Anti-Brexit parties have made significant gains in the European elections, winning a higher vote share than hardline Eurosceptic parties.

With counting nearly completed across the UK, the Liberal Democrats are second with 20.3% of the vote, the Green Party has gained 12.1%, and Change UK is on 3.4%. The SNP is also on course for a resounding victory in Scotland, while Plaid Cymru beat the Labour Party to second place in Wales.

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In total, the anti-Brexit vote has surpassed 40%, while firmly pro-Brexit parties have gained roughly 35%.

The Liberal Democrats have been the big anti-Brexit winners of election night, seeing a 13.4% increase in their vote and gaining 15 MEPs. Posting on Twitter, outgoing leader Vince Cable said that a ‘clear, honest, unambiguous’ message was the basis of their success, adding that his party was now the ‘strongest Remain force in British politics.’

The Green Party has also seen a notable uptick in its vote – an increase of 4.2% from 2014. Speaking to Sky News, former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas said that the strong performance of Remain parties shows there is no mandate for a no deal Brexit.

While unequivocally pro- and anti-Brexit parties saw a drastic increase in their vote last night, fence-sitters have lost out. Labour’s share of the vote dropped by over 11% to just 14.1%, while the Conservative vote tanked to just 9.1%.

Scram launched a campaign prior to the elections, calling on people to get out and show the scale of opposition to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. Thousands of people shared our plea and, as Lucas says, anti-Brexit voters have denied Farage the clear victory he was craving.

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