United Kingdom 2019 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom?
Brexit Party won 29 of 73 seats with 31.6% of the vote. 37.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.
United Kingdom- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Brexit Party won 29 of 73 seats with 31.6% of the vote; 37.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.6 points on 2014.
- Brexit Party 29 31.6%
- Liberal Democrats 16 +15 seats 20.3% +13.4 points
- Labour Party 10 −10 seats 14.1% −11.3 points
- Green Party of England and Wales 7 +4 seats 12.1% +4.2 points
- Conservative Party 4 −15 seats 9.1% −14.8 points
- Scottish National Party 3 +1 seat 3.6% +1.1 points
- Change UK 0 3.4%
- UK Independence Party 0 −24 seats 3.3% −24.2 points
- Plaid Cymru 1 0 seats 1.0% +0.3 points
- Sinn Féin 1 0 seats 0.7% −0.3 points
- Democratic Unionist Party 1 0 seats 0.7% −0.1 points
- Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 0.6%
- 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
31.6%
Share of the vote won by Brexit Party
It led Liberal Democrats by 11.3 points of the vote.
+15 seats
Seats gained by Liberal Democrats
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. UK Independence Party lost 24 seats.
37.2%
Voter turnout
Up 1.6 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brexit Party | 29 | 31.6 | 5,248,533 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | +15 | 20.3 | +13.4 | 3,367,284 |
| Labour Party | 10 | −10 | 14.1 | −11.3 | 2,347,255 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 7 | +4 | 12.1 | +4.2 | 2,010,909 |
| Conservative Party | 4 | −15 | 9.1 | −14.8 | 1,511,485 |
| Scottish National Party | 3 | +1 | 3.6 | +1.1 | 594,553 |
| Change UK | 0 | 3.4 | 571,846 | ||
| UK Independence Party | 0 | −24 | 3.3 | −24.2 | 549,348 |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | +0.3 | 163,928 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 126,951 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 124,991 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 1 | 0.6 | 105,928 |
± is the change against the United Kingdom 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Brexit Party 5,248,533
- Liberal Democrats 3,367,284
- Labour Party 2,347,255
- Green Party of England and Wales 2,010,909
- Conservative Party 1,511,485
- Scottish National Party 594,553
- Change UK 571,846
- UK Independence Party 549,348
- Plaid Cymru 163,928
- Sinn Féin 126,951
- Democratic Unionist Party 124,991
- Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 105,928
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?
37.2% of the 46,550,460 registered voters cast a ballot (17,302,391 ballots), up 1.6 points on 2014. 17,199,701 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2004 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Brexit Party31.6% of votes39.7% of seats
- Liberal Democrats20.3% of votes21.9% of seats
- Labour Party14.1% of votes13.7% of seats
- Green Party of England and Wales12.1% of votes9.6% of seats
- Conservative Party9.1% of votes5.5% of seats
- Scottish National Party3.6% of votes4.1% of seats
- Plaid Cymru1.0% of votes1.4% of seats
- Democratic Unionist Party0.7% of votes1.4% of seats
- Sinn Féin0.7% of votes1.4% of seats
- Alliance Party of Northern Ireland0.6% of votes1.4% of seats
- Change UK3.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- UK Independence Party3.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Brexit Party led Liberal Democrats by 11.3 points of the vote.
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