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What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?


Friday, July 23, 2004 

Hartlepool Contest Examined.

The writ for the by-election is unlikely before Parliament resumes in September, so time remains for a clear and considered UKIP strategy to be drawn.

The Scotsman
linked here has put out this early consideration of the coming by-election, almost as soon as the disgraceful Mandelson appointment was confirmed. A quote:-

..a PA News survey of last month’s polls in the town, when Labour gained an overall majority on the council and led in votes cast in that contest and the European Parliament election, suggests Liberal Democrats – victors at Leicester South – could have their work cut out.

Average council votes cast for parties were Lab 8,486 (30.9%); Lib Dem 6,147 (22.4%); Independent 4,567 (16.6%); UK Independence Party 3,847 (14.0%); C 3,206 (11.7%) and others 1,190 (4.4%).

Labour fought all of the 17 wards and Liberal Democrats 14. Tories contested just eight.

In the European Parliament election on the same day the UK Independence Party came second behind Labour.

The figures were: Lab 8,295 (32.5%); UKIP 5,056 (19.8%); C 4,332 (17.0%); Lib Dem 3,469 (13.6%); British National Party 1,572 (6.2%); Ind 1,469 (5.8%); Green 1,058 (4.1%); Respect 266 (1.0%).

posted by Martin |11:13 AM
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