Gibraltar finally allowed the European vote after 30 years

Gibraltar will finally vote in the European elections, after a 30-year long wait. Although Gibraltar joined the European Union (as part of the United Kingdom) in 1973, the UK disenfranchised Gibr- altar from its vote in the European elections. Next year's elections will be the first which will absorb the vote of Gibraltar's electorate. As there are only 20,000 potential voters on the Rock ' too small a number to create a separate electoral region ' Gibraltar's vote has been combined with the south west region of England. 'We chose the south west of England because of historical marit...