UKIP Regional (Yorkshire & North Lincs.) Awards

Here are the highlights and winners from the UKIP Yorkshire & North Lincs. 2012 Local Election Results (punching above our weight once more!)

2012 Best Percentage Award

	CANDIDATE	WARD	UKIP %
1	John Wilkinson	Silverwood	39
2	Edward Shepherd	Scartho	37
3	William Harness	Humberston & New Waltham	35
4	Brian Bailey	Wath	31
5	Sean O'Dell	Swinton	29
6	Valerie Wilkinson	Sitwell	28
7	Grant French	Stocksbridge & Upper Don	27
8	Caven Vines	Rotherham West	26
9	Michael Pallant	Hoober	26
10	Tina Dowdall	Wickersley	25
11	David Dews	Wrenthorpe and Outwood West	25
12	Bryan Barkley	Normanton	25
13	Jason Smith	Queensbury	25

(Percetage rounded up/down to nearest %)

I used 25% as the cut off, 13 candidates making the cut.

John Wilkinson of Rotherham recieved an amazing 39% (and still failed to win the seat?!), just beating out UKIP's Council winning candidates Edward Shepherd in 2nd.

2012 Best Campaign Award

	CANDIDATE	WARD	Votes  from  winning
1	Jason Smith	Queensbury	189
2	William Harness	Humberston & New Waltham	230
3	John Wilkinson	Silverwood	253
4	Grant French	Stocksbridge & Upper Don	384
5	Valerie Wilkinson	Sitwell	455

Candidates closest to taking seat.  I used 500 votes as cut of point, a couple of other candidates were ommitted due to their small percentages:

			Percentage
Timothy Veal	Park	355	16
John Upex	Spofforth with Lower Wharfdale	492	11

I managed to beat out some big names being only 189 votes off taking UKIP's second seat!

2012 Best Vote Award

	CANDIDATE	WARD	UKIP vote
1	Grant French	Stocksbridge & Upper Don	1386
2	John Wilkinson	Silverwood	1140
3	Valerie Wilkinson	Sitwell	1019
4	William Harness	Humberston & New Waltham	1001
5	David Dews	Wrenthorpe and Outwood West	940
6	Edward Shepherd	Scartho	931
7	Brian Bailey	Wath	930
8	Paul Spivey	Kippax & Methley	889
9	Jason Smith	Queensbury	884
10	Jonathan Arnott	Woodhouse	879

Just took the Top 10 here.

Clear winner was Sheffield man Grant French with a astounding 1386 votes!

2012 Best Branch Award

Branch	Percentage
Rotherham	25
NE Lincolnshire	21
Wakefield	18
Doncaster	18
Barnsley	14
Kingston-Upon-Hull	12
Harrogate	11
Kirklees	11
Sheffield	11
Bradford	11
Leeds	10

Full branch results, used average percentage as indicator.

No surprise with Rotherham taking the Best Branch Award!

2012 Councillor Award

CANDIDATE	WARD	AUTHORITY
Edward Shepherd	Scartho	NE Lincolnshire

Congratulations to Edward on becoming a councillor!

Jason Smith says thanks to UKIP voters in Queensbury

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the 884 people who voted for me in the Queensbury council elections. This was a tremendous result where one in four people put their trust in me. After the final count, I was only 189 votes from becoming the local councillor.


Local people can rest assured that I won’t sit back and rest on my laurels and will continue to work for you throughout the year."

Jason Smith, UKIP Queensbury & Clayton Heights, UKIP Bradford chairman, Woodlands Avenue, Queensbury

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_opinion/tafeaturesletters/9698034.I_won___t_rest_on_laurels/


Full Queensbury result: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/asp/elections/resultsDetailL.asp?id=82&eid=7

2012 Local Elections - UKIP Bradford & District

Results from the UKIP Bradford & District,

Queensbury and Wibsey results were phenomenal!

This signals a massive breakthrough in Bradford.  4 first time candidates all posting good results and all with good scalps!

Queensbury – Jason Smith

884 votes (24.9%, vote increase from 9.8%)

3^rd place and 189 votes off winning the seat!

Best ever result in Bradford District

Wibsey – Jamie Illingworth

781 votes (23.5%, increase from 10.5%)

Excellent 2^nd place (972 votes) behind Labour beating the Tories & Lib Dems

Great Horton – Pal Bjornstom

4^th place, 390 votes (8.2%) – slightly down percentage (8.6%) from 2011 by-election

Great effort from first time candidate!

Ilkley – Paul Latham

3^rd place, 354 votes (7.2%) beating Green and Lib Dem

Good increased of previous vote (5.9%) and position increase (from 4^th)

Baildon – James Fell

4^th place, 331 votes (6.9%), beating Greens

Great vote for first time candidate!

