North West local & European elections
Thousands of people vote in the North West local and European elections.
North West MEPs: 3 Labour, 3 UKIP, 2 Conservative
The results of the eight North West MEPs are:
3 Labour: T.Griffin, A. Khan, J. Ward
3 UKIP: P. Nuttall, L. Bours, S. Woolfe
2 Conservative: J. Foster, S. Karim
Labour topped the ballots with 594,063 votes. UKIP followed with 481,932 votes.
Both the Liberal Democrats and the BNP have lost their only seats in the region.
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North West MEPs to be elected tonight
The North West will tonight elect eight MEPs to sit in the European Parliament for the next five years.
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All you need to know about the 2014 European election
Britons will go to the polls to decide who will represent them in Brussels and Strasbourg. Here is a guide to the European election.
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North West's European election candidates 2014
On 22 May 2014, eight MEPs will be elected from the North West. Find out who the candidates are.