UKIP Targets 22 Seats.

Ukip eyes 22 seats as Nigel Farage welcomes 'spectacular' support from voters

NIGEL FARAGE has more than doubled the number of seats on the UK Independence Party's general election target list following a "spectacular" response from voters, the Daily Express has learned. Sources in Ukip's campaign say that at least 22 constituencies around the country are winnable for the anti-Brussels party on polling day on May 7.

Until this week, Ukip has been concentrating its resources on trying to win 10 key target constituencies including Thurrock, Castle Point and South Thanet.

But party activists are reported to have found unexpectedly high levels of support while canvassing in other parts of the country.

As a result, a further dozen constituencies were added to the hit list earlier this week, including some previously seen as insurmountable Tory bastions.

One Ukip campaign insider said: "We are picking up very exciting signs from the doorsteps.

"Our support is not only rock solid but growing and we think we are winning over voters with a positive and optimistic campaign based around our policies and key issues."

New seats added to the Ukip target list include Tory-held Aylesbury, North West Cambridgeshire and Waveney and Labour-held Hartlepool.

Ukip canvassers say Tory support is proving "soft" in many once true-blue heartland areas, with many former Tory voters said to be turned off by the party's "negative" campaign tactics. Express.