Wednesday 23 May 2012

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!

Friday 11 May 2012

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

Friday 4 May 2012

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%)
3rd 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 2nd place (972 votes) behind Labour beating the Tories & Lib Dems

Great Horton – Pal Bjornstom
4th place, 390 votes (8.2%) – slightly down percentage (8.6%) from 2011 by-election
Great effort from first time candidate!

Ilkley – Paul Latham
3rd place, 354 votes (7.2%) beating Green and Lib Dem
Good increased of previous vote (5.9%) and position increase (from 4th)

Baildon – James Fell
4th place, 331 votes (6.9%), beating Greens
Great vote for first time candidate!

Philip Bird – Shipley
4th place, 297 votes (6.7%) beating Lib Dem and Socalist Labour Party
Great result for long standing paper candidate!

Heaton – Sonja McNally
4th place, 302 votes (5.9%) beating Lib Dems
First time standing for UKIP, formally Green

Bradford Moor – Jim Dempsey
4th place, 143 votes (2.2%) beating Conservative!
Good showing for first time candidate