UKIP vote surges in English local elections / Nigel Farage: UKIP to be ‘serious players’ at general election

Local elections in parts of England and Northern Ireland took place on the 22 May 2014.

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) made gains across the country as results came in the elections in England, at the expense of the Conservative Party, Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.

• Primary Source

The Guardian, 23.05.14: Local elections: Ukip delivers first tremors of political earthquake http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/23/local-election-ukip-nigel-farage-labour-tories-lib-dems

EurActiv, 23.05.14: UKIP gains voters from Tories and Labour in British local elections http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/ukip-gains-voters-tories-and-labour-british-local-elections-302325

BBC News, 23.05.14: Vote 2014: Northern Ireland election counting begins http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27523102

EUObserver, 23.05.14: Ukip surge in local elections ahead of EU poll http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124255

The Guardian, 27.05.14: Labour divided over threat posed by Ukip http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/27/labour-divided-threat-posed-ukip

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