Some quick European Parliamentary election facts, with what we know so far:
* Of the 70 seats so far declared, 37 of them have gone to pro-remain parties, and 33 have gone to pro-leave parties.
* Pro-remain parties have won 20 additional seats compared to 2014, largely via the staunchly pro-EU Liberal Democrats, who have gone from having one seat to 16.
* In England, pro-remain parties have secured 43.02% of the public vote, compared to 38.83% for pro-leave parties.
(Note I’ve roughly grouped parties as pro-remain and pro-leave based on each party’s current official position. For Labour, I’ve put them in pro-remain on the basis of their stance during the referendum.)
* The Brexit Party “surge” is only five seats more than what Farage’s previous party, UKIP, had five years ago.
* Brexit Party’s vote share is only ≈2% more than UKIP’s was in 2014.