A bit more info in the local paper...
// Mark Smith, 49, who lives on Magna Road, said he heard some noise outside his home at around 11pm on Monday and found people attempting to pull the UKIP sign out of the ground in his driveway. When he confronted them, the perpetrators ran away but returned a short while later and assaulted Mr Smith.
Mark said: "I shouted at them, 'What the hell are you doing?' and they ran away, got into two cars and drove off.
He added: "I went inside and rang the police but I had a feeling that they would be back."
Mr Smith, who works as a yard manager, said he heard more noise outside and found the same group of people had returned to vandalise the sign.
"I really went for it. I was shouting at them and they were mouthing back in the heat of the moment.
"It was all a bit of a blur, but one person punched me and I fell to the ground. They were all kicking me and surrounding me.
"Eventually I was able to get up and ran back indoors to ring the police back. They ran off and got back into their cars."
Mr Smith says he has been left with a cut below his left eye and bruising to one arm, knee and leg. He believes that his attackers were in their twenties but did not get a clear look at their faces.
He added: "In life, I tend to stand up for myself. I don't like backing down. //
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/12932095.UKIP_supporter__kicked_by_group_of_men__over_election_sign_outside_his_house/