Stop Nick Griffin | We didn't stop Nick Griffin

We didn't stop Nick Griffin - but thanks for trying

The results didn't come in until 3am on Monday 8th June, and the counting went right down to the wire, but the sad fact is that the North West now has a BNP representative in the person of Nick Griffin.

The result is given below and, under the d'Hondt proportional voting system, the figures show that less than 2,000 more votes for UKIP or just 5,000 more Green votes would have beaten the BNP to that final seat.

Our efforts certainly made a difference. The results in Manchester and Liverpool, where our adverts appeared and many other anti-racist activities were taking place, were dismal for the racist party, with Green votes outnumbering BNP votes by about 2 to 1. However, in the end it wasn't enough.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the campaign, all who gave their support, and all those who gave to the advertising appeals. We nearly achieved something incredible.

North West European Election result:

Party	Votes	% (change)	MEPs	Gains
Conservative	423,174	25.6 (+1.5)	3	0
Labour	336,831	20.4 (-6.9)	2	-1
UK Independence Party	261,740	15.8 (+3.7)	1	0
Liberal Democrats	235,639	14.3 (-1.6)	1	0
British National Party	132,094	8.0 (+1.6)	1	+1
Green Party	127,133	7.7 (+2.1)	0	0
English Democrat	40,027	2.4 (+0.8)	0	0
Socialist Labour Party	26,224	1.6 (+1.6)	0	0
Christian Party-Christian Peoples Alliance	25,999	1.6 (+1.6)	0	0
No2EU	23,580	1.4 (+1.4)	0	0
Jury Team	8,783	0.5 (+0.5)	0	0
Libertas	6,980	0.4 (+0.4)	0	0
Independent - Francis Apaloo	3,621	0.2 (+0.2)	0	0