from Felix Richter, Statista.com
by Niall McCarthy
The greatest share of people supporting UKIP voted for the Conservative party in 2010.
Last week, UKIP’s first MP, Douglas Carswell, was elected and this infographic formed part of the Independent’s coverage of the historic event.
This chart shows the distribution of current UKIP supporters by party voted for in the 2010 UK general election.
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