ARGYLL and Bute's result in the European Parliament election was declared in the early hours of Monday, May 27.

Votes were counted by Argyll and Bute Council staff in Lochgilphead and the result announced at 12.20am.

The result in Argyll and Bute was as follows, with the percentage vote for each party and the change from the last European poll in 2014 in brackets:

Scottish National Party (SNP): 11,366 (37.08%, +8.8%)

The Brexit Party: 5,450 (17.78%, +17.78%)

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Liberal Democrats: 5,019 (16.36%, -2.4%)

Conservative and Unionist Party: 3,985 (13.00%, -5.9%)

Scottish Green Party: 2,255 (7.36%, +0.4%)

Labour Party: 1,197 (3.91%, -9/6%)

UK Independence Party (UKIP): 568 (1.85%, -9.2%)

Change UK - The Independent Group: 505 (1.64%, +1.64%)

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Gordon Edgar (Independent): 141 (0.5%)

Ken Parke (Independent): 43 (0.1%, total ind poll +0.6%) 

Total votes cast: 30,529

Total electorate: 65,512

Total votes rejected: 120 (12 with more than one vote, 108 unmarked or void for uncertainty)

Total votes cast (including rejected votes): 30,649

Turnout: 46.8%

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The turnout in Argyll and Bute was one of the highest in Scotland, with the 46.8 per cent figure beaten only by Edinburgh (50.2%), East Renfrewshire (48.4%) and East Dunbartonshire (47.1%).

Across Scotland, 31 of the country's 32 local authorities have announced their result – the Western Isles count takes place on Monday morning as staff there do not work on a Sunday for religious reasons, though the result there will not be significant enough to change the overall outcome.

Though the formal declaration is still to come, the SNP is on course to have three of Scotland's six MEPs, with one each set to be elected from the Brexit Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.