Euro elections ballot paper problems in Yorkshire

Jun 5 2009 By Barry Gibson

He said: "We’ve had hundreds of calls from people asking why we’re not standing. It’s not the case that you would have to be a complete moron to miss the fold.

"I don’t understand how this country can be so bad. It’s like living in Nigeria."

Mr Bloom said there had been problems in York, Carlisle and Hampshire. He said: "This is bound to have cost us several thousand votes in Yorkshire."

At the last European election in 2004, Labour and the Conservatives won two seats each in Yorkshire, with the Lib Dems and the UKIP each winning a single seat.

Some 49% of people in Kirklees voted five years ago, well above the Yorkshire average of 42%.

The following parties are contesting the election in Yorkshire: British National Party, Christian Party, Conservatives, English Democrats, Jury Team, Lib Dems, No2EU: Yes to Democracy, Libertas, Socialist Labour Party, the Greens, Labour and UKIP.

There were also elections for county councils across England yesterday. Most of the results will be announced today.