in the North West with 8.0% of the vote, and Andrew Brons was elected in Yorkshire & Humber with 9.8% of the vote.

Across the country the BNP won 943,598 votes, a 1.3% increase over 2004.

To get an MEP elected in the East of England the BNP needed about 10% of the vote. They ended up with 6.1% which translates into 97,013 votes. This compares with 65,557 votes last time.

ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTION RESULTS IN ESSEX

THE BNP TOP 10 RESULTS FOR ESSEX

1 Barking and Dagenham 19.4%
2 Thurrock 17.5%
3 Havering 14.8%
4 Basildon 10.5%
5 Castle Point 9.7%
6 Southend on-Sea 8.4%
7 Epping Forest 7.9%
8 Rochford 7.7%
9 Tendring 7.3%
10 Maldon 6.5%

Here are the percentages for the European election in Southend-On-Sea.

29.9% Conservative
21.7% UKIP
12.1% Liberal Democrat
9.7% Labour
8.4% BNP
7.3% Green
2.1% English Democrats
1.8% UK First
1.7% Christian Party
1.2% No2EU
0.9% Independent
0.9% Animals Count
0.8% Socialist Labour
0.6% Pro Democracy: Libertas
0.5% Jury Team

Turnout 32.2%

Comparing these results with the 2004 European elections in Southend. Here are the main parties ordered by change of vote.

+4.1% BNP
+2.1% UKIP
+1.7% Green
-0.9% Conservative
-1.9% Liberal Democrat
-6.5% Labour

The BNP made the largest gain.

Here are the percentages for the European election in Rochford

33.7% Conservative
22.4% UKIP
9.3% Liberal Democrat
7.8% BNP
6.5% Labour
6.3% English Democrats
6.2% Green
2.2% United Kingdom First
1.8% Christian Party
1.1% No2EU
0.9% Animals Count
0.7% Socialist Labour
0.6% Pro Democracy: Libertas
0.3% Independent
0.3% Jury Team

0.6% spoilt
Turnout 37.1%

Comparing these results with the 2004 European elections in Rochford. Here are the main parties ordered by change in vote:

+1.8% BNP
+1.3% Green
-0.1% UKIP
-0.3% Liberal Democrat
-2.7% Conservative
-6.0% Labour

Only the BNP and the Greens made gains.

Here are the percentages for the European election in Castle Point.

30.0% Conservative
27.9% UKIP
9.7% BNP
9.7% Labour
5.3% Liberal Democrat
4.9% Green
2.4% English Democrats
2.4% United Kingdom First
1.7% NO2EU
1.5% Christian
1.1% Independent
0.8% Animals Count
0.7% Socialist Labour
0.5% Libertas
0.3% Jury Team

0.9% spoilt
Turnout 37.6%

Comparing these results with the 2004 European elections in Castle Point. Here are the main parties ordered by change in vote:

+3.2% BNP
-0.3% UKIP
-0.8% Conservative
-0.9% Green
-0.9% Liberal Democrat
-8.7% Labour

All lose except the BNP.