Britain awaits a Brexit Party landslide: European election turnout is projected to be UP to 38% in promising sign for Farage as he boasts he'll be 'king maker' in Tory leadership battle
- Turnout had increased in areas where people had voted to remain in 2016
- Nigel Farage has claimed the next Prime Minister will have to win his support
- He also said the new leader would have to accept the no-deal Brexit policy
The whole of the UK is eagerly awaiting the European Union election results as it has been revealed that the turnout was up 38 per cent, an increase of 2 per cent from 2014.
The turnout in many areas had especially increased in those places that had voted to remain in the EU in the 2016 referendum vote.
People across Europe will continue to head to the polls today to cast their votes, with leaders from Belgium to Spain having been out this morning to make their decision.
It comes as Nigel Farage has also called himself a 'king maker' in the Conservative Party leadership battle.
The Brexit Party leader claimed that leadership hopefuls would have to earn his support if they wanted to be in with a chance of winning.
Nigel Farage (pictured above) said the new Prime Minister would have to win him over
Across Europe today many are still casting their votes. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (pictured above) was seen out at a polling station
Voters across the UK turned out on Friday to cast their vote and boxes could be seen stacked up in areas such as Wealden (left) and Cambridgeshire (right)
Speaking to Fox News he said that the new Prime Minister would have to accept the Brexiteer's policy of a no-deal Brexit.
He boasted that his success at the European Parliament elections would set him up as a kingmaker in the heated contest.
'On Sunday night, we get the results of the European elections. The Conservative Party will get less than 10 percent of the vote.
'The Brexit Party which I founded six weeks ago is expected to top the polls with 35 percent.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven casts his vote at a polling station during the European Parliament elections in Stockholm
Pedro Sanchez (pictured above) casting his vote this morning as he seeks to form a new government
Ska Keller (pictured above), casts her vote during the European elections at a polling station in Berlin
Stefano Buffagni (pictured above) was seen putting his ballot paper into a box this morning in Italy
'Whoever the Conservatives choose, whether it's Boris or not, without my support they won't win the next election.'
Estimates from Number Cruncher Politics UK revealed that national turnout was up by around 38 per cent.
Some of the strongest increases were where the Green Party did best in 2014, however it also appeared that turnout in Labour held areas had been worse.
The analysis from Number Cruncher Politics shows where people are turning up to vote and also revealed that turnout was weakest in areas where UKIP was strongest in 2014.
Other countries included in the vote include Hungary, and pone man was pictured casting his vote this morning in Budapest (above)
Top candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for the European Parliament elections, German Minister of Justice, Katarina Barley after casting her vote in the European elections at a polling station in Schweich
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras prepares to cast his vote for the European and local elections at a polling station in Athens
'Most of UKIP's 2014 voters will have voted for someone else this time, but this may be some less good news for the Brexit Party (though to be clear, this does NOT mean that they won't win)'.
It also stated that the pattern wasn't clear when it came to where the Conservative's strengths were.
'A slight (though weak) positive correlation between Tory strength last time and turnout change – but they may, of course be voting for the Brexit Party or Lib Dems.'
People across Europe continues to take to the polls today with the Five Star Movement's party deputy Stefano Buffagni having caste his ballot at a polling station this morning.
Voting in Sweden was also taking place in Lund. There are currently 751 members of the EU Parliament, including 20 from Sweden
People in Poland (pictured above) also cast their votes. Since Poland's EU accession, the country's economy accelerated
In Romania the president, Klaus Johannis (left) smiled as he cast his vote, while the former Prosecutor General of Anti Corruption, Laura Codruta Kovesi cast her vote (right)
This is while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was pictured in Pozuelo de Alorcon casting his vote.
Opposition leader Ska Keller, for the Green Party in Germany was also out early this morning to cast her vote in Berlin.
While in Romanian, President Klaus Johannis was pictured in Bucharest, as was the former Prosecutor General of the Anti Corruption Department, Laira Codruta Kovesi.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (pictured above) smiles before casting his vote at a polling station in Budapest
Leader of the main opposition party in Poland, the Civic Platform Grzegorz Schetyna (pictured above) casts his vote at a polling station during the European elections in Wroclaw
It comes as more and more Tory MPs continue to announce their bid for the hot seat.
With Michael Gove now also having announced his candidacy for the position with a veiled attack on old rival and front runner Boris Johnson.
In what has been perceived as a stab at the former Mayor, the Environment Secretary claimed that he is more 'capable' and said the next leader cannot just 'respect' the vote but must have the 'wherewithal to deliver it'.
The Conservative Party leadership contest has redrawn old battle lines as Michael Gove announced his candidacy by making a sly stab at front runner Boris Johnson
In what has been perceived as a stab at the former London Mayor (pictured), the Environment Secretary said that the next leader cannot just 'respect' the Brexit vote but must have the 'wherewithal to deliver it'
