UKIP gains seats and share in vote

UKIP gained two seats and boosted their share of the vote in the South East as the party topped the European election results in the region.

Leader Nigel Farage was one of four UKIP MEPs elected as the party secured 751,439 votes, up 13.29%.

The Conservative Party came second with 723,571 votes - a 3.84% fall from 2009 - and lost one seat to leave the party with three MEPs.

Lib Dem Catherine Bearder retained one seat for the party - its only success.

Nigel Farage described the party's gains as "the most extraordinary result in British politics for 100 years"

Speaking after the result was announced at Southampton's Guildhall, Mr Farage said: "Our people's army will go from here.

"And we will go on next year to the general election with a target strategy and I promise you this - you haven't heard the last of us."

Seats in the European Parliament are allocated according to the D'Hondt system, a type of proportional representation.

UKIP gains seats and share in vote

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