GETTY Labour candidates Gill Furniss and Chris Elmore have been elected to the Commons

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Councillor Gill Furniss picked up 42 per cent of the vote in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, in a by-election triggered by her husband's death. Ukip candidate Steven Winstone secured second place holding off Tory and Liberal Democrat candidates. Labour's Chris Elmore was victorious in Ogmore, south Wales, with the Eurosceptic party again finishing second.

Much of the reason for our success is Corbyn Nigel Farage

Reacting to the news this morning, UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "We’ve come second in the English council elections wherever we’ve stood. "Much of the reason for our success is Corbyn. The traditional Labour voter looks at a Labour Party gone way, way towards the left.



"The party now doesn't look patriotic and it doesn’t engage with immigration which is the number one issue impacting on the voters' lives."

GETTY Ukip's Steven Winstone finished second in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Farage, whose party has gained 23 local council seats so far, added: "Unless Labour changes Ukip will go on growing from strength to strength. "A a lot of people are deserting Labour because they no longer seem to stand up for traditional Labour values. "If there was a General Election tomorrow Ukip would get up to six million votes. The Ukip voice will feature large in the EU election because we are addressing the real issues."

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Labour's Furniss, the widow of former miner Harry Harpham, said the result sent an "emphatic message" to David Cameron. In a passionate speech she told the Prime Minister: "Mr Cameron we have had enough of your uncaring Government. "We have had enough of your Government's unfair cuts which have hit communities like ours so much more than affluent areas."

GETTY Nigel Farage with Ukip mayoral candidate Peter Whittle at Leadenhall Market in London

The Ogmore by-election was triggered by the resignation of MP Huw Irranca-Davies, who stepped down to fight for a seat in the Welsh Assembly. Elmore, a former butcher, won a majority of 8,575 while Ukip candidate Glenda Davies took second place with 3,808. He said he hoped to win Ukip voters "back to Labour in the months and years ahead as we progress through elections".

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