European Election 2009
Green Party South West ran a campaign to elect at least one Green MEP for the South West in the European election held on 4 June 2009. There were six seats to fill, and we provided a full slate of six candidates.
In the event, the Green Party polled ahead of Labour in the South West and only narrowly missed out on gaining a seat; see the report of the election results for more details.
These were our candidates:
Ricky Knight was the lead candidate for this election and came close to being elected as an MEP (by a margin of only 12,070 votes). Ricky is a European Studies graduate and dedicated
eco-activist, having graduated into politics via CND, the Peace
Movement and Greenpeace. He is currently a Modern Languages teacher and Town Councillor in Barnstaple. More...
Roger Creagh-Osborne lives in SE Cornwall where he is Chair of his Parish Council and involved in a range of local Green and Community Groups with a particular interest in energy, transport and rural issues. More...
Molly Scott Cato is a Green Party speaker on economic issues. She is a Reader in Green Economics at Cardiff School of Management and
Director of the Welsh Institute for Research into Cooperatives. More...
Richard Lawson is a semi-retired GP in North Somerset who was one of the first Greens elected to local authorities. He is a past Principal Speaker and Health Speaker for the national party. More...
Chloë Somers lives in Bath and works in Swindon. She is Regional Press Officer for the Green Party South West. She is particularly interested in how working for a sustainable future
affects the Arts and education. More...
David Taylor was one of the party's national Principal Speakers for three years in the 1990s and was the lead candidate for the South West during the previous two European elections. More...
Find out how the European Elections work and how Ricky came so close to being elected as an MEP.
