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Neither Labour nor the Conservatives can claim big wins on the doorstep of their leaders.

The Labour Party came second in the borough of Islington, in Jeremy Corbyn's constituency with 28.5%.

The Conservatives came third in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead - part of Theresa May's constituency - with 13.4%

Speaking on the Today programme, the BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith gives his analysis: "The big picture story is we are becoming an increasingly divided country between those who back no deal it seems and those who want another referendum.

"The middle ground is simply disappearing. The scope for compromise seems to be crumbling."

Political analyst Sir John Curtice says the election results have confirmed that the country is "deeply divided" over Brexit.

"The two most popular choices are leaving without a deal and having a second referendum," he says.

"Resolving the Brexit impasse is not going to be easy because we are divided and polarised."

"Look forward to more fractious politics," he warns.

Counting of votes is set to begin later for the European election in Northern Ireland.

Eleven candidates are competing to become one of the region's three members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Brussels and Strasbourg.

Northern Ireland uses a different voting system to the rest of the UK in the European election.

In the single transferable vote (STV) system, voters are able to rank the candidates in order of preference.

Counting in the election is due to begin at 08:00 BST on Monday, with the first results expected later in the day.

The BBC's Europe Correspondent Kevin Connolly reports that the next President of the EU Commission "will almost certainly still come either from the centre right or centre left."

He added: "But he or she may have to build a complex coalition in a more fractured European Parliament."

... and if you're just waking up, here is how the UK parties performed in the European elections:

• Nigel Farage's Brexit Party - launched just six weeks ago - received the highest share of the vote in nine of the 10 regions declared so far - overall it has taken 32% of the vote
• The pro-EU Lib Dems have also made gains, taking second place with 20%. They did best in Gibraltar (77% of the vote), Richmond upon Thames (52%) and Kingston upon Thames (47%)
• The Green Party recorded its best performance since 1989, taking 36% of the vote in Brighton and Hove and 35% in Bristol
• The Conservative Party was widely rejected by the electorate, with its worst performance since 1832
• The Labour Party fell to third place overall - fifth in Scotland - and is on course to end up with less than 15% of the vote, an even worse performance than in 2009 during the difficult days of Gordon Brown's premiership
• UKIP, the winning party in the 2014 election, failed to take any seats
• Newly-formed pro-European party Change UK also didn't win a seat
• The SNP dominated in Scotland, with 38% of the vote
• Plaid Cymru came second in Wales, beating Labour

Read more here.

Correction 21 August 2019: This entry has been amended to remove a chart that attempted to show the performance of pro- and anti-Brexit parties, after a ruling from the BBC's Executive Complaints Unit.

One of the first tasks of this upcoming European parliament will be to appoint a new Commission president.

In the last elections in 2014, MEPs elected Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission, despite opposition from some UK members and then prime minister David Cameron.

The job comes with a staff of more than 30,000, a seat at summits of EU leaders and the right to propose new European laws

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So far 27 female and 37 male MEPS have been elected.

The numbers will change once Scotland and Northern Ireland announce their results.

Before today's election, 40% of UK MEPs were female - higher than the EU average of 36%.

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There will be plenty more election reaction on the Today programme this morning.

Nigel Farage will be among the guests after his Brexit Party's success.

Green MP Caroline Lucas will also feature, following the so-called Green Wave which saw gains across Europe.

While Labour MP David Lammy, Change UK's Anna Soubry and a host of journalists are also among those set to appear on the programme.

Follow the reaction - and the fallout - on BBC Radio 4.

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says he will work to "rebuild the party for the many, not the few".

"I firmly believe that only Labour has the capability and values to unite different parts of the country and as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, I will continue to put all my efforts into rebuilding the party for the many, not the few."

Scotland is expected to declare its election results around midday. With Northern Ireland also still to declare, Labour has 10 seats - half the number they held before these elections.

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Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson blamed his ban from Twitter and Facebook for his failure to become an MEP.

The independent candidate polled 2.2% of the vote in the North West region, where the Brexit Party gained the largest share with 31.2%.

Speaking at the count in Manchester, he said: "Trump won his campaign on social media. Brexit was won on social media. I'm banned from social media."

He also blamed government "interference".

Results in the European elections and their impact on the Tory leadership contest lead many of the papers.

Read the full paper review here.

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The Conservative Party leadership race is well under way with eight MPs having officially announced their candidacy.

So how did the party fare in each of those candidates' local areas?

Michael Gove: In Surrey Heath the Conservatives came third with 13% behind The Brexit Party (38%) and the Lib Dems (26%).

Matt Hancock: In the last election, the voters of West Suffolk voted for UKIP. This time they voted for The Brexit Party (40%) - followed by the Lib Dems (18%), then the Greens (14%) and then the Conservatives (13%).

Jeremy Hunt: The Liberal Democrats won 35% in Waverley Borough Council pushing the Conservatives into fourth place (12%).

Boris Johnson: Another fourth place finish for the Tories in Hillingdon (12%).

Andrea Leadsom: In South Northamptonshire, the Conservative vote share fell by 23% leaving them on 15%, third behind The Brexit Party (36%) and the Lib Dems (22%).

Esther McVey: Fourth again for the Conservatives (11%), this time in Cheshire East, where the Brexit Party won 34% of the vote share.

Dominic Raab: The Conservative vote share fell by 31% leaving them on 12%, third behind the Liberal Democrats (39%) and The Brexit Party (28%).

Rory Stewart: Strong performances by The Brexit Party, the Lib Dems and the Greens pushed the Conservatives into fourth place.

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There were some common themes from these elections in the UK and across Europe.

When the results came, it was clear the major centre-right and centre-left groupings had lost their combined majority in the European Parliament as voters shied away from the mainstream. But they still held more than 43% of the vote.

Turnout was at its highest since 1994, with some observers suggesting this was due to more young people voting.

Take a look at how the rest of Europe voted here.