The EU results are in.

The results for the South West EU constituency are in and I'm pleased to say that the Green Party were successful in winning one of the six seats being contested. This is good news as the candidate, Molly Cato, will be an excellent advocate for us in Brussels. I've met her just the once and she impressed me with her energy and enthusiasm. She is definitely not a single-issue politician and it will be interesting following her progress.

The turn-out of 36.9% is surprisingly low given the publicity that these elections have had. It is still a fact that the majority of the electorate cannot be motivated to get out and vote and that should be a concern to all with an interest in politics. For the record, here are the results: