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Topic History of: If you live in Eastleigh... Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Pattaya
Pru wrote: Yes, "83% of UKIP voters" - most impressive. Coming up next: what 79% of village idiots want for Easter next December 25th...
'In addition, the poll - conducted on behalf of former Tory deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft - revealed that 22 per cent of 2010 voting Tories switched to UKIP, along with 19 per cent of Lib Dems.
Pru wrote: No, UKIP has serious LOONS. It's no national party. It's a telephone box of talent, with hundreds of nutters misting up the windows from outside.
David Cowling
Editor, BBC Political Research Unit
An "on-the-day poll" conducted among people who had voted in the Eastleigh by-election suggests immigration was the biggest single issue for people supporting UKIP. Some 55% mentioned it, compared with 15% of all voters.
And 83% of UKIP voters said they wanted to send a message they were unhappy with the party they usually support nationally, compared with 35% of all voters.