Indeed had he done they might have lost even more local council seats. (liberalconspiracy.org)
These elections were for a third or half of local council seats - not full councils. (itv.com)
Farage does have roots in the constituency in which he is campaigning and UKIP won seven of the eight local council seats in May 2013, as well as topping the poll in the European Parliament elections in 2014. (theconversation.com)