UKIP leader Nigel Farage is expected to step down following his defeat in Thanet South. He had previously vowed he would resign if he failed to secure a position in Parliament.
In his speech, Farage criticised an electoral system which left his party with four million votes – 12.6% of the vote share – but only one MP in parliament. He said: “I think the time has come for real radical political reform.”
Possibly hinting at his impending resignation, he continued: “On a personal level I feel a real weight has lifted from my shoulders and I’ve never felt happier.”
The full breakdown:
We Are The Reality Party count comes in at: 126
Manston Airport Independent Party count comes in at: 191
Party For United Thanet count comes in at: 63
Green Party count comes in at: 1,076
UKIP count comes in at: 16,026
Conservative count comes in at: 18,838
Independent Dean McCastree count comes in at: 61
Free United Kingdom Party count comes in at: 318
Labour count comes in at: 11,740
Liberal Democrats count comes in at: 1076
Al-Zebabist Nation of Oog count comes in at: 30
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