Article Tags: Lord Monckton, UK Independence party (UKIP)
THOUGH UKIP’s election campaign will not be launched officially until the spring conference in Milton Keynes on March 19, many things are happening already as we prepare ourselves for what will be the most important election in the party’s history.
The next by-election in which we have a candidate is on March 11 for a place on the town council in Buckingham South Ward. Our candidate is Alfred May, a resident of Buckingham. His opponent is an Independent, Eliza Caroline O’Donaghue, who lives in Linden Village, Buckingham. There are no other candidates. The importance of all local by-elections in Buckingham are self-evident. As far as the media will be concerned in the General Election one of the biggest battles will be between Nigel Farage and the Speaker, John Bercow in that constituency. We need to prepare the ground well.
We had a very successful meeting of the Regional Organizers on February 24, which both James Pryor and I addressed. It is gratifying to see that people are volunteering to help and giving donations to UKIP. We are grateful to them all but I have to repeat that all PPCs and volunteers will need to remember very clearly all the rules laid down by the Electoral Commission.
Source: ukip.org