Liz Lynne re-elected to European Parliament

10.14.00am BST (GMT +0100) Mon 8th Jun 2009

Liz Lynne and the Liberal Democrats are celebrating her re-election to the European Parliament for a third term as our local MEP.

In a speech after the final results were announced after a mammoth count at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena, Liz said:

"I look forward to continuing my work in the European Parliament to secure the best deal for all the communities of the West Midlands region. The Lib Dems have achieved a lot by working with our European partners but there is plenty more we can achieve over the next five years."

"I would like to thank everyone who delivered leaflets and knocked on doors for me around the region over the last six weeks for all their hard work."

Liz Lynne and the Liberal Democrats are the only major political party to maintain their position in the Parliament in this region after the election. Labour lost a quarter of their vote and one Member of the European Parliament (MEP). The Conservatives increased their vote slightly, but lost one MEP due to the smaller number of MEPs for the region.

UKIP won two MEPs.