The European Elections will take place on the 4th June 2009. This year the number of Members of the European Parliament will fall by 49 to 736.
In the North East we will elect 3 MEPs. The voting system is different to UK elections. Each party puts forward a list of candidates. the party with the most votes receives the first position, their vote is then halved and the party with the most votes at this point receives the second post and so on.
At the last election Fiona Hall was elected as the Lib Dem at the top of the list for our party and she is seeking re-election. her website is: www.fionahall.org.uk
If you would like to register to vote, or register for a postal vote for this election you can download forms here: