European Union elections: South Kesteven results

South Kesteven District Council has announced its results in tonight's European Union election results, which will form part of the overall East Midlands result.

There was a turnout of 36.6 per cent in the South Kesteven district area in Thursday's elections. The overall result for the region is being coordinated in Kettering.

The results were as follows:

Change UK - The Independent Group 1474

Conservative and Unionist Party 5183

Green Party 3735

Independent Network 508

Labour Party 2333

Liberal Democrats 6689

The Brexit Party 16196

UK Independence Party (UKIP) UKIP Make Brexit Happen 1782

Simon Louis Rood - Independent 175

Number of papers rejected: 252

So far nationally the Brexit Party is topping UK polls in the elections.