UK Independence Party Crewe & Nantwich

UKIP 4th in by-election

The UK Independence Party came fourth in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election on 22 May, confirming the party’s position as the fourth political force in the country. Candidate Mike Nattrass gained 2.22% of the vote in a seat UKIP did not contest in 2005.

Mike Nattrass gained 922 votes, pushing the Greens into fifth place with just 0.87% support and leaving the remaining five candidates trailing by a large margin.

Mr Nattrass, currently UKIP MEP for the West Midlands, had accurately predicted the party’s share of the vote during his vigorous campaign.

He said: “Before we started this election campaign we were told our vote would be less than 1%. This has been a stepping stone for the European elections next year.”

By-election results

Candidate	Party	Result	Elected
Edward Timpson	Conservative	20,539	Yes
Tamsin Dunwoody	Labour	12,679
Elizabeth Shenton	Liberal Democrat	6,040
Mike Nattrass	UKIP	922
Robert Smith	Green Party	359
David Roberts	English Democrats	275
The Flying Brick	OMRLP	236
Mark Walklate	Independent	217
Paul Thorogood	Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol	118
Gemma Garrett	Beauties for Britain	113

Electorate 71,963 Turnout 41,498

Please vote for Mike Nattrass on May 22nd

Generations have lost blood, sweat and tears keeping our country independent. Dishonest governments gave it away without consulting the people. 75% of our laws are made by the EU and take your money, spending it on wild projects instead of basic services and pensions.

We currently have Dr Bob Spink MP and two members of the House of Lords trying to restore sovereignty and accountability to our parliament. They need your help.

I am Mike Nattrass FRICS. I joined the fight when, as a consultant for Industrial and Commercial property, I saw EU rules and regulations destroying industry and jobs.

You have been let down by governments since the 1970s who pretend. I want to give you a voice in Westminster and represent you on the issues that matter most, our country, our pensions, our money, our local services. Not EU high flying schemes eating up your taxes.

The UK gives the EU £5.7million an hour! Spend it locally in this country not in Eastern Europe.

Due to EU policy millions came from Eastern Europe to live here (more than any forecast). In Crewe & Nantwich this has caused problems in planning of healthcare, housing and education, these extra costs are picked up by you. Yes you, even if you don’t pay tax you get reduced services. UKIP says stop EU open borders policy, freeze all immigration for five years and issue work permits for those necessary to our economy.

Four post offices closed in Crewe and Nantwich because of EU regulations. This hits local communities and particularly the elderly, how dare they? The other parties pretend they fight such closures – but they voted for them in the EU parliament! The classic Lib-Lab-Con.

Fortnightly household waste collections are due to the EU imposing landfill tax on councils. A burden on you! This EU rubbish directive means incinerators are planned locally as blots on the rural landscape to spew toxins over Crewe and Nantwich. Stop it! We are in favour of re-cycling but there must be weekly collections.

The 10 pence tax fiasco shows how far Labour have moved away from the “Working Man”. UKIP has long advocated a Flat Tax policy which will make taxpayers better off (and Accountants and Civil Servants worse off due to less administration) our policy takes a further 4.5 million lower paid out of income tax altogether.

Tax-free personal allowance £9,000, merging existing income tax bands and employee’s National Insurance contributions into a single flat income tax at a rate of 33%. Reducing top rate for capital gains tax to 33% and scrapping inheritance tax altogether. Less paperwork and less admin costs.

I want to improve life for residents. I have known Crewe since a child visiting Crewe Works and railway sheds and I have family living locally.

Your problems may be parking, traffic congestion or controversial plans to install phone masts near schools. Let me know.

Stand up for Crewe and Nantwich, together we can get our country and money back.