Tory Panic.

If they weren't worried by UKIP before - well they are now!
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2012/05/ukip-boost-labour-gains.html

PS. I got the 10% in my ward that I had been seeking! On top of that - I came second. Not bad for an area which we had not previously contested.
(Happily, I beat the tory and the Lib Dem and the Green too!)