UKIP second place in Stock Ward of Essex County Council

[SDP]

8th September 2011 by-election

By-election turnout was 22.4% and the Conservative majority was 35% - a fall from 53% in 2009.

Conservatives took 1,820 (59%) of the votes, UKIP 736 (24%), Labour 273 (9%), Lib Dem 160 (5%), Green 80 (3%).

The Conservatives have held on to the Essex County Council seat held by the former leader Lord Hanningfield who was jailed for expenses fraud.

Ian Grundy took the Stock ward seat but with a reduced majority and the UK Independence Party came second, beating both Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

[SDP]

This was a good result for UKIP.

Maybe the public are waking up to the truth, and voting for the minor parties at last.

[Citizen67]

Good Result for UKIP, disappointing to see Labour come in 3rd I would like to see them come in behind the LibDems and the Greens.