Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Green Party of England and Wales election results
Table title:
Summary performance
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes won </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % of Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Change </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > MEPs elected </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Change </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Note </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1979 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17,953 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > as Ecology Party </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1984 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 70,853 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > as Ecology Party </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1989 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,299,287 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14.0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > as Green Party (UK). Best Green result ever. </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1994 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 471,269 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3.0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1999 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 568,236 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First two MEPs elected </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2004 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,033,093 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5.6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2009 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,223,303 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7.8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2014 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,136,670 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First seat gain since 1999 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How does the Green Party of England and Wales 2009 election results compare to their 2004 results?
Answer:
In 2009, the Green Party of England and Wales secured 1,223,303 votes or 7.8% of the popular vote compared to its 2004 vote share of 5.6%.