Sentences with phrase «ukip also»

In summary, Brake retained quite a lot of tactical votes from naturally Labour areas, and many of those he didn't retain went over to UKIP, with UKIP also sapping some Tory votes from the leafier areas.

Luckily for him UKIP also performed strongly, with the Tories also dropping in vote share by around 5 % — enough to result in a surprising (for many non-locals) hold (the Lib Dems only hold in London)

Nearly seven in ten said such warnings had no impact; 15 per cent said they were less likely to vote Ukip with 16 per cent more likely.Mr Carswell's reasons for defecting to Ukip also win strong approval:

But Rome was not built in a day, and by boosting their support from 3 to 12 per cent nationally UKIP also has made history.

The Essex surge by Ukip also hit Labour, which lost control of Thurrock — a key Westminster target for Miliband's party — as Farage's party picked up five gains.

Carswell won almost 60 % of the vote in Clacton, but Ukip also came within 617 votes of capturing the formerly safe Labour seat of Heywood and Middleton in Greater Manchester on the same day, a byelection triggered by the death of Jim Dobbin.

At this election, UKIP also returned a second MEP, Tom Wise.

The Green Party's Natalie Bennett and Roger Gravett from UKIP also state why people should vote for their parties.

In a dramatic night, Ukip also forced a recount in Heywood and Middleton, where Labour's Liz McInnes narrowly defeated Ukip's John Bickley by just 617 votes on a turn - out of 36 %.

As if the situation could get no worse, Ukip also lost a seat to the Liberal Democrats last night — on Mole Valley District Council.

Although it offers a rather different proposition, UKIP also claims to speak to people who have been overlooked by the increasing internationalisation of their country.

Although people who say they intend to vote UKIP also appear to be more intent on voting than those who say they'll vote for mainstream parties, we don't really know whether they will.

But standing up to Ukip also means engaging with people's deepest and most visceral fears in an era of economic uncertainty when racism is on the rise.

UKIP also faces claims from Labour that it has used agencies to deliver leaflets in the constituency, although Bruni - Lowe told BuzzFeed News this was untrue.

But Ukip also picked up a substantial 6,148 votes to come in third - and new leader Paul Nuttall will be very confident of improving upon that performance.

Not exact matches

His departure has raised concern that other disillusioned Tories will also leave the party for UKIP.

Also sent to contact address: UKIP, Lexdrum House, King Charles Business Park, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6UT.

Ferguson, who is standing for Ukip in Southport, warned that those who voted for the three parties were also «guilty by association of treason».

This anti-politically correct will also stand them in good stead when the unions come for UKIP if they look like seriously challenging Labour.

He also lamented the fact that only a «small handful» of UKIP politicians and officials had contacted him to ask how he was since the incident.

Cooper also rejects Abbott's suggestion that any policy which seeks to control immigration is an attempt to turn Labour into «Ukip - lite».

Other Ukip politicians have also caused controversy over the ongoing crisis in the Mediterranean this week.

The party also faced a setback in Wales, where Ukip made the biggest gains.

This campaign tour might also extend to those constituencies where UKIP are running Labour close.

A ride - past the European Commission offices ended at the European Parliament at the Place du Luxembourg where UKIP MEP Marta Andreason also addressed the riders, emphasising that she had been previously campaigning with bikers across the UK and with MCN to ensure that «this needless legislation is thrown on the scrap heap.»

There is also the prospect of a slew of Tory held by - elections caused by the seeming systematic breach of electoral law at the last election, predominantly in places where Ukip were pressing the Conservatives hard.

Also interviewed after the result last night was Ukip's deputy leader Paul Nuttall.

The team also discuss the television debates, politicians» use (and abuse) of facts and figures, Tony Blair, and UKIP's strategy for electoral success.

It is hard to see any useful role for him in Britain: there is no national populist upsurge; those that vote UKIP will never listen to him; he is now also widely disliked within the modern Labour Party, as unfair as that might be.

UKIP (the UK Independence Party) and Labour saw the biggest gains over the course of the period studied, and they also saw plenty of activity on Facebook.

What is more, UKIP's clout in British politics is also apparent if we look beyond electoral developments.

That negated the EU issue for UKIP and forced them to focus on more substantive issues such as immigration, but also the economy and the budget deficit where the Conservatives had a much stronger reputation.

This clearly was the view of the then leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage before the referendum (who has since also abandoned ship) when he said that «In a 52 - 48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way.

The prime minister also appeared on the same ITV programme as Ukip's Nigel Farage yesterday to be questioned by the same audience.

Other UKIP policies are also suggestive of an ultra-conservative agenda rather than a liberal one, including the promotion of grammar schools and tougher sentences for prisoners.

They also gained more than Ukip, another important indictator.

For some, this is also partly the reason for the uprising of far - right movements such as the Front national in France, UKIP in Great Britain and the AfD in Germany.

Tristram Hunt and Gloria de Piero could also lose their seats if Ukip thrive under their new leader.

Douglas Carswell presents an existential threat - not just to the Tory party, but also to Ukip itself.

There is also footage of the Ukip leader telling journalist Michael Crick that some of what he has said in the past is «not necessarily racist».

These seats also have very low numbers of voters who tend to remain resistant to Ukip, including university graduates, ethnic minorities and people in professional and economically secure occupations.

«Ukip's ideal seats share key characteristics: they have lots of «left behind» voters who we also know from our research are the most receptive to Ukip and its policies.

Fifty - two per cent also said they would stick with Ukip even if it meant Ed Miliband became prime minister.

He is up against Ukip councillor Lisa Duffy (backed by Suzanne Evans), with MEPs Bill Etheridge and Jonathan Arnott also in the mix.

Opinium / Observer poll out today also tested opinion on the statement «I would vote for Ukip if I thought they could win in the constituency I live in.»

But we have also seen its political mobilisation: in resentment at Scottish power in Westminster, in the sinister street theatre of the English Defence League and its offshoots, and in the rise of UKIP.

That figure drops to 11 % of people who also intend to vote for UKIP in the 2015 general election (or 14 % counting only people giving a party choice).

Also a lot of those who disapprove of the government on things like bailing out the Irish Republic will vote UKIP — don't forget that a lot of people disapprove of Cameron from his right...

[375] UKIP leader Nigel Farage also challenged Salmond to debate, but Farage was dismissed by an SNP spokeswoman as «an irrelevance in Scotland».

In 2009 UKIP came second in the European elections held on the same day as in local elections, but they only fielded candidates in a quarter of seats where the three main parties also stood.