Coalition parties given a caning after UKIP gains
UKIP leader Nigel Farage claimed a "sea change" in British politics as they gained more than 140 council seats in the local elections.
No question this day belongs to UKIP and Nigel Farage
There is no question that the day belongs to UKIP and Nigel Farage. The party has gained over 100 seats and won about a quarter of the vote.
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Coalition parties given a caning after UKIP gains
UKIP leader Nigel Farage claimed a "sea change" in British politics as they gained more than 140 council seats in the local elections.
Read the full storyNo question this day belongs to UKIP and Nigel Farage
by Prof Colin Rallings - Elections Analyst
There is no question that the day belongs to UKIP and Nigel Farage. The party has gained over 100 seats and won about a quarter of the vote.
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Farage hails UKIP success
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has hailed his party's performance in the local elections in the South and South East. Here he speaks to our political correspondent Phil Hornby.
Interview with UKIP winner Philip Fawkes
Interview: Philip Fawkes won South Waterside in Hampshire for UKIP. He says his voters do not want to see mass immigration.
Interview with UKIP winner of Eastleigh East
Click video. Andy Moore, UKIP winner, says he has made history in Eastleigh East.
UKIP win Eastleigh East and Eastleigh West
Dramatic wins for UKIP in Eastleigh, the Hampshire town rocked by the Chris Huhne scandal. Andy Moore took Eastleigh East with a narrow win over the Lib Dems. Chris Greenwood won Eastleigh West, again with a narrow majority over the Lib Dems.
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UKIP candidate denies making anti-Semitic remarks
UKIP candidate Anna-Marie Crampton, who has been suspended by her party for allegedly posting anti-Semitic remarks online, said she was hacked and not responsible for the comments.
She tweeted last night: "Im (sic) NOT antisemitic. I NEVER said i do not believe in the holocaust. I've clearly been trolled. I do post on Zionism as a political movement."
She later added: "Further, my great grandmother was jewish on my mother's side."
Ms Crampton later deleted her Twitter account.
UKIP candidate suspended for 'anti-Semitic comments'
UKIP candidate Anna-Marie Crampton has been suspended from the party after allegedly posting anti-Semitic comments on a website.
Ms Crampton, who was due to stand in next week's county council elections in East Sussex, denied the claims and said she was not responsible for the attacks because her account had been hacked.
A UKIP spokesman told ITV News: "We are investigating this matter, if she was hacked we will apologise for suspending her."
Nigel Farage tells Tunbridge Wells it's time for a change
Campaigning was suspended by the major parties for the local elections - because of Lady Thatcher's death. Today, the UK Independence Party brought its message to the region, with its leader telling voters it's time for a change.
UKIP's Nigel Farage told supporters after last month's strong showing at the Eastleigh by-election, it's his party that's now in the frame. At the moment they have NO seats. David Johns reports, with interviews from Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg.
Video: 'Don't open up the borders to the whole of Romania and Bulgaria'
Nigel Farage, speaking at the launch of his election campaign in Tunbridge Wells.
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