THE Brexit Party topped the polls in St Helens as the results of the European Elections 2019 were declared.
The party, led by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, recorded 13,763 votes in St Helens, pushing Labour into second place with 8,443.
The votes were counted on Sunday evening, in line with all other European Union members, following the ballot which took place on Thursday, May 23.
The Green Party and Liberal Democrats - both pro-Remain parties - recorded votes above 5,000, considerably higher than the Conservatives, which had 1,805 votes.
And despite the Brexit party heading the local vote, the St Helens North MP Conor McGinn said it was a mistake to think Labour's lost votes had gone to the Brexit party.
He tweeted: "It's a mistake to think that Labour lost votes in leave seats in the north went exclusively or primarily to the Brexit party.
"In St Helens, pro-Remain/2nd referendum parties trebled their vote share and the majority of voters rejected a no-deal Brexit.
"That mustn't be ignored."
The turnout for St Helens borough was 28.59 per cent.
The full results are as follows:
Change UK – The Independent Group: 1,189
Conservative Party: 1,805
English Democrats: 244
Green Party: 5,530
Labour Party: 8,443
Liberal Democrats: 5,015
The Brexit Party: 13,763
UK European Union Party: 154
The UK Independence Party: 1,548
Mohammad Aslam: 34
Tommy Robinson: 1,238
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Across the region, The Brexit Party won three of the eight seats available in the North West region in the European elections.
Labour held on to two seats but lost one.
The Lib Dems also won two, with the Green Party taking one seat.
The Brexit Party's MEPs in the new parliament will be Claire Fox, Henrik Nielsen and David Bull.
North West region result
Change UK – The Independent Group 47,237
Conservative and Unionist Party 131,002
English Democrats 10,045
Green Party 216,581
Labour Party 380,193
Liberal Democrats 297,507
The Brexit Party 541,843
UK European Union Party (UKEUP) 7,125
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 62,464
Aslam, Mohmmad 2,002
Robinson, Tommy 38,908
Turnout across the North West was 33.11per cent
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