4,351,204
votes. That is how many UKIP took in winning the EU elections. If recent polls
are to be believed, they will lose between 10% & 20% of these over the next
11 months.
So
- that still means an increase of more than 250% on the last General Election
BUT the turnout will almost double. So how many could they reasonably aim for? -
5.5 million? - Fewer? - More?
Inevitably,
they will target certain seats very hard and try to establish a firm base in
Westminster. If they can achieve that - they can look to forming a government in
2020. It is a big ask but they are on a roll at the moment. Maintaining impetus
in the period up to the General Election will not be
easy.
