Veteran Southport journalist Martin Hovden writes: The Brexit Party gained the most number of Euro election votes in Sefton, it was revealed in the early hours of this morning.
The party – started just six weeks ago by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage (pictured) – gained 19,848 votes, pushing Labour who control the local authority into second place (17,581).
The Liberal Democrats, who nationally had a very good night along with the Green Party, trailed in third with 12,438 votes. The Green Party were fourth with 7,717, while the Tories were fifth with 3,609.
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson came fourth from bottom out of the 11 parties who stood in last Thursday’s election with 934 votes from Sefton residents, and came in the same position in the North West Region result, which includes our local authority.
The BBC’s election specialist Sir John Curtice said the UK (excluding Scotland) remains polarised and divided, with the Leave parties winning a projected 35% of the vote and the Remain parties the same percentage.
The Sefton result (no figures for the Southport constituency have been released so far) is a reflection of the national situation, with the Brexit Party topping the national poll. However, the main difference in Sefton is Labour’s success in fighting off a Lib Dem challenge for second position.
Nigel Farage speaking after being returned as an MEP in the South East, said if the country doesn’t leave the EU by October 31, his party was ready for a general election.
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