| Pearson, however, was unpopular with the UKIP grassroots, who viewed him as an establishment figure too favourable to the Conservatives. |
| Polls nevertheless have put UKIP in first place in the UK, with estimates it could virtually double its seats in Strasbourg. |
| In 2004, UKIP reorganised itself nationally as a private company limited by guarantee. |
| In the 2014 local elections, UKIP won 163 seats, an increase of 128, but did not take control of any council. |
| You do not have to be a UKIP refusenik to recognise that these tensions are becoming intolerable. |
| In April 2017, a second UKIP AM left the party and joined the Conservative Assembly group without joining the party. |
