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The European Parliament election, 2004 was the UK part of the European Parliament election, 2004. It was held on 10 June. It was the first European election to be held in the United Kingdom using postal-only voting in four areas. It coincided with local and London elections.
The Conservative Party and the Labour Party both polled poorly. The Conservatives, although getting a vote share 4.1% greater than Labour, still experienced their lowest vote share in a national election since 1832. Labour's vote share was its lowest since 1918. Labour's decline in votes was regarded as being largely due to widespread public dissatisfaction about the Iraq War and, as with the Conservatives, the increased popularity of the United Kingdom Independence Party.
The United Kingdom Independence Party did exceptionally well, and managed to increase its number of MEPs from 3 to 12, pushing the Liberal Democrats, who increased their representation from 10 to 12 seats, into fourth place in the overall vote. UKIP received a very large increase in media coverage before the elections, partly because of the appointment of Robert Kilroy-Silk as a candidate. The actress Joan Collins also became a member and announced her support for the party.
Other minor parties also posted vote gains.
In Northern Ireland, as expected, Sinn Féin beat the SDLP in the polls and took its first Northern Ireland seat. This coincided with its winning a seat in the corresponding elections in the Republic.
Gibraltar voted for the first time, as part of the South West England region. The Conservative Party won overwhelming support there on a higher than average turnout. For full results, see European Parliament Election, 2004 (Gibraltar).
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Source: BBC
| Party | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 4,397,090 | 26.7 | -9.0 | 27 | -8 | 36.0 | |
| Labour | 3,718,683 | 22.6 | -5.4 | 19 | -6 | 25.3 | |
| UKIP | 2,650,768 | 16.1 | +9.2 | 12 | +10 | 16.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2,452,327 | 14.9 | +2.3 | 12 | +2 | 16.0 | |
| Green | 1,033,093 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| BNP | 808,200 | 4.9 | +3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Respect | 252,252 | 1.5 | +1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SNP | 231,505 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 159,888 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| English Democrats | 130,056 | ||||||
| Liberal | 96,325 | ||||||
| Scottish Green | 79,695 | ||||||
| Scottish Socialist | 61,356 | ||||||
| Christian Peoples | 56,771 | ||||||
| Senior Citizens | 42,861 | ||||||
| Countryside Party | 42,107 | ||||||
| Pensioners | 33,501 | ||||||
| Christian Vote | 21,056 | ||||||
| ProLife Alliance | 20,393 | ||||||
| Forward Wales | 17,280 | ||||||
| Alliance for Green Socialism | 13,776 | ||||||
| Peace | 12,572 | ||||||
| Total | 17,028,947 | 100 | 75 | -2 | 100 | ||
| European Parliament election 2004: Northern Ireland[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate(s) | Seats | Loss/Gain | First Preference Votes | ||
| Number | % of vote | |||||
| Democratic Unionist | Jim Allister | 1 | 0 | 175,761 | 31.9 | |
| Sinn Féin | Bairbre de Brún | 1 | +1 | 144,541 | 26.3 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Jim Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 91,164 | 16.6 | |
| SDLP | Martin Morgan | 0 | -1 | 87,559 | 15.9 | |
| Independent | John Gilliland | 0 | 0 | 36,270 | 6.6 | |
| Socialist Environmental | Eamon McCann | 0 | 0 | 9,172 | 1.6 | |
| Green (NI) | Lindsay Whitcroft | 0 | 0 | 4,810 | 0.9 | |
| Total | 549,277 | |||||
| Turnout | 51.7 | |||||
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