The party simply did not have the resources to put up a fight to hold its position with critical county council elections going on at the same time. (politics.co.uk)
Mr Wheeler who writes in The Sunday Times that the EU is more expensive than the recession, has said that he intends to support UKIP in June's European Elections but will vote Conservative in County Council elections on the same day and «is likely» to support Conservatives at the General Election. (conservativehome.blogs.com)
Previously, the council was elected by thirds every year except the year in which county council elections took place in other parts of England. (en.wikipedia.org)