Wealden and Hastings European Parliament election results 2009

European Parliament elections June 2009
Results from East Sussex


Name of Party	Number of votes	Share of vote		Number of votes	Share of vote
British National Party	1593	3.26%		1478	6.51%
Christian Party	796	1.63%		381	1.68%
Conservative Party	17994	36.79%		5450	24.01%
English Democrats	1007	2.06%		444	1.96%
Green Party	6097	12.46%		2998	13.21%
Jury Team	271	0.55%		127	0.56%
Labour Party	1826	3.73%		3994	17.59%
Liberal Democrats	6300	12.88%		2021	8.90%
No2EU: Yes to Democracy	444	0.91%		353	1.55%
Pro Democracy: Libertas.eu	398	0.81%		252	1.11%
Socialist Labour Party	190	0.39%		307	1.35%
Peace Party	149	0.30%		99	0.44%
The Roman Party. Ave!	94	0.19%		46	0.20%
United Kingdom First	375	0.77%		175	0.77%
U K I P	10941	22.37%		4382	19.30%
Rejected ballots	440	0.90%		196	0.86%

Number of votes	48915			22703
Eligible to vote	114538			not given
TURNOUT	42.71%			not given

The European Movement in Sussex Russian Society was joined by Lewes Links, an organisation which was set up in 1992 to forge links and to promote better understanding of central and eastern Europe. As countries in those areas opened to contacts with western Europen movment, Lewes Links aimed to involve Sussex Russian Society in creating and sustaining links with people and organisations in the eastern half of Europe.

In May some of the countries where these contacts had been built were welcomed into the European Union, and another two in January. Other countries still aspire to join, and the concept of a European movment goes well beyond the borders of the EU.