“Shock Result in Eastleigh” said one local newspaper. A year after beating the Conservatives into second place in the Eastleigh by-election, what had Ukip done now?
Not a lot. The story of the Eastleigh borough council results was not how well Ukip had done, but how badly. Of the 15 wards being contested, Ukip failed to win any.
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