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United Kingdom 2014 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom?

UK Independence Party won 24 of 73 seats with 27.5% of the vote. 35.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : UK Independence Party won 24 of 73 seats with 27.5% of the vote; 35.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.0 points on 2009.

  • UK Independence Party 24 +11 seats 27.5% +11.0 points
  • Labour Party 20 +7 seats 25.4% +9.7 points
  • Conservative Party 19 −6 seats 23.9% −3.8 points
  • Green Party of England and Wales 3 +1 seat 7.9% −0.7 points
  • Liberal Democrats 1 −10 seats 6.9% −6.8 points
  • Scottish National Party 2 0 seats 2.5% +0.4 points
  • Independence from Europe 0 1.5%
  • British National Party 0 −2 seats 1.1% −5.1 points
  • Sinn Féin 1 0 seats 1.0% +0.2 points
  • Democratic Unionist Party 1 0 seats 0.8% +0.2 points
  • Plaid Cymru 1 0 seats 0.7% −0.1 points
  • Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 seats 0.5% 0.0 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the United Kingdom 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 27.5%

    Share of the vote won by UK Independence Party

    It led Labour Party by 2.1 points of the vote.

  2. +11 seats

    Seats gained by UK Independence Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. Liberal Democrats lost 10 seats.

  3. 35.6%

    Voter turnout

    Up 2.0 points on 2009.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
UK Independence Party24+1127.5+11.04,376,635
Labour Party20+725.4+9.74,020,646
Conservative Party19−623.9−3.83,792,549
Green Party of England and Wales3+17.9−0.71,255,573
Liberal Democrats1−106.9−6.81,087,633
Scottish National Party202.5+0.4389,503
Independence from Europe01.5235,124
British National Party0−21.1−5.1179,694
Sinn Féin101.0+0.2159,813
Democratic Unionist Party100.8+0.2131,163
Plaid Cymru100.7−0.1111,864
Ulster Unionist Party100.50.083,438

± is the change against the United Kingdom 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • UK Independence Party 4,376,635
  • Labour Party 4,020,646
  • Conservative Party 3,792,549
  • Green Party of England and Wales 1,255,573
  • Liberal Democrats 1,087,633
  • Scottish National Party 389,503
  • Independence from Europe 235,124
  • British National Party 179,694
  • Sinn Féin 159,813
  • Democratic Unionist Party 131,163
  • Plaid Cymru 111,864
  • Ulster Unionist Party 83,438

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

35.6% of the 46,481,532 registered voters cast a ballot (16,545,761 ballots), up 2.0 points on 2009. 16,454,949 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • UK Independence Party27.5% of votes32.9% of seats
  • Labour Party25.4% of votes27.4% of seats
  • Conservative Party23.9% of votes26.0% of seats
  • Green Party of England and Wales7.9% of votes4.1% of seats
  • Scottish National Party2.5% of votes2.7% of seats
  • Liberal Democrats6.9% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Sinn Féin1.0% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Democratic Unionist Party0.8% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Plaid Cymru0.7% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Ulster Unionist Party0.5% of votes1.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.8 by votes and 3.9 by seats; UK Independence Party led Labour Party by 2.1 points of the vote.

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