Under the Radar



Here's a article from the Guido Fawkes web site, Order Order, which reports on a striking by-election result in Labour leader, Ed Miliband's, Doncaster backyard.

 Now I haven't seen this news reported anywhere else in the media which is odd because UKIP taking 41% of the vote is a quite incredible victory in what should be a safe Labour stronghold.  

UKIP Steal Council Seat In Miliband’s Doncaster on 20% Swing



 Guido would call Doncaster Miliband’s ‘backyard’, but given the Labour leader barely spends any time there, he will stick with ‘Ed’s constituency’. Either way UKIP are in the ascendency in Ed’s constituency, as proved by Thursday’s stunning Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council by-election that saw a 20.5% swing away from Labour in Edenthorpe.
UKIP took 41% of the vote to Labour’s 38%.

 Suddenly Farage’s plan to hold UKIP conference in the area does not look so brazen…

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