Cameron under pressure after eurosceptic party makes gains

Report of the results of local government elections in parts of England and Wales (+ a by-election in the constituency of South Shields) held on the 2 May 2013.

The key feature was that UKIP, the populist anti-EU party, sent tremors through Britain’s political establishment, winning seats on councils across the country and picking up about 25%.

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ESO: Background Information: Farage’s UKIP claims Thatcher’s inheritance http://www.europeansources.info/record/farages-ukip-claims-thatchers-inheritance/

Blog: Open Europe, 02.05.13: It's election day and David Cameron has promised to legislate for an EU referendum - or has he? http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/its-election-day-and-david-cameron-has.html

France24, 03.05.13: Anti-EU party makes big gains in British elections http://www.france24.com/en/20130503-britain-anti-eu-party-ukip-gains-local-elections

Deutsche Welle, 23.04.13: Britain: The threat from the right http://www.dw.de/britain-the-threat-from-the-right/a-16763314

UKIP: Press Release, 03.05.13: UKIP take second in South Shields, humiliating Tories and Lib Dems http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/3046-ukip-take-second-in-south-shields-humiliating-tories-and-lib-dems

ESO: Background Information: Ukip: the party that's coming in from the cold http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukip-the-party-thats-coming-in-from-the-cold/

ESO: Background information: UKIP http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-united-kingdom-independence-party-ukip/

BBC News, 03.05.13: Local elections: Nigel Farage hails UKIP's 'remarkable' night http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22382098

BBC News, 07.05.13: Ex-chancellor Lord Lawson calls for UK to exit EU http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22429790

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