Philip Bird – Shipley

4^th place, 297 votes (6.7%) beating Lib Dem and Socalist Labour Party

Great result for long standing paper candidate!

Heaton – Sonja McNally

4^th place, 302 votes (5.9%) beating Lib Dems

First time standing for UKIP, formally Green

Bradford Moor – Jim Dempsey

4^th place, 143 votes (2.2%) beating Conservative!

Good showing for first time candidate

Sonja pledges to keep on fighting for the residents of Bradford

Sonja McNally UKIP Bradford West candidate in the by-election pledges to keep on working hard for the residents of Bradford.

“This was not a typical by election and clearly the result will send shock waves through the Labour party and our community.  I hope that the Labour council now listen to the residents and Bradford get what they deserve.”
 

“Clearly there is support for UKIP in Bradford and I would like to thank the people who took the time out to vote for me yesterday.  I am really proud to have been part of this campaign and to have given the people of Bradford an opportunity to vote UKIP and will now continue to work hard on behalf of our community and the fight will carry on for the local elections where I will be standing in the Heaton ward.”

 

“Apart from Galloway UKIP were the only party to increase their share of the vote which went from 2% to 3.3%, a pleasing result for the party when the other three main parties vote share significantly reduced.”

Vote for the best for Bradford West - Vote Sonja McNally!

Come see us on Godwin Street, Bradford city centre!

72-74 Godwin Street, Bradford, BD1 3PT

Polls today close at 10pm.

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Sonja says:
"I want to thank every person who voted for me.  Your vote is not a wasted one, but is showing Westminster that UKIP is the only party that really cares for its people.

It gave Bradford West a local lass. I had no political agenda of my own, but I have the people's interest at heart.  I offered no empty promises, but only to fight to give the people the right to have food on the table, a roof over their head and some spending money.

And just one final thing; when the others return to their homes I will still be driving over those same pot holes as you and paying higher car insurance like you because of where we live."

Sonja: Bradford shops need support

(T&A 28/03/2012)

Vote local - Vote Sonja McNally for Bradford West!

Nigel Farage joins Sonja in Bradford

UKIP party leader Nigel Farage MEP joined Sonja today in Bradford West to support the campaign and talk to local residents.

Save Thornton Delivery Office!

Sonja McNally UKIP Bradford West candidate continues to throw her support behind the campaign to save the Thornton delivery office.

"It's a disgrace that this vital service is being axed.   We've all heard in the past week about the threat to the Thornton delivery office.   If it closes, how are the elderly and disabled meant to get their packages?"

"Of course Royal Mail needs to rise to the challenge of modern technology, but Labour is the root cause for all the network closures in recent years.  They privatised the profitable business mail but left Royal Mail with the universal obligation to service every home."

Even Royal Mail admitted:  "changes were necessary as it faced ... tough competition from delivery companies" (T&A 25/01/2012)

"They also refused to directly fund the service.  That is why we saw Post Offices across Bradford closing.  It is also why we are now seeing the delivery office in Thornton closing."

"No wonder the other candidates have been silent on this issue as only UKIP can do anything to save our postal services.  Bradford West is not just about the city centre; there are people that live in outlying areas, and I will champion their causes just as much as the city."

(T&A 23/03/2012)

Sonja vows to fight for Bradford's pubs

Pub Budget Response Sonja McNally UKIP Bradford West

Looking at the proposals for beer duty, Sonja hits out at the lack of relief for local pubs:

“The Conservatives are adding 5p to the price of a pint which will put another nail in the coffin for the pub industry.”

“Pubs are the centre of Bradford’s villages and towns, acting like mini-parliaments where people can go to relax, meet their mates, and debate issues of the day in a safe environment.”

“Four pubs close everyday, which is killing local communities and destroying jobs – they need help! UKIP have run a save the pub campaign in Bradford for many years.”

Sonja will be joined by UKIP party leader Nigel Farage MEP on a pub crawl Sunday night to talk to publicans and customers across Bradford West about the future of their industry and local issues.

 

 (T&A 23/03/2012)

Sonja calls out Lib Dems on Odeon

Sonja McNally UKIP Bradford West candidate has hit out at Lib Dem crocodile tears over the future of the Odeon.

The Lib Dems have been part of the farce of the Odeon, sticking with the Tories in the council coalition for the last decade, who have run-down the iconic building with the desire to demolish.  This policy hasn't changed under Labour.

UKIP have campaigned since 2007 to have a referendum on the Odeon - lets put the future of the city in the hands of people and actually get things moving!

(Page from T&A Thursday 22nd March 2012)

Below, Sonja wins support from Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire

(T&A Wednesday 21st March 2012)