Conservatives "gasp" at victory of UKIP Libertarian in Kent

From Eric Dondero:

From thisiskent.com.uk:

UKIP have won their first ever borough council seat in Tunbridge Wells.

Victor Webb, the party's local leader, will represent Rusthall after edging out the sitting Tory Barry Edwards.

In a closely-fought contest, Mr Webb won 634 votes compared to Mr Edwards' 560.

Just 20 votes behind was Thomas Snook for the Lib Dems.

Mr Webb's victory brought gasps from the election count at Tunbridge Wells Town Hall.

Nationwide, UKIP won 7 Councilor seats, and is now the 2nd largest "third party" in the UK behind the Greens:

UKIP: 7
BNP: 2
English Democrats: 2

BNP = British Nationalist Party.

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