UP FRONT
How you
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voted
he Labour Party has
and their wards, on pages 41-43 of
retained control over Ealing
this magazine – including the cabinet
Council after winning a
members selected to hold portfolios.
majority of seats in the local
The full election results by ward are
elections in May.
available on the council’s website, at
It secured 53 of the total 69 seats
www.ealing.gov.uk/elections
on the council giving it an
overall majority.
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
Turnout was 41.3%
Voter turnout for the
In total, around
for the local elections.
European Parliamentary
380,000 votes were
Votes cast in the local
elections was 43.9% –
cast in Ealing – the
election determined
which was higher than
which party formed
the London average
second highest
the decision-making
of 37.4%.
in London
administration of Ealing
Votes cast in Ealing
Council for the next four
were added to other votes
years and how the council
cast across the capital to select
spends its budget on local services.
eight MEPs to represent the London
Three councillors have been elected area in the European Parliament, using
for each of the borough’s 23 wards,
a form of proportional representation.
and the new political make-up of the
The political make-up of London’s
council is 53 (Labour), 12 (Conservative)
new MEPs was as following: Four
and 4 (Liberal Democrats).
Labour, two Conservative, one Green
You can see the full list of councillors, and one UKIP.
Martin Smith, the returning officer, announces
the result for one of the wards during the
election count
Above: The borough’s votes were counted and results declared from a specially-constructed marquee in Ealing
around ealing
Summer 2014
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