Posted on 04/30/2013 2:30:09 PM PDT by UKrepublican
Here’s what we think we do know about Thursday’s local elections.
- The Conservatives will win the most seats; this is their territory
-The Conservative share of the seats will still drop most dramatically; the last time these were contested in the dog days of Gordon Brown’s premiership the Tories trounced Labour
Here’s what we know we don’t know.
- How well UKIP will do
Well there’s a lot we don’t know yet but number one is most important So how well might they do?
A ComRes Poll for The Coalition for Marriage released on Tuesday night suggested that UKIP could win a staggering 22% of the vote.
The same poll put the Conservatives on 31%, Labour on 24% and the Lib Dems on 12%.
Of course this is just one poll, but if UKIP do well at all they could seriously increase the number of seats the Conservatives lose.
As our Election Analyst Colin Rallings has said, the Tories are in line to lose more than 300 seats.
ComRes Poll results:
Conservatives 31% Labour on 24% UKIP 22% Lib Dems 12%.
More than 400 losses and David Cameron will have had a very bad night.
There was a time when it was thought that might have threatened his leadership, although there seems to be less of that kind of talk around now.
But a good showing for them would mark another step on the road towards UKIP becoming a new force in British politics, suggesting the next General Election will be fought not between three main parties but between four.
But there will be a political earthquake on Thursday........sadly for me, there isn't a UKIP candidate standing in my district (I'll be spoiling), but there are over 1700 standing where elections are taking place, and I am very confident they will win in the hundreds.
I have never see such enthusiasm for a political party.
Good luck to UKIP. They’re not perfect, but they’re the best hope the UK has.
True, they’re about as good as we’ve got, and they are not afraid to take the fight to the socialists instead of jumping into bed with them like our so called conservative party.
So I’m all in for them.
love the UKIP!!!
This has been an interesting thing to follow. Makes me wonder if it portends anything over here in the US, as our own two parties have all but merged into a single big-government, ruling-class party.
Good luck in this week’s election—this sounds like very good news may be forthcoming.
Does the UKIP have an informal leader such as Sarah Palin or Ted Cruz to help gin up enthusiasm leading up to Thursday’s vote? Or is this just a general uprising such as the Tea Party in the US?
Keep us updated!
How is the Very Silly Party doing over there?
I wonder if Lady Thatcher’s passing reminded people of what a real Tory party could look like?
Never heard of them but if they are for freedom and liberty and against fascist socialists I’m for’em.
Amen to that!
I would hope so, I think given the financial stranglehold of the main two it would be more difficult, but if the right leader comes up, why on earth not?
You folks are just as fed up as we are, if not more.
How is the Very Silly Party doing over there?
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Ah, just two questions for you:
What is the “Very Silly Party”?
Where is “over there”?
Other than that missing info, the rest of your post was very comprehensible.
love the UKIP!!!
Yes!
The Elephant here in the states needs to wake up before it is replaced...
Certainly so!
Will do!
I hope for your and England’s sake that they keep their momentum and do well.
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