The Conservatives came second, with Labour in third and the UK Independence Party in fourth.
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Labour and the UK Independence Party will both select their candidates at meetings later.
It places the Lib Dems on 8%, behind the UK Independence Party, on 10%.
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Robert Drown, representing the UK Independence Party, finished third in the ballot with 25, 228 votes (15.01%).
Labour won 11 seats, the Lib Dems six and UK Independence Party (UKIP) three and independents one.
He moved to Blackpool in later life, where he became involved with the Eurosceptic UK Independence Party.
The UK Independence Party's Welsh MEP believes his party is capable of taking seats in elections in Wales.
The Lib Dems trailed in behind the UK Independence Party in 2004, with 14.9% of the popular vote.
Some fear the damage UK Independence Party could inflict in key seats unless the Tories offer a referendum.
The UK Independence Party has taken its first ever seats on Lincolnshire County Council, and ousted its deputy leader.
The Conservatives finished third in Eastleigh, in Hampshire - behind the Liberal Democrats and the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
He rejected the idea of doing a deal with the UK Independence Party.
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He said the prime minister was reacting to the threat from the UK Independence Party and Eurosceptic Conservative MPs.
Liberal Democrat Ainsley Arnold received 10, 653 (9.78%) votes with the UK Independence Party's Louise Bours polling 8, 557 (7.86%) votes.
The UK Independence Party's Jane Collins agreed that immigration policy had to change.
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Looking to leapfrog others to take seats is the UK Independence Party, who have a strong presence in the county.
That's Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the UK Independence Party, the SNP, the Greens, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein.
Mr Davies campaigned on behalf of the UK Independence Party in the 1990s before joining the English Democrats in 2005.
The leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage welcomed the "proper debate" about the UK's future within the union.
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He railed against the Conservatives for focusing on Europe in the light of the profile of the UK Independence Party.
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The UK Independence Party is "fundamentally changing British politics" with its goal of "getting our country back", Nigel Farage has said.
The Liberal Democrats fielded candidates for all six of the now uncontested wards and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) fielded four.
Since the 2009 European election, the UK Independence Party (Ukip) has had a foothold in Welsh politics, through MEP John Bufton.
The website claimed that the story had been recycled from a speech given by the UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage.
David Cameron has pledged "to work really hard to win back" former Conservative voters who have defected to the UK Independence Party.
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The Conservative Party has retained control of Dorset County Council, while the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has won its first ever seat.
The UK Independence Party's candidate, Diane James, said she was "still aiming for first", but now believed she was "guaranteed" second place.
However the eurosceptic UK Independence Party claimed his appointment had already led one party member, a town councillor, to defect to them.
There had been speculation that the leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage might stand, but he has ruled himself out.
In the Lords, UK Independence Party peer Lord Pearson of Rannoch urged the government to examine the training offered to care workers.
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