[8][9] The Brexit Party won the most votes and became the largest single national party in the European Parliament, being the dominant choice of those who had voted to leave the European Union. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party elected three MEPs, while Labour lost both its MEPs and failed to win a seat in Scotland at a European election for the first time in its history. Three parties selected their leaders as candidates: Colum Eastwood for the SDLP,[73] Naomi Long for the Alliance Party,[74][75] and Clare Bailey for the Green Party.[72]. [139], Polling after the local elections saw the Brexit Party in front, followed by Labour, with the Liberal Democrats taking third from the Conservatives. Linkedin. In the 2019 United Kingdom General Election, voter turnout was 67.3 percent of eligible voters, a 1.5 percent drop compared with the previous general election in 2017. On 7 May 2019, the UK government conceded that the election would go ahead. 4 November 2019. [14][17] However, in the top 10 local authorities with EU citizens, only 21% of EU citizens who were on the Electoral Register returned this form by the deadline. Figure 1 … [129][130] The mistake was reported to be in the data supplied by SNP HQ, run by Peter Murrell, husband of SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon. CEO, MindShare Germany. It was the first time that unionists won fewer than two of the three seats, and the first time that all three MEPs were women. [104] He also argued that the better the performance of the Brexit Party, the lower the chance of a second referendum on Brexit. [50] Two of its candidates subsequently withdrew from the ballot due to misogynistic and racist remarks. The second and subsequent seats were allocated in turn to the party or independent candidate with the greatest quotient.[20]. Labour Hold Mike Hill. Polling for the Conservative Party fell over the period, with most polls predicting it would come fourth. The United Kingdom's component of the 2019 European Parliament election was held on Thursday 23 May 2019 and the results were announced on Sunday 26 and Monday 27 May 2019, after all the other EU countries had voted. 69% of 2017 LibDem voters stayed with the party, while 13% voted Green and 7% Brexit Party. Order a Project Account now to get immediate access to our dossiers, studies and reports. [90], The Conservative government was hopeful of agreeing a withdrawal deal with the EU soon enough that UK MEPs would not take up their seats. [120] It launched its manifesto on 9 May, unveiling its campaign slogan "Bollocks to Brexit" which attracted considerable media debate. [226] A modified policy was announced in July. In favour of a second referendum, in which they would campaign for Remain. [219], YouGov released polling suggesting 41% of Labour Party members voted for other parties at the European election (including 19% Green and 15% Liberal Democrat). This was its worst result in Wales for nearly a century; it did not come first in any reporting area in Wales or Scotland. On 20 April, the party's deputy leader Tom Watson argued the party needed to back a second referendum on Brexit in order to present a clear alternative to and beat the Brexit Party, but that was not Labour's preferred option. Overview and forecasts on trending topics, Key figures and rankings about brands and companies, Consumer insights and preferences in various industries, Detailed information about political and social topics, All key figures about regions and countries, Everything you need to know about Consumer Goods, Identify market potentials of the digital future, Insights into the world's most important technology markets, Health Market Outlook [102] On 15 April 2019, three more sitting female UKIP MEPs defected to the Brexit Party, criticising UKIP's nomination of Benjamin as a candidate. 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