Terrible result.

I feel sorry for the MEPs who, after doing a good job, have lost their seats. The UKIP MEPs will probably just follow Farage's example, by rarely attending, or by just turning up to be obstructive (after collecting their expenses of course).

Taking a wider view of the elections, it's very worrying to see the far right parties doing well.

But I'm sure this is just a protest vote. UKIP won't get any MPs in the General Election.