Here\’s what worries meNovember 6, 2010 Tim WorstallUKIP4 CommentsThe UKIP leadership results are as follows: Nigel Farage – 6085 Tim Congdon – 2037 David Campbell Bannerman – 1404 Winston McKenzie – 530 We\’ve 530 members who voted for Winston? Nice bloke n\’all, but Eeeek! previousBacha posh: is this where \”posh\” comes from?nextThe meaning of life 4 thoughts on “Here\’s what worries me” SadButMadLad November 6, 2010 at 2:35 pm The only sane explanation that I can come up with for his result is that the 530 were doing a “none of the above” protest vote. <a href='http://secure.echion.co.uk/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a39438cf&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='https://secure.echion.co.uk/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=2&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a39438cf' border='0' alt='' /></a> Nick November 6, 2010 at 3:44 pm UKIP is such a freak show that it hardly matters . . . Tim adds: as compared to what? TJN? ZT November 6, 2010 at 4:13 pm Only 10,000 members voted in the leadership election? With a membership that small it doesn’t seem to me that UKIP is a major force in politics. Tim adds: Turnout was in the 55%-60% range. We are indeed a small party. Only came second last euro elections…..beating Labour into third. SimonF November 7, 2010 at 9:48 am According to this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2475301/Labour-membership-falls-to-historic-low.html “In an official submission to the Electoral Commission, Labour admitted that its membership at the end of 2007 was 176,891.” Hardly mass market. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
SadButMadLad November 6, 2010 at 2:35 pm The only sane explanation that I can come up with for his result is that the 530 were doing a “none of the above” protest vote.
Nick November 6, 2010 at 3:44 pm UKIP is such a freak show that it hardly matters . . . Tim adds: as compared to what? TJN?
ZT November 6, 2010 at 4:13 pm Only 10,000 members voted in the leadership election? With a membership that small it doesn’t seem to me that UKIP is a major force in politics. Tim adds: Turnout was in the 55%-60% range. We are indeed a small party. Only came second last euro elections…..beating Labour into third.
SimonF November 7, 2010 at 9:48 am According to this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2475301/Labour-membership-falls-to-historic-low.html “In an official submission to the Electoral Commission, Labour admitted that its membership at the end of 2007 was 176,891.” Hardly mass market.
The only sane explanation that I can come up with for his result is that the 530 were doing a “none of the above” protest vote.
UKIP is such a freak show that it hardly matters . . .
Tim adds: as compared to what? TJN?
Only 10,000 members voted in the leadership election? With a membership that small it doesn’t seem to me that UKIP is a major force in politics.
Tim adds: Turnout was in the 55%-60% range. We are indeed a small party. Only came second last euro elections…..beating Labour into third.
According to this article:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2475301/Labour-membership-falls-to-historic-low.html
“In an official submission to the Electoral Commission, Labour admitted that its membership at the end of 2007 was 176,891.”
Hardly mass market.