[pp.int.general] Pirate Party UK Election Results, May 2011

[Will Tovey]

The UK Pirate Party stood 9 candidates in elections across the United 
Kingdom yesterday.

In the election for Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Party 
fielded 4 candidates in two of the regions, gaining 581 votes (0.3%) in 
Glasgow and 850 votes (0.3%) in the West of Scotland.

The Party also fielded one candidate, Graeme Lambert, in the local 
council election in Bury (Moorside ward), who gained 119 votes (3.6%), 
setting a new percentage record for the Party.

Results from Glasgow: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/region/html/36139.stm
Results from West of Scotland: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/region/html/36145.stm
Results from Bury: http://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6469

PPUk press release on Scottish elections: 
http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/press/releases/2011/may/6/pirate-party-uk-contests-first-scottish-parliament/
PPUk press release on local elections: 
http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/press/releases/2011/may/6/pirate-party-set-new-party-record-england-local-el/

-Will