The Tories topped the poll at the Thurrock count for the East of England. The numbers make grim reading for the Labour Party who only just held off the BNP by a meagre 200 votes.
UKIP representative Clive Broad was delighted with the result.
Mr Broad said: “This is a fantastic result. We worked very hard. I think this sends out a message to the other parties that things are changing.”
Party Votes
Conservative 6,946
UKIP 6,626
Labour Party 5,589
BNP 5,369
Lib Dem 1,602
Green Party 1,285
Eng Democrat 673
UK First 632
Christian Party 591
No2Eu 336
Soc Lab Party 254
Animals Count 197
Peter Rigby 160
Pro Democracy 156
Jury Team 106
Number of votes rejected: 108
Turnout 28.1 per cent
