UKIP leader Nigel Farage may need to work on his counting

Controversial UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage got a little mixed up with his counting skills at a campaign rally yesterday.

The UK is set to go to the polls this year for a general election and Farage was visiting the South Thanet constituency in Kent on the campaign trail.

The UKIP leader later posted a tweet claiming that over 500 people had attended his speech.

What a welcome from over 500 people turning out in the rain to campaign today in South Thanet! #PeoplesArmy #UKIP pic.twitter.com/TAYRUP5e8O

— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) January 18, 2015

Twitter was quick to take him to task however, and his estimate may have been very ambitious!

Nigel Farage needs to work on his counting. pic.twitter.com/lpSxJB9eJF

— Jamie Jones (@JamieDMJ) January 18, 2015

With counter claims that only 92 people were at the rally Farage took to the social network to post a picture of the crowd from a different angle.

Another snap of the start our of action day in South Thanet yesterday. Street full, venue full, and more arriving! pic.twitter.com/bzn58FsERu

— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) January 19, 2015

Nice try Nigel.

Maybe he could do with some counting lessons from Sesame Street.

H/T: www.breakingnews.ie