Farage’s Brexit Party the big winner at polls
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party received the most votes across the Horsham district at last week’s European elections.
The Lib Dems came second, with the Greens third, then the Conservatives, Change UK in fifth and Labour sixth.
The South East region elected ten new MEPs to the European Parliament.
Four are from the Brexit Party, three are Lib Dems, with one for the Greens, Conservatives, and Labour each.
On Thursday 35.6 per cent of votes in the Horsham district were cast for the Brexit Party.
Speaking at the count in Southampton, Mr Farage said: “Never before in British politics has a new party launched just six weeks ago topped the polls in a national election. The reason of course is very obvious. We voted to leave in a referendum. We were supposed to do so on March 29th and we haven’t.
“There’s a huge message here, a massive message here. The Labour and Conservative parties could learn a big lesson from tonight.”
In 2014 the region elected four UKIP MEPs, three Tories, one Green, one Labour and one Lib Dem.
Brighton and Hove mayor Alexandra Phillips, who was elected a Green MEP, said: “Last night’s result wasn’t just a sincere endorsement of Green politics, it also saw pro-remain parties surge.”
New South East MEPs: Mr Farage, Brexit Party, Catherine Bearder, Lib Dems, Alexandra Phillips, Brexit Party, Alexandra Phillips, Greens, Antony Hook, Lib Dems, Robert Rowland, Brexit Party, Dan Hannan, Tories, Belinda de Camborne Lucy, Brexit Party, Judith Bunting, Lib Dems, John Howarth, Labour.
Horsham district votes: Brexit Party - 16,072; Lib Dems - 12,545; Greens 6,145; Conservatives - 5,298; Change UK - 2,224; Labour - 1,654; UKIP - 861; UKEUP 131; Socialist Party - 40; Ind J McMahon 78; Ind D Round 43; Ind M Turberville - 30.