2014 European Parliament election in Gibraltar
European Parliament elections were held in theBritish Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (which formed part of theEuropean Parliament constituency combined region ofSouth West England ) on 22 May 2014, with the results announced on 25 May 2014. On the previous two occasions Gibraltar has participated in European elections, theConservative Party had topped the poll. TheLiberal Democrats won the popular vote in the territory for the first time. They opposedBritish withdrawal from the European Union and were the only party to include a Gibraltar resident on their list of candidates, Lyana Armstrong-Emery of theLiberal Party of Gibraltar .[ 1]
The result was notable as one of only four counting areas in which the Liberal Democrats topped the poll, the others beingSouth Lakeland in Cumbria andOrkney andShetland in Scotland. Despite the result in Gibraltar, the Liberal Democrat vote fell across the South West region (and the whole of the UK), and the sitting Liberal DemocratMEP ,Graham Watson , described as a "stalwart" and "advocate" of Gibraltar,[ 2]
Party Gibraltar South West England Seats Votes % Votes % Liberal Democrats 4,822 67.16 160,376 10.70 0 Conservative Party 1,236 17.21 433,151 28.89 2 Labour Party 659 9.18 206,124 13.75 1 UKIP 290 4.04 484,184 32.29 2 Green Party 84 1.17 166,447 11.10 1 British National Party 42 0.58 10,910 0.73 0 English Democrats 24 0.33 15,081 1.01 0 Independence from Europe 23 0.32 23,169 1.55 0 Total 7,180 100.00 1,499,442 100.00 6 Valid votes 7,180 98.19 1,499,442 99.70 Invalid/blank votes 132 1.81 4,483 0.30 Total votes 7,312 100.00 1,503,925 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 22,265 32.84 Source:Parliament ,Poole Borough Council
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