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First Scottish results announced in EU election European Elections 2019: SNP ahead in Scotland as Labour vote collapses
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The first Scottish results have been announced for the EU elections. The first Scottish results have been announced for the EU elections, with the SNP securing strong early results and the Labour vote collapsing.
After the first four councils areas declared their results, the SNP had secured 39% of the votes - up from the 29% it won in 2014. After the first 14 councils areas declared their results, the SNP had won 38% of the votes - up from the 29% it won in 2014.
The Brexit Party was on 16%, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both on 12%, Scottish Labour on 11% and the Scottish Greens 7%. The Brexit Party was second on 16%, with the Liberal Democrats on 13% and Conservatives on 12%.
Scottish Labour was on 9% - down from 25% in 2014 - and the Greens 7%.
The results from 31 of Scotland's 32 council areas will be announced tonight, with the Western Isles not declaring its results until later on Monday.
The election was held on Thursday in the UK, but the results could not be announced until after 22:00 on Sunday.The election was held on Thursday in the UK, but the results could not be announced until after 22:00 on Sunday.
The results from 31 of Scotland's 32 council areas will be announced over the next couple of hours, with the Western Isles declaring on Monday. What are the key early trends?
Voting took place across the UK against the backdrop of Brexit, with both the Conservatives and Labour expecting to be punished for the current paralysis at Westminster.
Polling expert John Curtice predicted that the Brexit Party would win the most votes across the UK, and the Liberal Democrats second.
All 28 EU member states are electing MEPs, and countries have been voting since Thursday.
Voters across the UK will choose a total of 73 MEPs in 12 multi-member regional constituencies, with Scotland classed as a single constituency that will elect six MEPs.Voters across the UK will choose a total of 73 MEPs in 12 multi-member regional constituencies, with Scotland classed as a single constituency that will elect six MEPs.
MEPs are elected in order as listed by their party, based on the parties' total share of the vote in each region.MEPs are elected in order as listed by their party, based on the parties' total share of the vote in each region.
The SNP and Labour both won two seats in Scotland in 2014, with the Conservatives and UKIP winning one each.The SNP and Labour both won two seats in Scotland in 2014, with the Conservatives and UKIP winning one each.
In Scotland, Wales and the nine English regions, the number of MEPs for each party is calculated using a form of proportional representation known as the D'Hondt formula, a complex system devised by Belgian mathematician and lawyer Victor D'Hondt in the late 19th Century.
The process is slightly different in Northern Ireland, where the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system is used. Here is a guide to how the two work.