The motives behind the negotiations of the Nature Philosophers and the True Democrats are known.

The results meant that Labour were reduced to holding only 2 seats on the council behind the Liberal Democrats on 4.

Five years ago the BNP recorded its highest percentage vote in the country there, taking fourth place, just one per cent behind the Liberal Democrats.

It lost 331 council seats in the local elections and slumped to third place behind the Liberal Democrats, winning only 24 per cent of the vote.

The other candidates in the 14-way race were running far behind the two Democrats.

The campaign hopes that he will steal away at least some unions, especially in the construction trades, that traditionally get behind the Democrats.

Mr. Fortuyn's party finished stronger than predicted before his assassination stunned the country last week, coming in second behind the conservative Christian Democrats.

In the end, Boff fell to third place, behind the Labour incumbent and the Liberal Democrats.

The Conservative share of the vote declined to less than 10% in the 2005 election, when they came third behind the Liberal Democrats.

UKIP came second, 4.26% (1,771 votes) behind the Liberal Democrats who retained the seat.