Tonight's results are "not a victory" for the Brexit Party, the co-leader of the Green party says.

The Green party has won 12% of all votes declared so far, compared to the Brexit Party's 32%. But Green co-leader Sian Berry says the combined vote for anti-Brexit parties was higher than that for Nigel Farage's party.

She told the BBC News Channel it was time for all parties other than the Brexit party to "come together" and put an agreed deal to voters.

She added: "It's the only way we can see that can take us forward now, when everybody has rejected the established parties so badly and are crying out for something new - they've seen that in the Green Party."

Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert

So far it looks as though it will be a close run thing as to which of UKIP or Change UK will come last of the main parties in this election.

Both are heading for just over 3.3% of the vote, and one or both of them could even be overtaken by the SNP - even though the nationalists are only fighting in Scotland.

Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert

The success of the Green Party in the UK has been emulated in many other EU countries.

On average the votes of Green parties is up by 2.5 points compared with 2014 and has increased in particular in Germany (10 points), Finland (7 points), Lithuania (6 points).

Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert

There is no consistent evidence of European populist radical right wing parties doing well in these elections.

On average, their performance is simply in line with what happened in 2014.

There were some notable advances - such as the Lega in Italy (up 27 points on 2014) and the Justice of Law Party in Poland (up 11 points). But in Denmark the Danish People's Party is down by 16 points, and in Lithuania the Party of Order and Justice is down by 11 points.

A reminder that you can get in-depth coverage of the results across Europe here.

Labour shadow cabinet member Jon Ashworth has denied that his party's position on Brexit is "sitting on the fence".

He says he is not complacent about tonight's results and that the party will need to "understand, debate and discuss" the outcome before deciding on where the party goes from here.

It is not an illusion brought on by the lateness of the evening.

The voters of the South West are sending two MEPs called Alexandra Phillips to the European Parliament.

One to represent The Brexit Party, the other for the Green Party.

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor

We shouldn't forget how appalling this night is for the Tories.

This is their worst performance as a party going back to 1832.

If this was a first-past-the-post election, they would not have taken a single seat.

"It doesn't matter that the economy is doing well and employment is high," says Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood.

"All that is subsumed by the fact that we have failed to deliver Brexit to the British people.

"We need to re-energise and refocus.

"Any new Conservative leader needs to try and unite the nation."

Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert

In these elections the combined tally for the two parties in favour of a no-deal Brexit, The Brexit Party and UKIP amounts to 35%.

The combined tally for the pro-second referendum parties is 40%.

Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert

This has proven to be a dramatic night of European election results, in which both Labour and the Conservatives have suffered a severe rebuff from the voters.

• As anticipated by the polls,The Brexit Party is heading for first place with perhaps just under a third of the vote, some four to five points ahead of what UKIP achieved in 2014
• The Conservative Party has been widely rejected by the electorate and is heading for fifth place with maybe less than 10% of the vote
• The Lib Dems have taken second place with 20% of the vote, and they have done better in areas that voted Remain in the 2016 referendum. It looks like this could be the Lib Dems' best-ever performance in a European election
• Other parties calling for a second referendum have also done well. The Greens are heading for 4th place with around 12% of the vote, the party's best performance since 1989
• Meanwhile the SNP may get just under two-fifths of Scottish votes, while Plaid Cymru have already manged to come second in Wales with just under 20% of the vote, putting it ahead of Labour
• The Labour Party has fallen to third place and is probably going to end up with less than 15% of the vote. It could be an even worse performance than the party suffered in 2009 in the dark days of Gordon Brown's premiership

Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson has failed to win election tonight.

Mr Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon), who stood as an independent candidate in the North West region, won 38,908 votes (2.2%).

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"The people have once again voted to leave," says newly elected MEP Ann Widdecombe.

"This sends a very clear message that if the politicians don't sort out Brexit then at the next general election both big parties will face carnage."

When asked about the success of Remain parties such as the Lib Dems, she says "there are numerous reasons why people might vote for them."

"But there is only one reason to vote for us - and the Brexit Party have topped the poll."

Lib Dem Jo Swinson says Lib Dem gains "give hope to everyone who does want to stay in the EU".

Conservative Mark Francois says: "The clear winner was the party who said we should leave as soon as possible without a deal if necessary."

"They romped it," he adds.

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor

"Both these sets of results, the south West and the East Midlands, show us the same thing: that the Labour party and Tory party are in big trouble when it comes to Brexit.

"Neither of them have managed to secure a single MEP in those two regions. Both of those two regions - and millions of voters therefore - will be represented by people other than the two main Westminster parties in the European parliament.

"European elections are not a direct read across to what might happen in a general election in futue.

"Nonetheless, we are seeing tonight - profoundly - a real rejection of the two main dominant Westminster parties and how they've handled Brexit."

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Ann Widdecombe is among the high-profile Brexit Party candidates to be elected tonight.

The former Conservative MP retired from politics in 2010 but returned to stand for Nigel Farage's newly-formed party in the South West region.

Before the vote, Ms Widdecombe said she wanted to "fire a very loud warning shot across the bows" of the established parties.

Responding to her election, Tory MP for Bournemouth West said he was "gutted" she had left the Conservatives.

Meanwhile, Annunziata Rees-Mogg, the sister of the Conservative MP Jacob, has been elected in the East Midlands region.

Speaking shortly before the results were announced, she said: "I think the people of this country and of this region are sending a clear message to Westminster - that we have been let down."

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The Brexit Party: 541,843

Labour: 380,193

Lib Dem: 297,507

Greens: 216, 581

Conservatives: 131,003

UKIP: 62,464

Change UK: 47,237

Tommy Robinson: 38,908

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has responded to tonight's results.

“After three years of Tory failure to deliver a Brexit that works for the whole country, these elections became a proxy second referendum," he says

"With the Conservatives disintegrating and unable to govern, and parliament deadlocked, this issue will have to go back to the people, whether through a general election or a public vote.

"Labour will bring our divided country together so we can end austerity and tackle inequality.

“Over the coming days we will have conversations across our party and movement, and reflect on these results on both sides of the Brexit divide.

“We will not let the continuing chaos in the Conservative Party push our country into a no-deal exit from the EU.

"Parliament can and will prevent such a damaging outcome for jobs and industry in the UK.”