Helsinki, We should pay more attention to numbers and data, rather than following the right-wing’s apocalyptic propaganda, Donald Tusk hails "pro-EU majority" in European Parliament after populists under-perform expectations. Provisional results: The two main parties' vote share has been dropping consistently since the UK's first EU election in 1979. The UK’s European elections 2019 It was a tough night for both Labour and the Conservatives. Release date: 17 May 2019. Voters in local authority areas which backed Remain in the EU referendum showed a renewed enthusiasm for getting out to vote. Will Remain parties split the vote at the European elections? Warsaw, Stockholm, What will local and European elections tell us about Brexit? Are wildfires the end of the Californian dream? Labour peer quits party over Brexit and pledges support for Lib Dems, EU opens investigation into Nigel Farage gifts from millionaire tycoon, Farage's Brexit Party refuses to rule out joining far-right group, Change UK can help defeat hard Brexit – but not how you’d expect, Beware of singing Nigel Farage’s anti-politics tune, Corbyn urges voters to ‘come together to oppose far right’, Farage won't make a dent in a general election, I’m standing to be an MEP because only our party can unite Britain, I'm standing to be an MEP because my party fears a tide of nationalism, I’m standing to be an MEP because I know the scars that bigotry leaves, Farage hype is designed to make us forget he led Britain into chaos. The Conservatives performed badly across the board, but worst in areas where voters heavily backed Remain in the referendum. Luxembourg, Video, Long queues as Americans vote early in US election, Secret erotic drawings worth £2m kept under bed. On average turnout was 36.7%, up a little less than two percentage points on the last EU election in 2014. Correction 20 August 2019: This article has been amended to remove a chart that attempted to show the performance of pro- and anti-Brexit parties, after a ruling from the BBC's Executive Complaints Unit. Final results: Budapest, Nigel Farage's Brexit Party secured more than half the vote in areas where more than 7 in 10 people backed Brexit in the 2016 referendum, while the trends for the Greens and Lib Dems were the opposite. What do the upcoming European elections mean for UK political parties? The Conservatives and Labour combined received less than 25% of the votes, their worst result in any EU election. Check who could form a majority in the Parliament. VideoLong queues as Americans vote early in US election, Secret erotic drawings worth £2m kept under bed. US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? 1958 Founding Member States: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. POLITICO Europe tracks polling data for every European election and country. How much does the popularity of politicians depend on media exposure? Were the locals a cry to ‘get on with it’ or a Remain backlash? Compare the results of European elections since 1979. As for the two main parties, Labour particularly struggled to pick up votes in areas that voted strongly for Leave in 2016, averaging less than one in ten votes in those local authorities. Results as published by the Member State’s official election authority after all of the votes have been counted. Theresa May appears oddly upbeat. The Brexit Party swept across Britain, and the Liberal Democrats and Green Party also made gains. Copenhagen, 1958 Founding Member States: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.. 1973 UK, Denmark and Ireland join.. 1981 Greece joins.. 1986 Spain and Portugal join.. 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden join.. 2004 Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia join.. 2007 Bulgaria and Romania join. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. VideoAre wildfires the end of the Californian dream? Brussels, .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Sharp exchanges in US vice-presidential clash.