European elections 2019: Stacks of ballot boxes under lock and key before counting starts on Sunday morning

Tens of thousands of ballot boxes are under lock and key ahead of counting for the European elections.

After Brits went to the polls on Thursday, counting will begin from Sunday morning.

The results will be announced from 10pm – the time when all European nations have finished voting.

In the UK, Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party is expected to have enjoyed significant success.

Overall, the UK will elect 73 candidates to the European Parliament.

North East England is expected to be the first to declare results on Sunday night, after 2014's results came in at 10.15pm.

At about 11pm, Yorkshire and the Humber is likely to be the second region to declare. London is set to declare after 2am on Monday.

The vast majority of the UK’s seats will have been allocated by about 11am on Monday.

However, it will take until Tuesday afternoon for the full picture to be completed, when Northern Ireland declares its three seats.

Latvia, Malta and Slovakia was voting on Saturday, with the UK, Netherlands, Ireland and Czech Republic having already cast its ballots.

Voting will take place in the 21 remaining EU nations on Sunday.