Ukip makes huge gains in local government elections

Party enjoys biggest surge by fourth party since second world war as Tories blame protest against government policies

Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Friday 3 May 2013 07.52 BST
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A Ukip candidate's rosette in Basildon, Essex: the party averaged 26% of the vote in council wards where it stood, according to the BBC. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

Ukip has delivered its strongest performance in local elections after making a series of gains across England.

In the biggest surge by a fourth party in England since the second world war, Ukip averaged 26% of the vote in council wards where it stood, according to a BBC estimate.

CÁ OS INTERNACIONALISTAS DAS CÉLULAS NA JUSTIÇA AVIAVAM OS GAJOS DO UKIP POR MUITOS ANINHOS...PÁ FASSISMO NUNCA MAIS!