The party also faced a setback in Wales, where
Ukip made the biggest gains.
Not exact matches
Their prescription is curious after a general election in which the three parties which rejected the centre ground — the SNP,
UKIP and the Greens —
made the
biggest gains in the popular vote.
UKIP and Labour have
made the
biggest gains in Thursday's local elections in England - although
UKIP doesn't control any councils.
UKIP will choose target areas and «throw the kitchen sink at them», Nigel Farage has told reporters after
making big gains in the local election in England.
Speaking from the Midlands, where the Tories became the
biggest party in Walsall and
made gains in Dudley, Jess Phillips, the MP for Birmingham Yardley, said the party has to address issues of concern for white working - class voters in industrial areas who appear to have switched from
Ukip to the Tories.