United Kingdom 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom?
Conservative Party won 25 of 72 seats with 27.7% of the vote. 33.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.
United Kingdom- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Conservative Party won 25 of 72 seats with 27.7% of the vote; 33.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 4.9 points on 2004.
- Conservative Party 25 −2 seats 27.7% +1.0 points
- UK Independence Party 13 +1 seat 16.5% +0.3 points
- Labour Party 13 −6 seats 15.7% −6.9 points
- Liberal Democrats 11 −1 seat 13.7% −1.2 points
- Green Party of England and Wales 2 0 seats 8.6% +2.5 points
- British National Party 2 +2 seats 6.2% +1.3 points
- Scottish National Party 2 0 seats 2.1% +0.7 points
- English Democrats 0 1.8%
- Plaid Cymru 1 0 seats 0.8% −0.2 points
- Sinn Féin 1 0 seats 0.8% −0.1 points
- Democratic Unionist Party 1 0 seats 0.6% −0.5 points
- Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 seats 0.5% 0.0 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the United Kingdom 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
27.7%
Share of the vote won by Conservative Party
It led UK Independence Party by 11.2 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by British National Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Labour Party lost 6 seats.
33.6%
Voter turnout
Down 4.9 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 25 | −2 | 27.7 | +1.0 | 4,198,394 |
| UK Independence Party | 13 | +1 | 16.5 | +0.3 | 2,489,226 |
| Labour Party | 13 | −6 | 15.7 | −6.9 | 2,381,760 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | −1 | 13.7 | −1.2 | 2,080,613 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 2 | 0 | 8.6 | +2.5 | 1,303,745 |
| British National Party | 2 | +2 | 6.2 | +1.3 | 943,598 |
| Scottish National Party | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | +0.7 | 321,007 |
| English Democrats | 0 | 1.8 | 279,801 | ||
| The Christian Party -- Christian Peoples Alliance in England | 0 | 1.6 | 249,493 | ||
| Socialist Labour Party | 0 | 1.1 | 173,115 | ||
| No2EU | 0 | 1.0 | 153,236 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | −0.2 | 126,702 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | −0.1 | 126,184 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | −0.5 | 88,346 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 82,893 |
± is the change against the United Kingdom 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Conservative Party 4,198,394
- UK Independence Party 2,489,226
- Labour Party 2,381,760
- Liberal Democrats 2,080,613
- Green Party of England and Wales 1,303,745
- British National Party 943,598
- Scottish National Party 321,007
- English Democrats 279,801
- The Christian Party -- Christian Peoples Alliance in England 249,493
- Socialist Labour Party 173,115
- No2EU 153,236
- Plaid Cymru 126,702
- Sinn Féin 126,184
- Democratic Unionist Party 88,346
- Ulster Unionist Party 82,893
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
33.6% of the 45,312,626 registered voters cast a ballot (15,235,619 ballots), down 4.9 points on 2004. 15,136,932 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Conservative Party27.7% of votes34.7% of seats
- UK Independence Party16.5% of votes18.1% of seats
- Labour Party15.7% of votes18.1% of seats
- Liberal Democrats13.7% of votes15.3% of seats
- Green Party of England and Wales8.6% of votes2.8% of seats
- British National Party6.2% of votes2.8% of seats
- Scottish National Party2.1% of votes2.8% of seats
- Plaid Cymru0.8% of votes1.4% of seats
- Sinn Féin0.8% of votes1.4% of seats
- Democratic Unionist Party0.6% of votes1.4% of seats
- Ulster Unionist Party0.5% of votes1.4% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.2 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Conservative Party led UK Independence Party by 11.2 points of the vote.
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