Conservative councillors have been surveyed on a potential UKIP pact and their views on the EU, immigration, climate change, gay marriage and the economy.

The Sunday Politics commissioned a poll of more than 1,000 Conservative councillors to test the mood among activists, as the party meets for its conference in Birmingham.

On the Sussex coast, Eleanor Garnier spoke to Tory and UKIP councillors to get their reaction to the results.

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