The anti-EU UK Independence Party has made strong gains in local elections, according to results published Friday, a strong indication that it may also have done well in the European Parliament elections. After a third of councils had been declared, UKIP had gained almost 100 seats, while Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party had lost around 110. According to dpa, voters elected representatives in 161 English counties and 11 Northern Irish counties on Thursday, as well as Britain's 73 members of the European Parliament in Brussels. The European results are not expected till Sunday, but UKIP is widely predicted to be on course for victory. It follows unprecedented gains in local elections for UKIP last year.
