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Originally Posted by johnwest
I checked to see if I could stand as a UKIP candidate. I was informed that I could represent the party by declaring it as a political interest on the voting slip. It is a shame that posters like Barboo are so negative by suggesting it was not a good result for UKIP.[/QUOTE
I should add that voters did not have to vote for me. The fact is they did and as a UKIP representative. As far as I am concerned that is good victory for the party.
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It was not a result of any kind for UKIP, and I am not being negative. It was a personal success for you, for which I congratulate you, but you are being extremely misleading in trying to make out that it was a party victory. The guidance notes for candidates and the nomination form which you signed make it absolutely clear that far from it being an option for you to represent the party by declaring UKIP as a political interest, it was compulsory for you to declare your party membership in order for your nomination to be valid. You were in fact warned on the nomination form that though your declared (political/financial) interests would not prevent you from standing, the information would be circulated to voters as part of your election statement. You and all the other candidates, including the two Lib/Dem members, stood as individuals not as party representatives, and if anything trying to pretend otherwise detracts from your success rather than enhancing it.