2019 European Parliament election (UK)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 23 May 2019
gptkbp:electoralSystemNorthernIreland gptkb:Single_Transferable_Vote
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Members_of_the_European_Parliament
gptkbp:fifthBook gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:fourthPlace gptkb:Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
gptkbp:heldBecause UK was still EU member during Brexit delay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2019 European Parliament election (UK)
gptkbp:MEPCountAllianceParty 1
gptkbp:MEPCountBrexitParty 29
gptkbp:MEPCountChangeUK 0
gptkbp:MEPCountConservativeParty 4
gptkbp:MEPCountDUP 1
gptkbp:MEPCountGreenParty 7
gptkbp:MEPCountIndependent 1
gptkbp:MEPCountLabourParty 10
gptkbp:MEPCountLiberalDemocrats 16
gptkbp:MEPCountPlaidCymru 1
gptkbp:MEPCountScottishNationalParty 3
gptkbp:MEPCountSinnFein 1
gptkbp:MEPCountUKIP 0
gptkbp:MEPCountUlsterUnionistParty 1
gptkbp:nextEdition N/A (UK left EU after 2020)
gptkbp:notableFor Green Party's best ever European result
Liberal Democrats' best ever European result
Conservative Party's worst ever result in a national election
collapse of UKIP vote
first election for Brexit Party
first time Alliance Party won a European seat
first time Change UK contested an election
high support for Brexit Party
last European election in UK
rise of pro-Remain parties
Labour Party's worst result in a national election since 1910s
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:2019_European_Parliament_election
gptkbp:previousEdition 2014 European Parliament election (UK)
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 73
gptkbp:sixthPlace gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:voterTurnout 37%
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:D'Hondt_method
proportional representation
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Brexit_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:92nd_UK_ministry
gptkb:2014_European_Parliament_election_(UKIP_won_most_UK_seats)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8