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A challenge for Henry Bolton is that he got the job with just 29.9% of the vote

A challenge for Henry Bolton is that he got the job with just 29.9% of the vote

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Leadership elections really need a level of PR/AV or STV So Henry Bolton has decided to ignore the vote no confidence from his executive and try to struggle on taking his case to the members. One of the problems here is represented in the chart above showing the results from September election when he took over the role. As can be seen there were a lot of candidates and he ended up with the job on only 29.9% of votes…

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UKIP: circling the plughole

UKIP: circling the plughole

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The problem is the leader – but could anyone else do better? Revolutions devouring their own creators is hardly a novelty but UKIP are giving a fascinating new take on an old theme. They were never the most disciplined of parties and perhaps that was, for some, part of their attraction. Even so, since their crowning glory with their success in the referendum, they’ve not been so much undisciplined but ungovernable. After Nigel Farage stepped down in September 2016, they’ve…

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Looking at the UKIP leadership race

Looking at the UKIP leadership race

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Matthew Shaddick (Shadsy) of Ladbrokes on the UKIP leadership race. This year’s running of the UKIP leadership race might not have attracted all that much attention, but it’s probably one of the most open and unpredictable party leader elections I can remember. Of the seven candidates left, six have a plausible shot at winning and there could be plenty of betting value around. Long time favourite Peter Whittle looks a very shaky front-runner. Once as short as 2/5, he’s now…

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The UKIP leadership race – Alastair Meeks marks your card

The UKIP leadership race – Alastair Meeks marks your card

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As Mike Smithson pointed out last week, these are fallow days for political betting. We have been spoiled in recent years with a nonstop cavalcade of elections, referendums and leadership contests. We are suffering withdrawal pangs. So far this summer, only UKIP have given us a full-blown leadership election. (The Lib Dems let us down by having a walkover.) Interest in this election, as in the party itself this year, has been minimal. With UKIP leadership elections being so frequent,…

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And now for the Corbyn of the Right

And now for the Corbyn of the Right

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18 out of 20 UKIP MEPs including Farage may quit party if anti-Islam candidate becomes leader https://t.co/leXWRualA7? — Jonathan Walker (@jonwalker121) July 3, 2017 For the second time since 2015 a British party might have fallen victim to entryism. Today it was reported that Ukip MEPs are preparing a mass walkout if an anti-Islam leadership candidate backed by Tommy Robinson is given a senior position at the top of the party. Officials are panicking that a wave of far-right activists…

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Why UKIP standing aside in a particular seat might not be as beneficial to the Tories as might appear

Why UKIP standing aside in a particular seat might not be as beneficial to the Tories as might appear

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I am sure that I am not the only PBer who is spending a lot of time at the moment looking up Wikipedia pages on interesting constituencies to try to work out whether a particular bet is good value or not. One seat is Don Valley in Yorkshire where longstanding PBer, Aaron Bell (Tissue Price) is standing for the Conservatives. The figures from last time are above. The big thing we found out at the end of last week was…

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Two seats which UKIP won last time amongst tonight’s local elections

Two seats which UKIP won last time amongst tonight’s local elections

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Elmhurst on Aylesbury Vale (UKIP defence, resignation of sitting member) Result of council at last election (2015): Conservative 43, Liberal Democrats 9, United Kingdom Independence Party 4, Labour 2, Independent 1 (Conservative majority of 27) Result of ward at last election (2015): Emboldened denotes elected Liberal Democrats 729, 652 (26%) United Kingdom Independence Party 666, 567 (23%) Labour 632, 516 (22%) Conservatives 604, 496 (21%) Green Party 220, 131 (8%) EU Referendum Result (2016): REMAIN 52,877 (49.5%), LEAVE 53,956 (50.5%)…

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