Apologies for the lack of an edition for a couple of weeks, both election matters and other matters had been catching up on me. So here is a run down of our results since last time. February 18th Evesham Town Council, Evesham South Ward Con 432 66.6% UKIP John White 217 33.4% Turnout 16.16% Wychavon...

So proposals are flying around this week that the EU should introduce a “family of taxes at a European level”. This at a time when we already have a system of taxation that is far too punishing on the British people. We have income tax, corporation tax, national insurance (employers and employees...

Apologies for the lack of an edition of Election Watch last week: this edition will therefore be covering two weeks worth of contests. But before we get started on that, I just want to say a big warm welcome to the party to Terry Gandy, an independent member of Billericay Town Council who became UKIP’s...

One election contested by UKIP last week, the Lyngford Ward of Taunton Deane Borough Council. Our candidate Charlene Sherriff, contesting a new ward for the party, scored 59 votes, or 6.6% of votes cast. Full result LD  390 43.7% (-0.7%) Con 253 28.4% ( +0.4%) Lab 190 21.3% (-6.3) UKIP 59 6.6% (+6.6) Lib...

Good morning everyone! After our recent successes in attracting councillors of other affiliations to join our party, I am delighted to welcome Councillor Eddie Poole to UKIP. Councillor Poole was elected as a Conservative and represents the Manor Park Ward of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire and...

During World War I, the Kaiser of Germany asked “Why are we losing the war?” His generals told him “Because sire, we are shackled to a corpse”. The Kaiser couldn’t understand it: his armies were the best, his economy one of the largest, yet as history shows us, he lost that...

No elections this week, but several new councillors for UKIP nonetheless. Firstly, David Rogerson up in Corby in Northamptonshire has been co-opted on to Stanion Parish council, representing our first new council seat of 2010! Congratulations to him and best of luck to him in his work on the council. Second,...

Happy new year readers! Its been a quiet few weeks, with Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve both falling on Thursdays, and thus no by elections occurring those weeks. This Thursday however, the 7th, came with mass by elections for Somerton Town council in Somerset. These followed the resignation...

By Julian Conway… In his latest blog, the Daily and Sunday Telegraph journalist Alex Singleton, explains why he hasn’t voted UKIP since the 2004 European Elections. He says he will not vote UKIP again because he ‘met some of its members’ and this led him to agree with David Cameron’s assertion...

My first months have been very interesting...albeit somewhat difficult...and it has certainly been a steep learning curve.As a newly-elected MEP you are thrown into the deep end. Before I had time to figure out the implications of being an MEP, I was "up to my eyes" with membership of the two most...

By J Conway… On Wednesday 23rd December, I went with my father to see the Coen brothers’ latest film A Serious Man at one of London’s Everyman Cinemas. (The film is an excellent modern retelling of the Book of Job, I highly recommend it). Before the film started there were, as usual, a number...

Cumbria MEP Paul Nuttall today urged the county council to try to ensure the plight of Workington folk, many of whose lives were devastated in the recent flooding, is not exacerbated by the bad weather. “The people of Cumbria are hardy and are well used to harsh winter weather but for those whose homes...

Last week was pretty difficult for me. On two occasions – both to do with EU finances – I found myself in a minority of one in speaking against the cosy consensus that characterizes the EU. In this regard, I seem to be the only voice of opposition... the only voice defending the taxpayers of the...

UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen has blasted the latest moves on the EU Budget

UKIP MEP for Wales John Bufton  asks Jose Manuel Barroso to extend  the time he allows for questions from the European Parliament.

UKIP MEP John Bufton has warned that Wales is at risk of losing out on funding as the EU expands its ambitions.The Wales MEP detailed his concerns in the European Parliament this week. See his full speech here.