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Tories top East Midlands poll
East Midlands Conservatives were celebrating as they topped the poll in the East Midlands constitutency of the European elections.
The Tories polled 370,275 - 3.8% up on their 2004 share of the vote - to retain their two seats in the parliament.
Labour saw the votes cast for them drop by 4.1% to 206,945 but held on to their one seat which goes to Glenis Wilmott.
It was not such a good night for UKIP in the East Midlands as in 2004. Their share of the vote went down by 9.6% to 201,984 and they lost one of their two seats to the Lib Dems polled 151,428 (up 0.6%).
In all 1,228,065 people voted in the East Midlands - 37% of the 3,312,914 electorate.
MEPs elected were: TORIES - Roger Helmer, Emma McClarkin; LABOUR - Glenis Wilmott; UKIP - Derek Clark; LIB DEMS - Bill Newton Dunn.
Full result:
Conservatives 370,275 (30.2%) - 2 seats; Labour 206,945 (16.9%) - 1 seat; UKIP 201984 (16.4%) - 1 seat; Lib Dem 151,428 (12.3) - 1 seat; BNP 106,319 (8.7%); Green 89,939 (6.8%); English Democrat 28,498 (2.3%); United Kingdom First 20,561 (1.7%); Christian Party-Christian People's Alliance 17,907 (1.5%); Socialist Labour 13590 (1.1%); No2Eu 11,375 (0.9%); Libertas 7,882 (0.6%); Jury Team 7,362 (0.6%).
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