In a traditional first-past-the post perspective, the UK result has been portrayed as a triumph for the Brexit party, a party that barely exists, published no manifesto, had only one policy – an unconditional Brexit – and only one figurehead, Nigel Farage. The Brexit-Ukip-Tory total in 2019 – 43% of the vote – was markedly lower than the Ukip-Tory total in the 2014 EU elections – 51%. More voters abandoned old cautious parties to vote for remain parties than for leave ones. It was also a strong feature of the EU elections in several of the 27 other EU states. But they have weakened it in ways that the old parties ignore at their peril.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2019 17:30 UTC