Following European elections on the 23rd May, only Geoffrey Van Orden from the Conservatives remains as an MEP for East of England. Votes for the Conservatives and UKIP fell drastically, while The Brexit Party and Liberal Democrats rose significantly. The Greens also added to their share of the vote. The results from the night were:
Party | MEPs | Votes | Share % |
---|---|---|---|
The Brexit Party | 3 | 604,715 | 37.83 |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 361,563 | 22.62 |
Green | 1 | 202,460 | 12.67 |
Conservative | 1 | 163,830 | 10.25 |
Labour | 0 | 139,490 | 8.73 |
Change UK | 0 | 58,274 | 3.65 |
UKIP | 0 | 54,676 | 3.42 |
English Democrats | 0 | 10,217 | 0.64 |
Attila Csordas | 0 | 3,230 | 0.20 |
The MEPs elected for East of England were:
Candidate | Party |
---|---|
Richard Tice | The Brexit Party |
Michael Heaver | The Brexit Party |
June Mummery | The Brexit Party |
Barbara Gibson | Liberal Democrats |
Lucy Nethsingha | Liberal Democrats |
Catherine Rowett | Green |
Geoffrey Van Orden | Conservative |