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UKIP continues to crash and burn!
Forget all the spin about UKIP replacing the Lib Dems! Forget all Farage’s bluster about how well UKIP is doing!
Forget the opinion polls and just check out the latest election results. See the reality for what it really is!
The media are even presenting the pretence that UKIP is doing well to generate a story and with the left wing press using it to embarrass The
Tories and LibDims.
Farage is even talking of ‘pacts’ as he stated on BBC News he would form an alliance with either Labour or Tory if they offered an In / Out Referendum – why he believes any party would wish to enter suchg an alliance Farage has been unable to explain when one realises his party is nowhere near likely to get a single MP.
The much vaunted claim that they have damaged the Tories and cost them seats as the justifying spin when one remembers that Farage and others in his clique claim they recruit as many Tories as they do Labour! This totally sabotages the myth that UKIP can make a valid partner for anyone – hence we hear UKIP talking a big game but one that proves unfounded when their potential partners are questioned!
UKIP is going nowhere under Farage. UKIP is now a total irrelevance in British politics. Just look at recent by election results:
Canterbury City – Blean Forest ward:
C 342,
Lab 185,
Lib Dem 121,
Green 64,
Ukip 38,
Ind 24.
(May 2011 Two seats:
C 626, 568, Green 400, 300, Lib Dem 184, 173).
THUS:
C hold. Swing 4.2% C to Lib Dem.
Cornwall County – St Keverne and Meneage ward:
C 585,
Lib Dem 279,
Ukip 141,
Lab 52.
(June 2009:
Ind 673, C 657, Ind 356, Lib Dem 127, Ind 67, Lab 33).
THUS:
C gain from Ind. Swing 0.5% Lib Dem to C.
Lincolnshire County – Nettleham and Saxilby ward:
C 1026,
Lib Dem 600,
Ukip 266,
Lab 257,
Lincolnshire Ind 196,
English Democrats 21.
(June 2009:
Lib Dem 2012, C 1129, Lab 184).
THUS:
C gain from Lib Dem. Swing 22.2% Lib Dem to C.
Nottinghamshire County – Rufford ward:
Lab 1557,
C 660,
Notts Ind 346,
Ukip 123.
(June 2009:
Ind 1309, C 1259, Lab 1109).
THUS:
Lab gain from Ind. Swing 18.7% C to Lab.
Scarborough Borough – Esk Valley ward:
C 606,
Ind 151,
Lab 87,
Ukip 35,
English Democrats 18.
(May 2011 – Two seats:
C 1183, 928, Ind 417, Lab 379). C hold. Swing 10.7% Lab to C.
South Gloucestershire Council – Dodington ward:
Lib Dem 787,
Lab 243,
Ukip 213,
C 139.
(May 2011 – Two seats:
Lib Dem 1340, 1324,
C 452, 429,
Lab 294, 285).
THUS:
Lib Dem hold. Swing 5.6% Lib Dem to Lab.
West Lindsey District – Nettleham ward:
C 565,
Lib Dem 513,
Ukip 177.
(May 2011 – Two seats:
Lib Dem 1238, 1108,
C 804, 559).
THUS:
C gain from Lib Dem. Swing 15.3% Lib Dem to C.
You will note that UKIP couldn’t even field a candidate in some constituencies!
eg.:
Herefordshire County – St Nicholas ward:
It’s Our County 608,
Lib Dem 222,
C 204,
Lab 104.
(May 2011 – Two seats:
It’s Our County 821, 607,
C 423, 279,
Lib Dem 320, 312, Lab 273). THUS:
It’s Our County hold. Swing 1.8% C to Lib Dem.