Result

Michael Butcher (CON) 629
Trevor Wainwright (LAB) 429
Colin Aldred (UKIP) 196

UKIP Share 15.8%, a creditable effort I would say.
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Its nice that ukip have the likes of you around to comment on their efforts Vortex,can you comment on why the bnp gave this one a miss,was it lack of finance again?
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Originally Posted by Hartlepool:
Its nice that ukip have the likes of you around to comment on their efforts Vortex,can you comment on why the bnp gave this one a miss,was it lack of finance again?

Always a pleasure dear lady. As to why the BNP didn't stand, I'm afraid I don't know. I can only assume that this part of Great Yarmouth is very genteel, respectable and with a high number of elderly residents. I'll check the demographics of the ward and come back to you so you can digest them over your bedtime cocoa.:-)
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Thank you for that response Vortex,such civilty should be compulsory perhaps?
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Originally Posted by Vortex:
Result

Michael Butcher (CON) 629
Trevor Wainwright (LAB) 429
Colin Aldred (UKIP) 196

UKIP Share 15.8%, a creditable effort I would say.

Wow. That's probably UKIP's best by-election result in years.
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Good UKIP result, but guess you were bound to get one sometime. Would of been interesting if BNP stood, anyone know if there is a group in this area?
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Originally Posted by Hartlepool:
Thank you for that response Vortex,such civilty should be compulsory perhaps?

Civility costs nothing and I was brought up by my parents to have good manners. It is now derided as being quaint and old fashioned, it may be, but far more preferable to the loutishness and rude behaviour unfortunately so prevalent today.
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LAB HOLD

TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour 45.6%
Conservative 38.2%
Liberal Democrat 11.1%
Swing: 2.0% from LAB to CON
IN DETAIL
Name Party Votes % +/- %
Tony Wright Labour 18,850 45.6 -4.8
Mark Fox Conservative 15,795 38.2 -0.9
Stephen Newton Liberal Democrat 4,585 11.1 +2.7
Bertie Poole UK Independence Party 1,759 4.3 +2.2
Michael Skipper Legalise Cannabis Alliance 389 0.9 +0.9
Majority 3,055 7.4
Turnout 41,378 60.1 +1.8

Taken from the BBC website for the 2005 GE results for the Great yarmouth constituency.

UKIP doubled their support here in the last GE, and came within a breath of saving their deposit. I am not that surprised too much at the result on a ward basis given that it is in a EU region that has had a UKIP MEP for the last 9 years. UKIP needs good news occassionally, like any party. It is how often it happens and to what extent that matters.
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