UKIP: Best Election Ever

UKIP's Michale O'Donoghue

With the BBC reporting:  "The UK Independence Party has its best local election night in history gaining 13% of the vote where they stood, but have so far failed to convert that into significantly more seats" (*), Hedge End's defeated UKIP candidate Michale O'Donoghue has this message for his voters:

“A big thank you to all those 301 electors of Hedge End St John’s who took the opportunity this year to support myself and UKIP at the borough election. Can I also thank the other candidates – and congratulate Jane Welsh in holding the seat for the Liberal Democrats.


I am especially pleased to note that with a best comparison to 2008 – my vote for UKIP has risen from 8% of the turnout (180 votes from 2,239) to 13.6% in 2012 (301 from 2218). As a further comparison – all the Hedge End St John’s results in which I stood for UKIP in 2008, 2011 and 2012 are here:-

2008	2011	2012
Liberal Democrats 1,150 (51.4%)	Liberal Democrats 1,276 (44%)	Liberal Democrats 1,070 (48.2%)
Conservatives 824 (36.8%)	Conservatives 1,099 (38%)	Conservatives 673 (30.3%)
UKIP 180 (8%)	UKIP 268 (9.3%)	UKIP 301 (13.6%)
Labour 85 (3.8%)	Labour 236 (8.2%)	Labour 174 (7.8%)

The interesting thing here is that while the other parties are up and down – UKIP has been increasing steadily – and I look forward to future elections by helping to move the UKIP philosophy to regain our self determination into even greater support locally.


Once again – many thanks to you all – Michale”

Elsewhere in Eastleigh,  UKIP were third in Bishopstoke West and Hamble-le-Rice and Butlocks Heath, and second in Bishopstoke East and Netley Abbey.

(*) As of 15:38 on Friday 4th May - national results are still being announced