Country: | Gibraltar |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2014 European Parliament election in Gibraltar |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Seats For Election: | Contributes towards 6 seats to the European Parliament |
Election Date: | 4 June 2009 |
Image1: | David Cameron official.jpg |
Leader1: | David Cameron |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Alliance1: | Gibraltar Social Democrats |
Popular Vote1: | 3,721 |
Percentage1: | 53.30% |
Swing1: | 17.37pp |
Leader2: | Gordon Brown |
Leader Since2: | 24 June 2007 |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Alliance2: | Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party |
Popular Vote2: | 1,328 |
Percentage2: | 19.02% |
Swing2: | 9.42pp |
Image3: | Nick Clegg by the 2009 budget cropped.jpg |
Leader3: | Nick Clegg |
Leader Since3: | 18 December 2007 |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Alliance3: | Liberal Party of Gibraltar |
Popular Vote3: | 1,269 |
Percentage3: | 18.18% |
Swing3: | 10.47pp |
European Parliament elections were held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (which formed part of the European Parliament constituency of South West England and Gibraltar) on 4 June 2009, with the results announced on 7 June 2009. The Conservatives won with 51% of the votes.[1] Turnout was 35% in Gibraltar, below the 39% for the electoral region as a whole. The turnout in the territory was significantly lower than the percentage from 2004, which was 58%.[1]