Interesting that lots of people seem to care that the BNP had two of their number elected as MEPs. Maybe if they had actually voted in the election (about 70% didn't bother) they might have stopped them. The BNP needed 8% of the vote in the North West to gain a seat and achieved that with fewer votes than they received last time.
Basically, Labour voters stayed away from the poll and let in their arch-enemy. What a shower! What part of democracy don't people understand? Proportional representation means you get what you vote for. If you vote for nobody you might elect a nobody.
UKIP did well because they actually stand on a platform relevant to the EU. People care, so people vote. I didn't see any canvassing from the major parties on EU issues. If they'd bothered, they might have got more votes - and kept out the BNP.
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