European Parliamentary Election results 2019

The European Parliament Election took place on Thursday 23 May 2019.

The Electoral Region of Scotland

I, Kenneth Lawrie, Regional Returning Officer for the Electoral Region of Scotland at the European Parliamentary Election held on 23 May 2019 give public notice of:

The total number of votes cast and the turnout

The total number of valid votes given to each registered party and individual candidate, and

The number of votes which such a party or candidate had at any stage when a seat was allocated, and the names of each candidate to whom a seat has been allocated.

The total number of votes cast was 1,576,485 a turnout of 39.9%

Name of registered party Number of valid votes Change UK -The Independent Group 30,004 Conservative and Unionist Party 182,476 Labour Party 146,724 Liberal Democrats 218,285 Scottish Green Party 129,603 Scottish National Party (SNP) 594,553 The Brexit Party 233,006 UK Independence Party (UKIP) 28,418 Edgar, Gordon 6,128 Parke, Ken 2,049

The number of ballot papers rejected was 5,239.

Seat No.

Name of party/candidate to whom seat allocated Number of votes on allocation of seat Name of

successful candidate 1 Scottish National Party

(SNP) 594,553 Alyn Smith 2 Scottish National Party

(SNP) 297,277 Christian Allard 3 The Brexit Party 233,006 Louis Stedman-Bryce 4 Liberal Democrats 218,285 Sheila Ewan Ritchie 5 Scottish National Party

(SNP) 198,184 Aileen McLeod 6 Conservative and Unionist Party 182,476 Nosheena Mobarik

City Chambers

Edinburgh

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Kenneth Lawrie

Regional Returning Officer

27 May 2019

Printed and published by the above-named Regional Returning Officer

Dumfries and Galloway Results

I, Gavin Stevenson, Local Returning Officer appointed for the Dumfries & Galloway counting area at the European Parliamentary Election in the Electoral Region of Scotland, held on 23 May 2019, hereby certify, and declare:

The results for the Dumfries and Galloway Local Counting Area are as follows:

Name of registered party Number of valid votes Change UK -The Independent Group 913 Conservative and Unionist Party 9,651 Labour Party 3,207 Liberal Democrats 4,544 Scottish Green Party 3,140 Scottish National Party (SNP) 12,670 The Brexit Party 9,981 UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1,228 Edgar, Gordon 246 Parke, Ken 62

Rejected Ballot Papers

a) want of an official mark 0 b) voting for more than one registered party/individual candidate 36 c) writing or mark by which voter could be identified 3 d) unmarked or void for uncertainty 162 The total number of rejected ballot papers was (a+b+c+d) 201

Total Votes

Total Votes Cast 45,843 Total Electorate 112,970 Percentage Poll 40.58%

Gavin Stevenson

Local Returning Officer:

26 May 2019