RESULT IS BIGGEST EUROPEAN ELECTION VICTORY EVER SEEN IN SCOTLAND
The SNP has won the European election in both Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire as Scotland voted emphatically to reject Brexit.
The SNP received 41.6% of the vote in Renfrewshire, 33.6%
in East Renfrewshire and 38% nationally.
The SNP won in every
part of mainland Scotland, with the party making history by achieving the
country’s biggest ever margin of victory at a European election
and securing 3 MEPs.
The emphatic win means the SNP is on course to send Alyn Smith, Christian
Allard and Aileen McLeod to the European Parliament.
Commenting, returning SNP MSP Tom Arthur said:
“People in Renfrewshire, East
Renfrewshire and across the country, have sent a strong message that Scotland
does not want Brexit.
“This is the biggest European election win for any party ever seen in Scotland.
Winning 3 of 6 available seats in Scotland is simply phenomenal.
“Throughout this campaign the SNP has offered a message of hope and ambition.
Scotland wants to be part of an EU that allows us to travel, work and live
freely across Europe.
“Scotland deserves better than a Westminster system that isn’t working – it’s
no wonder more and more people believe Scotland’s future should be as an independent
country within the EU.”