The Conservative Party topped the polls in the Chichester District for the European Parliamentary elections held on 22 May. The result was declared at 10pm on Sunday 25th May, with the Conservatives gaining 37% of the vote.
In the South East Region, three Conservative MEPs were elected - Dan Hannan, Nirj Deva and Richard Ashworth.
A summary of the result for the Chichester District can be seen below:
- Conservative Party - 12,253 - 37%
- UK Independence Party - 10,622
- Green Party - 3291
- Labour Party - 2769
- Liberal Democrats - 2383
Full results can be found in the attached document.
Upon his re-election, Richard Ashworth MEP tweeted:
"Thank you to the people of the SE of England who voted Conservative in the elections, today I go back to Brussels to start work!"