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| European Elections 2019: SNP to have three MEPs as Labour collapses | |
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| The Scottish results are being announced for the EU elections, with the SNP securing strong results and the Labour vote collapsing. | The Scottish results are being announced for the EU elections, with the SNP securing strong results and the Labour vote collapsing. |
| After the first 29 councils areas declared their results, the SNP had won 37.9% of the votes - up from the 29% it won in 2014. | |
| The Brexit Party is second on 14.5%, with the Liberal Democrats on 14% and the Conservatives on 11.5%. | |
| Scottish Labour was on 9.6% - down from 26% in 2014 - and the Greens 8.3%. | |
| Polling expert Prof Sir John Curtice has predicted that the SNP will finish with three of the six MEPs in Scotland - one more than in the last European election in 2014. | |
| The Brexit Party, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives will have one MEP each, with Scottish Labour losing both of its seats in the European Parliament. | |
| 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 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. |
| What are the key trends? | |
| The SNP's Alyn Smith, who tops their list for the election, said it was clear from the results that Scotland was a "different country" to the rest of the UK - where the Brexit Party is on course to win the most votes. | |
| Mr Smith told BBC Scotland: "It is clear that Scotland is for Europe, we have voted Remain again, and that vote cannot be ignored. | |
| "People are voting SNP for a variety of reasons - there are those who are lending us their vote and others who are diehard SNP voters, we've got people coming to us from all over the spectrum. | |
| "This has been about proving to the UK that we want to remain (in the EU)". | |
| The SNP and Labour both won two seats in Scotland in 2014, with the Conservatives and UKIP winning one each. | |
| What's happening elsewhere? | |
| Voting took place across the UK against the backdrop of Brexit, with both the Conservatives and Labour having had a disappointing night so far and the Brexit Party and the pro-EU Lib Dems seeing surges as voters split along Leave and Remain lines. | |
| Polling expert John Curtice predicted that the Brexit Party would win the most votes across the UK, and the Liberal Democrats second. | 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. | 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. |