Many people in the UK stayed up to watch the election results roll in overnight.
Good to see Gaga commenting on the European election results for the BBC @bbc #europeanelections
Although some were more into it than others...
This is how exciting my husband is finding the European election results.
UKIP ended up topping the UK poll, winning 24 MEPS.
Twitter did not take this news well.
Waking up to news that ukip have come top in the SE region..where I live. I'm surrounded by morons!
HOLY SHIT NOT UKIP PLEASE NO!!
These European election results have me like
Fuck UKIP and that smug fucker Nigel Farage. I didn't vote for racism and xenophobia to win.
*Reads European election results*
Terrible European election results.Where shall we emigrate to?
Me reading European election results
Some people displayed their rage at Nigel Farage.
Fuck off Farage. Getting a bit late, don't want to get a little racist do you?
shut the fuck up Nigel Farage you absolute massively stupid arse wipe.
COOL FACT: Nigel Farage is an anagram of "Slappable Face", "Fuck Tolerance" and "Britain is at war with Germany".
Including the inevitable comparisons.
“@RoryL96: This has to go down as my favourite tree-that-looks-like-Nigel-Farage ever ” AMAZING
Nigel farage is a bawbag of the highest order . Fuck UKIP
@Nigel_Farage Fuck you, you fascist cunt!
Then there were those who predicted doom.
Come on guys, UKIP will be great, they'll really stand up for Scotland and oh wait I'm talking shit.
Morning, switched radio on. #Farage can fuck off, then fuck off twice, He'll be like John Hurt in V for vendetta if he got in power. #UKIP
Nigel Farage talking to his supporters.
ELECTION RESULTS: ‘No blacks, no browns, no Romanians’ sign posted outside Houses of Parliament.
Those who blamed voter apathy for the party's win.
#UKIP succeeded because so many people didn't bother to vote.They're as much to blame as those who voted #UKIP etc
Well the European election results are completely depressing. An apathetic country is going to allow Farage to goosestep into No. 10 #grim
Stewart Lee on #UKIP. It annoys the hell out of #farage so please retweet it as much as possible @Nigel_Farage
Those who took the opposing view.
Russell Brand was right there's no point voting as it wouldn't change anything apart from stopping Farage's carnival of arsetwats winning.
And those who tried to put the news into perspective.
As startling as the European election results are, the far-right parties still don't have that much power in the EU parliament.
But there was one outcome pretty much everyone agreed was a good thing: BNP leader Nick Griffin lost his seat.
You shouldn't make fun of people losing job, but surely we can make exception for Nick Griffin & fellow BNP racists.
We Banish you Nick Griffin! #AvadaKedavra
I rarely swear on Twitter, but in Nick Griffin's case I will make an honourable exception.
Although we should all take a moment to remember the real victims here.
First the results of the European Parliament election and then I get tomato stains on my camisole. #BadDay