THE Brexit Party was the clear national winner in the UK's European elections followed by the pro-EU Liberal Democrats.
The Conservatives and Labour suffered heavy losses across the country, with the former expected to get less than 10% of the vote.
How Cheshire West and Chester Council voted:
Change UK - The Independent Group 2,864
Conservative and Unionist Party 9,153
English Democrats 417
Green Party 12,860
Labour Party 12,415
Liberal Democrats 20,210
The Brexit Party 30,203
UK European Union Party (UKEUP) 390
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2,777
Mohmmad Aslam 47
Tommy Robinson 1,166
Rejected: 522
The Brexit Party won three seats in the north west, Labour two, Liberal Democrats two and the Green Party one.
Elected in the region are Claire Fox, Brexit Party, Henrik Nielsen, Brexit Party, David Bull, Brexit Party, Theresa Griffin, Labour, Julie Ward, Labour, Chris Davies, Liberal Democrats, Jane Brophy, Liberal Democrats, and Gina Dowding, Green Party.
The Brexit Party won 541,843 votes, Labour 380,193, Liberal Democrats 297,507, Green Party 216,581, Conservatives 131,002, UKIP 62,464, Change UK – The Independent Group 47,237, Tommy Robinson 38,908, English Democrats 10,045, UK European Union Party 7,125, Mohammad Aslam 2,002.
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