How many ukip meps are there

Mr Nuttall followed him out of the door, saying "putting Tommy Robinson front and centre, whilst Brexit is in the process of being betrayed is, in my view, a catastrophic error". He also said the party had "lost its way in recent times" and attacked its "clumsy, blundering approach" to tackling female genital mutilation and its "hardline anti-Islam messages".

Nathan Gill, one time leader of UKIP in Wales , said: "I can no longer belong to a party that has switched its primary focus from Brexit, to a foolish pursuit against Islam and the promotion of Tommy Robinson. Ms Seymour, who represents the West Midlands, said she was "not walking away from the party's original core principles, but the present party's direction means it has walked away from me, and its original membership".

Responding to her resignation, Mr Batten tweeted that her decision was driven by "sour grapes and hypocrisy". And Margot Parker, who represents the East Midlands, said she could not be part of Mr Batten's "distasteful regime any longer", saying he had "taken his eye off the ball" and was crusading on divisive issues.

When asked about the decline in his party's representation, Mr Batten said that many MEPs had left before he became leader. In a statement the party said: "UKIP is entering the Euro elections with the three loyal MEPs who have honoured their commitments, alongside a fresh slate of candidates. Image source, Getty Images. UKIP topped the polls in - but things have not gone to plan since then. So, where and why did they all go?

Post-referendum infighting: Expulsion, defections and a retirement. Image source, PA. Amjad Bashir was the first MEP to leave the party. Image source, AFP. Image source, UKIP. Steven Woolfe was taken to hospital following an incident with a colleague in the European Parliament. The Bolton era: 'Countless leaks, briefings and character assassinations'.

Henry Bolton was never an MEP and quickly lost the confidence of the party as leader. Batten takes over: 'Increasingly out of kilter'. Gerard Batten's controversial reign has seen a drove of resignations. But, she added, candidates had entered the election in full knowledge of the situation with Brexit.

While it may be a short term job, an MEP earns about three times the median full time monthly salary for the UK. This does not take into account other allowances MEPs have access to. When MEPs leave or are voted out of office they are eligible for a "transitional allowance", worth the equivalent of a month's salary for every year in office, up to two years' pay. However, newly-elected MEPs in the elections will not qualify for the allowance if the UK leaves the EU by the end of October, as currently planned, because they will not have served a full year.

MEPs work on a range of issues, from copyright to mobile phone roaming, fishing rights, data privacy and more. Analysis of their tweets over the past year shows the word "Brexit" was used more than any other. Currently, the average MEP is 55 years old while women make up about a third of members. Across the European Union just over four in every 10 voters In the UK it was about a third, which is similar to the proportion of people who vote in local council elections.

Turnout was highest in Belgium and Luxembourg but both of these nations had compulsory voting. It was also officially compulsory in Cyprus but more than half of people still did not vote. What would you like to know about the forthcoming European Elections? Let us know and a selection will be answered by a BBC journalist. If you are reading this page on the BBC News app, you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question on this topic.

How does voting work in European elections? European elections: What you need to know. What the European Parliament has been up to. European Parliament. Electoral Commission. Who can I vote for? Who can't I vote for? Image source, Julie Girling.