31 July 2007, in line with the required reduction in representation from the United Kingdom, the number of members elected from each region was modified by the Boundary Commission and Electoral Commission, based on the size of the electorate in each region. The recommended changes were approved by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 2008. Changes in regional seat allocations 1Includes Gibraltar, the only British overseas territory which was then part of the EU. MEPs retiring Conservative Christopher Beazley (East of England) John Bowis (London) Philip Bushill-Matthews (West Midlands) Jonathan Evans (Wales) – Became MP for Cardiff North in 2010 Chris Heaton-Harris (East Midlands) – Became MP for Daventry in 2010 Caroline Jackson (South West England) Neil Parish (South West England) – Became MP for Tiverton and Honiton in 2010 John Purvis (Scotland) David Sumberg (North West England) Labour Robert Evans (London) Glenys Kinnock (Wales) Eluned Morgan (Wales) Gary Titley (North West England) UKIP Jeffrey Titford (East of England) John Whittaker (North West England) Roger Knapman (South West England) Liberal Democrat Elspeth Attwooll (Scotland) Emma Nicholson (South East England) Independents Den Dover (North West England) – former Conservative MEP, expelled over his expenses. Robert Kilroy-Silk (East Midlands) – former UKIP MEP, created new party Veritas. Ashley Mote (South East England) – former UKIP MEP, expelled for expenses fraud for which he was later jailed. Tom Wise (East of England) – former UKIP MEP, expelled for expenses fraud for which he was later jailed. Opinion polls In the run up to the election, several polling organisations carried out public opinion polling in regards to voting intentions in Great Britain. Results of such polls are displayed below. ComRes, ICM, Populus and YouGov are members of the British Polling Council, and abide by its disclosure rules. BPIX is not a member of the BPC, and does not publish detailed methodology and findings. Results United Kingdom Great Britain Turnout in Great Britain was 34.3%, with 15,137,202 votes out of a total electorate of 44,171,778. Most of the results of the election were announced on Sunday 7 June, after similar elections were held in the other 26 member states of the European Union. Scotland declared its result on Monday 8 June, as counting in the Western Isles was delayed due to observance of the Sabbath. Great Britain kept to the Europe-wide trend towards the right. The Labour Party, which was in its twelfth year