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| European election: Scottish parties await results | European election: Scottish parties await results |
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| Scotland's political parties are awaiting the results of elections to the European Parliament. | Scotland's political parties are awaiting the results of elections to the European Parliament. |
| Voting took place on Thursday but results will not be announced until after polls close in other European Union member states at 22:00 BST. | Voting took place on Thursday but results will not be announced until after polls close in other European Union member states at 22:00 BST. |
| There are six MEP seats in Scotland up for grabs, out of 73 across the UK. | There are six MEP seats in Scotland up for grabs, out of 73 across the UK. |
| The last European election, in 2009, saw the SNP win the largest share of the vote in Scotland for the first time, beating Labour into second place. | The last European election, in 2009, saw the SNP win the largest share of the vote in Scotland for the first time, beating Labour into second place. |
| However, the full Scottish result will not be known until noon on Monday, as the Western Isles declines to count its votes on a Sunday. | However, the full Scottish result will not be known until noon on Monday, as the Western Isles declines to count its votes on a Sunday. |
| The last Euro election, which came after the SNP's 2007 Scottish Parliament election win, saw the party take 29.1% of the vote - a 10 point increase from the 2004 election - ahead of Labour's 20.8%. The Tories took 16.8% and the Lib Dems, 11.5%. | The last Euro election, which came after the SNP's 2007 Scottish Parliament election win, saw the party take 29.1% of the vote - a 10 point increase from the 2004 election - ahead of Labour's 20.8%. The Tories took 16.8% and the Lib Dems, 11.5%. |
| The result saw the SNP and Labour return two MEPs each, with one each for the Tories and Liberal Democrats. | The result saw the SNP and Labour return two MEPs each, with one each for the Tories and Liberal Democrats. |
| In the 2014 election, where Scottish voter turnout was 34%, the Scottish Greens are hoping to capitalise on what they predicted would be a falling Liberal Democrat vote north of the border, to win their first MEP seat. | |
| UKIP has also been campaigning in Scotland. | UKIP has also been campaigning in Scotland. |
| Ahead of the independence referendum, on 18 September, the SNP said a vote for the party was "a vote for Scotland", while Labour said it was the party of influence in Brussels. | Ahead of the independence referendum, on 18 September, the SNP said a vote for the party was "a vote for Scotland", while Labour said it was the party of influence in Brussels. |
| The Conservatives have backed EU reform, while the Liberal Democrats said they were making a positive case for Britain in the EU. | The Conservatives have backed EU reform, while the Liberal Democrats said they were making a positive case for Britain in the EU. |
| The European Parliament's powers have expanded since the last election, and the 751 MEPs now negotiate legislation with national government ministers, before parliament votes on the laws. | The European Parliament's powers have expanded since the last election, and the 751 MEPs now negotiate legislation with national government ministers, before parliament votes on the laws. |
| They also have a say on budget areas, including agriculture and regional aid. | They also have a say on budget areas, including agriculture and regional aid. |
| European Parliament seats are allocated in proportion to each country's population. | European Parliament seats are allocated in proportion to each country's population. |
| Britain is one of eight countries to use a "closed list" system where people vote for a party, rather than an individual, with seats allocated within each European constituency using the D'hondt system, a form of proportional representation. | Britain is one of eight countries to use a "closed list" system where people vote for a party, rather than an individual, with seats allocated within each European constituency using the D'hondt system, a form of proportional representation. |
| The new intake of MEPs will be representing 500 million citizens in 28 states. | The new intake of MEPs will be representing 500 million citizens in 28 states. |