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UKIP make major gains in Rotherham at Labour's expense UKIP make major gains in Rotherham at Labour's expense
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UKIP have made major gains on Rotherham Council though Labour retains control.UKIP have made major gains on Rotherham Council though Labour retains control.
The party won 10 of the 21 seats up for election. It took seven from Labour, two from the Conservatives and held a seat it won in a by-election last year.The party won 10 of the 21 seats up for election. It took seven from Labour, two from the Conservatives and held a seat it won in a by-election last year.
Jahangir Akhtar, the council's deputy leader, was among Labour's casualties, losing his seat in Rotherham West.Jahangir Akhtar, the council's deputy leader, was among Labour's casualties, losing his seat in Rotherham West.
UKIP will be the largest opposition group on the authority and Councillor Caven Vines told the BBC it was a "phenomenal" result for the party. Labour retained its hold on Barnsley Council, taking one seat from the Conservatives but losing one to the Barnsley Independent Group (BIG).
Despite UKIP's gains, Labour remains firmly in control of Rotherham council, with 50 of the authority's 63 councillors, as only one third of the seats were up for grabs in this election. Labour held a total of 17 out of the 21 seats up for grabs in Barnsley, while gaining Penistone West from the Conservatives and losing their Old Town seat to the independent candidate.
'People are angry''People are angry'
Mr Vines added: "To take 10 is unbelievable. But not only that we've come so close in others losing by just a few votes." In Rotherham, UKIP will be the largest opposition group on the authority and councillor Caven Vines told the BBC it was a "phenomenal" result for the party.
Despite UKIP's gains, Labour remains firmly in control of Rotherham council, with 50 of the authority's 63 councillors, as only one third of the seats were up for grabs in this election.
Mr Vines added: "To take 10 is unbelievable. But not only that, we've come so close in others losing by just a few votes."
UKIP chairman Steve Crowther insisted the successes were "not a flash in the pan".UKIP chairman Steve Crowther insisted the successes were "not a flash in the pan".
"We are absolutely delighted with the 10 seats we have taken in Rotherham," he said. "That was just a tremendous result.""We are absolutely delighted with the 10 seats we have taken in Rotherham," he said. "That was just a tremendous result."
John Healey, the Labour MP for Wentworth and Dearne, admitted it had been a good night for UKIP.John Healey, the Labour MP for Wentworth and Dearne, admitted it had been a good night for UKIP.
"This is a message or a warning if you like to all mainstream parties; a challenge to us all because people are angry," he said. "This is a message or a warning if you like, to all mainstream parties; a challenge to us all because people are angry," he said.