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June 08, 2009
Turnout in Euro elections
Overall (inc Scottish result still to come in), turnout is probably going to be just under 35% - so around 4% less than last time.
Here are the turnout figures for the individual regions:
Turnout in Wales drops further than elsewhere - down 11% since 2004, to only 30.4%.
Turnout 30.4% in North East. A severe drop from last time's 41%, when they had an all-postal ballot then.
Turnout in North West region down by 9.3% from 2004, when there was an all postal ballot. Turnout this time a measly 31.7%.
Yorkshire and Humber turnout dropped by 10% since 2004, to 32.3%. Lack of all postal ballot and Lab voters not turning up a problem.
Turnout in London is 33.3% - only 4% down since last time. Not bad considering no local elections in London on Thu.
Turnout in East Midlands down by 6.6% from last time, but still higher than most other regions, at 37.1%.
Turnout in West Midlands is down 1.5% from 2004, at 34.8%.
Eastern region turnout has also gone up since 2004 - by 1.2%, to 37.7%.
Turnout up in South East region - up by almost 1% from 2004, to 37.5%
Turnout in South West has actually gone up - by 1.1% from 2004, to 38.8% this time.
Posted by malcolmclark on June 08, 2009
Comments
Do you have any information about the number of spoiled ballot papers in the recent Euro and local elections. Anecdotally, I hear there were unprecedented numbers which, presumably indicates a willingness to vote but despair at the futility of it all without PR. Certainly that sums up my view. For the first time in my life, I spoilt my ballot paper by voting 1,2 and also made it clear by annotation that the election should be held by PR. A useless gesture, may be, but I have reached the view that nothing will change unless some kind of "disruptive behaviour" is taken. History tells us that constitutional change only takes place in this country when there is visible disruption if not street disoder Eg !832 Refrom Act .
Posted by: Richard Drew at June 8, 2009 10:49 AM
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