UKIP sweeps back to majority control in Thanet
Posted
on August 19
In an emphatic victory, taking the two District Council and
both Town Council seats on offer, UKIP resumed majority control of Thanet
Council in the Northwood by election yesterday evening. The by election, caused
by the long awaited resignations of former Councillors Smith and Collins, brings
UKIP's tally to 29 of the 56 Council seats in Thanet Council, and they resume
majority control of their only District Council in the country.
Thanet District Council Leader Cllr Chris Wells commented: "In a
post-Brexit world, the media has asked what is the purpose of UKIP? And on the
doorsteps the voters of Northwood have given their answer. It is to make sure
the Tory government genuinely pursues Brexit. It is to ensure locally we never
sink to the toxic and dysfunctional chaos of Labour administration again. It is
to have a council which residents can feel proud to have act on its behalf. All
the things Tory and Labour Councils have previously failed to achieve here in
Thanet.
IF Ukip decides to self-destruct - what have the largely pro-EU Tories to fear in derailing Brexit?
