Jack Brooke-Battersby
By Jack Brooke-Battersby

Senior Staff Writer

26 May 2019

| | 2 min read

Elections

European Election 2019 results

The North East has elected its three MEPs (Members of European Parliament) following counts across the region.

Newcastle Quayside
Newcastle Quayside

Following the vote held on Thursday May 23, local counts took place on Sunday evening around the region.

Results from those events were collated at the regional count in Sunderland.

The overall result was

Registered Party

No. of votes

Change UK - The Independent Group

24,968

Conservative and Unionist Party

42,395

Green Party

49,905

Labour Party

119,931

Liberal Democrats

104,330

The Brexit Party

240,056

UK Independence Party (UKIP)

38,269

The result means The Brexit Party is allocated two seats and the Labour Party one seat in European Parliament.

The Newcastle result was:

Registered Party

No. of votes

Change UK - The Independent Group

2,746

Conservative and Unionist Party

3,633

Green Party

6,629

Labour Party

16,582

Liberal Democrats

16,149

The Brexit Party

18,328

UK Independence Party (UKIP)

3,395