UKIP gain seats in South East EU vote

The South East region ballot, held on Thursday but the results of which were only declared last night (Sunday), resulted in UKIP securing four seats including the party leader Nigel Farage retaining his MEP role.
Of the 10 seats up for grabs, the Conservatives took three, Labour one, the Green Party one, and the Liberal Democrats one along with UKIP's four.
Leader Nigel Farage was one of the four UKIP MEPs elected as the party secured 751,439 votes, up by 13.29% compared to 2009.
The other UKIP MEP'S are made up of Janice Atkinson, Ray Finch and Diane James.
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.
The three conservative MEP'S are Richard Ashworth, Nirj Deva and Dan Hannan
Lib Dem Catherine Bearder retained one seat for the party - its only success.
The vote saw Catherine Bearder become last remaining English Lib Dem MEP as the party's share of the vote in the South East fell by 6.1%, relegating them to fifth place behind the Greens.
The Green Party MEP is Keith Taylor and for Labour it is Anneliese Dodds.
Seats in the European Parliament representing England, Scotland and Wales are distributed according to the D'Hondt system, a type of proportional representation.
The nations are divided into 11 electoral regions: nine in England, plus Scotland and Wales.
Parties vying for election submit a list of candidates to the electorate in each region for their approval.