Basildon votes big for the Brexit Party

The results of the European parliamentary elections were announced on Sunday night, showing that many Basildon residents support the newly founded: Brexit Party, led by Nigel Farage.

The Brexit Party had over 15,000 more votes than any other party:

• Change UK: 1,257
• Conservative & Unionist Party: 3,975
• English Democrats: 286
• Green Party: 3,424
• Labour: 3,807
• Liberal Democrats: 5,536
• The Brexit Party: 20,843
• UKIP: 2,052
• Csordas Attila (IND): 73

Basildon Turnout was 30.86%, which is slightly lower than the last EU elections in 2014.

Eastern Region’s new MEPs, which includes the Chairman of the Brexit Party:

• Richard Tice (Brexit)
• Michael Heaver (Brexit)
• June Mummery (Brexit)
• Barbara Gibson (Liberal Democrat)
• Lucy Nethsingha (Liberal Democrat)
• Catherine Rowett (Green)
• Geoffery Van Orden (Conservative)

Regional turnout: 36.48%