UKIP INCREASES NUMBER OF TARGET SEATS IN THRILLING ELECTION CAMPAIGN
UKIP has broadened its list of target seats for the forthcoming
General Election.
General Election.
The party will now target a significantly larger number of
constituencies,
including many in what have previously been regarded safe Conservative
and Labour heartlands.
including many in what have previously been regarded safe Conservative
and Labour heartlands.
Party Leader Nigel Farage has asked newly elected UKIP MP Douglas
Carswell to oversee the project alongside the Party's General Secretary,
Roger Bird. The targets seats campaign will be run by Chris Bruni-Lowe
who ran the
successful by election campaign in Clacton and is currently working
alongside Mark Reckless in Rochester.
Carswell to oversee the project alongside the Party's General Secretary,
Roger Bird. The targets seats campaign will be run by Chris Bruni-Lowe
who ran the
successful by election campaign in Clacton and is currently working
alongside Mark Reckless in Rochester.
Paul Sykes, recently announced as Chairman of UKIP's Campaign
Committee, commented
Committee, commented
"Nigel has put together an experienced team of organisers who
really
know how to win elections. We will be using the same creative team
that worked on the European Election earlier in the year, in which
we topped the polls nationally, getting 24 MEPs elected.
know how to win elections. We will be using the same creative team
that worked on the European Election earlier in the year, in which
we topped the polls nationally, getting 24 MEPs elected.
