UKIP controls Ramsey Town Council

The biggest success of the English local elections last week (other than me being elected unopposed to Stirchley & Brookside Parish Council, naturally) was in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire.

UKIP now has 9 town councillors in Ramsey out of a possible 17 making Ramsey Town Council the first UKIP-controlled council in the UK.  UKIP also retained the Cambridgeshire County Council seat for Ramsey and the two out of three Huntingdonshire District Council seats for Ramsey.

Lisa Duffy has been elected as Mayor of Ramsey.

Lisa Duffy for Chairman Director?

The Chairman of Young Independence, Lisa Duffy, has been put forward for the post of Chairman Director of UKIP.

The appointment will need to be ratified by the National Executive Council (NEC) on Monday.

Lisa hasn't exactly shone in the post of Chairman of Young Independence, with members complaining that she is out of contact for weeks on end.  This is apparently due to work commitments - she juggles a full-time job and the Chairmanship of Young Independence.  Presumably the post of Chairman Director of UKIP is a full-time, salaried position otherwise I fail to see how she can possibly be effective in this role.

This is all just speculation of course, she might not even get the job and the terms won't have been confirmed yet.  We will have to wait and see and give her (or whoever gets the job) the benefit of the doubt until they have the opportunity to prove their worth.

Edit:
The post is Director, not Chairman as previously thought.