Essex elects first UKIP MP
Douglas Carswell has become UKIP's first elected MP after winning the Clacton by-election.
Nigel Farage says vote for UKIP not a protest but a vote for change
UKIP leader Nigel Farage, arriving at the count for the Clacton by-election, told reporters that people were voting for change and it was not a protest vote.
Mr Farage said: "We have a career political class of college kids who've never had jobs in their lives and absolutely no connection with ordinary people. We need new people, we need change, real change."
He added: "This isn't a protest vote. When you analyse UKIP voters less than 10% are protest voters."
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Ukip's first elected MP on what his victory means
Douglas Carswell has been speaking to ITV Anglia about his historic by-election win in Clacton
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What Ukip victory in Clacton means for our region
Our Political Correspondent Emma Hutchinson on what impact Douglas Carswell's thumping victory in Clacton is likely to have elsewhere.
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Victorious Ukip MP greets his constituents
The country's first Ukip MP has greeted his constituents hours after being elected in a by-election