Ukip Nick Another One......

[Slapshot]

UKIP, that party that was never going to have any seats in Parliament now has two.... who's worrying more.... Dave or Millibland??

As for Cleggy.... less than 1% of the vote.... he should be embarrased to call himself a serious politician... they better hope there's no more
The result..

Mark Reckless (UKIP) 16,867 (42.10%)
Kelly Tolhurst (C) 13,947 (34.81%, -14.39%)
Naushabah Khan (Lab) 6,713 (16.76%, -11.70%)
Clive Gregory (Green) 1,692 (4.22%, +2.69%)
Geoff Juby (LD) 349 (0.87%, -15.39%)
Hairy Knorm Davidson (Loony) 151 (0.38%)
Stephen Goldsbrough (Ind) 69 (0.17%)
Nick Long (PBP) 69 (0.17%)
Jayda Fransen (Britain 1st) 56 (0.14%)
Mike Barker (Ind) 54 (0.13%)
Charlotte Rose (Ind) 43 (0.11%)
Dave Osborn (Pat Soc) 33 (0.08%)
Christopher Challis (Ind) 22 (0.05%)

[ChillDoubt]

They were 600 shy in Manchester EDDIE. Rest assured it's coming soon....

[agchristie]

Mikey/Ichkeria,

BF, by the Party's own admission, weren't in the slightest bit interested in the vote count. Their first time standing was a one-issue campaign regarding the proposed new mega mosque in Gillingham.

Ichkeria, BNP didn't stand by the way, BF threw their support at UKIP from the very start and 'not in the end'.

Further points, BF's campaign was thwarted by the Royal Mail, who controversially refused to issue their leaflet and secondly, Police Commanders went against their word in a meeting prior to the second rally at the weekend. BF were turned back after less than 100 yards instead of being allowed to address members at the War Memorial. Yes, it was the police who did not wish to upset the left wing undesirables who stood in their way. They expected the address to be made by the side of a dual carriageway!

So much for democracy!

[mikey4444]

agchristie.....we are all quite aware of what BF's purpose was in standing in the by-election. It was to make a racist point. They are fascists...that is what fascists do...no surprise there. They tried to fool the people of Rochester and failed miserably. I doubt that they will try to spread their poison in a by-election again. BF will never have an MP in Westminster, ever.

Why are you trying to protect and justify a racist and fascist organisation ?
Would you spring so readily to the defence of the BNP ?

[ichkeria]

"BF, by the Party's own admission, weren't in the slightest bit interested in the vote count"
and then
"
So much for democracy! "!

Very true :-) How bizarre and yet typical of a far right, racist organisation (BF/BNP the same thing as far as I am concerned) to use an election merely to gain publicity for themselves and not actually to participate properly in the democratic process.
What a shameful betrayal of all those Facebook "likes" lol

[Gromit]

I wonder if there will be any defections this weekend?

[ichkeria]

I'd be amazed.

[agchristie]

BF were not interested in their own vote count and were very open about their support for UKIP. They did not attempt to fool the voters.

How can BF participate in a democratic system that does not allow them do so? As for fascists, well that's a good word to use for the large contingent who opposed BF again at the weekend.

Of course, BF will never have an MP but they will be back in by-elections and in the General Election as they refuse to be silenced.

[mikey4444]

Then we can all look forward to ignoring them in the future agchristie, just like the good people of Kent did yesterday. Perhaps if they lose enough deposits, they will be forced into penury, just like their friends in the BNP, from which they came from in the first place !

[agchristie]

Well, the Beeb's Chief Political correspondent, Nick Robinson had trouble ignoring Jayda Fransen having allowed himself to take part in a selfie with her. He thought she was working at the count! That's despite her wearing her candidate badge and party logo on her jacket.

Priceless!

[mikey4444]

Not as priceless as her complete and utter failure to get above 56 votes.

Lets hope this is the last will here of this woman and her frightful Party.

[agchristie]

Wishful thinking Mikey, she will stand again for sure.

The 2015 strategy is undergoing planning.

As to UKIP, the Rochester seat was 271st I think on the target list but who knows how many seats they can win next May. I reckon about a dozen.

[mikey4444]

agchristie...you may indeed be right about UKIP next May.

But I am going to stick my neck out here ( admittedly not very far ! ) and say that BF will never win a seat anywhere. I will go even further and say that they will always lose their deposit wherever they put a candidate up, as there are not enough stupid people in Britain that can be fooled by this loathsome new political Party.

[agchristie]

Mikey, yes BF are not likely to win a seat and also lose their deposits but what concerns me is the repeated attempts by the powers that be to stifle their right to participate properly in the democratic process.