Congratulations go to Karen Constantine (TDC) and Susan Kennedy (RTC) have romped in for Labour overturning the May Election when Vince Munday won both seats for UKIP.
So what does this mean? Not a lot really as the only winner was apathy as only 764 votes were cast out of an electoral possible of over 3000.
Karen Constantine (Lab) 288 (38%)
Duncan Smithson (UKIP) 229 (30%)
Adam Dark (Con) 156 (20%)
Alan Hodder (Ind DIG) 49 (6%)
Ian Driver (Green) 20 (2.61%)
Jordan Williams (LibDem) 10 (1.3%)
So what does this tell us about Thanet?
Firstly within Ramsgate Wards UKIP better start showing that they have things under control as Labour are fighting back.
Secondly the Conservatives have a long way to go before they are seen as an effective force in Ramsgate Wards
Thirdly Labour are the only serious force for redeveloping the former airfield seeing as Alan Hodder (who stood on a DIG ticket) had the full support of the Pro Manston supporters and could only poll 6% of the vote. In the Ramsgate Town Council election the DIG candidate R. John Pritchard polled even less votes.
(Surprising really as with this CV he should be made a saint
The other item of note was the appearance of the leader of DIG Kevan Konnor Collins (him of Cumper fame) at Newington Parish hall where he cast his vote, we presume, for his sidekick R. John Pritchard despite being too ill to make a statement of how he gained all those honours without seemingly ever being in the armed forces.
