Ukip loses all six seats in native elections
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he UK Independence Party (Ukip) has been worn out at England’s native elections, dropping all six seats it was defending.
The pro-Brexit social gathering misplaced two councillors in Folkestone & Hythe, one in South Staffordshire, one in Tamworth, one in Tendring and one in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole.
It factors to a pointy decline in Ukip’s political fortunes because it received the most important share of the vote of any social gathering on the 2014 European elections.
Ukip’s rise contributed to then-prime minister David Cameron’s determination to announce a referendum on EU membership.
But the social gathering’s affect has dwindled since Nigel Farage stepped down as chief in 2016.
Ukip, now led by former Tory MP Neil Hamilton, has no MPs within the House of Commons.
In a video posted on Twitter, Ukip’s deputy chief Rebecca Jane mentioned: “I’m not disheartened today. The results were expected.”
Another right-wing social gathering, Reform UK, additionally had a poor displaying within the native elections, failing to realize any seats regardless of fielding practically 500 candidates.
It misplaced half its councillors, retaining eight.
Reform, which has no MPs and was beforehand referred to as the Brexit Party, primarily focused wards that closely voted Leave within the 2016 referendum.
Its chief Richard Tice advised the Telegraph on Friday that Reform had “changed the course of numerous seats” on the Conservatives’ expense.
The former MEP had beforehand vowed to make sure the Tories “never have a majority government again”.