It's been a great night for UKIP so far with just three regions declared and six UKIP MEPs elected, representing a 100% increase across those three regions.
- UKIP has secured its first MEP in the North East of England euroregion - Jonathan Arnott.
- In the East of England euroregion, Roger Helmer was re-elected and Margot Parker joins him as a second MEP.
- In the South West of England, UKIP has two MEPs - William Dartmouth and Julia Reed.
- In Yorkshire & the Humber, UKIP has gone from 1 MEP to 3 - Amjid Bashir, Jane Collins and Mike Hookem.
- UKIP has also kept its MEP in Wales with Nathan Gill elected to replace John Bufton.
- In the North West of England, UKIP has gone from 1 to 3 MEPs - Paul Nuttall is re-elected and joined by Louise Bours and Steve Woolfe
- Sky are reporting that from the figures so far, UKIP has gained a seat in Scotland
- UKIP has gone from 2 to 3 MEPs in the West Midlands - Jill Seymour, Jim Carver and Bill Etheridge
- In the South East of England, UKIP has 4 MEPs elected - Nigel Farage, Janice Atkinson, Diane James and Ray Finch
- London is late declaring due to a recount but we don't expect any surprises
wonkotsane is an author at Bloggers4UKIP.
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