Ukip's Mark Reckless wins Rochester and Strood by-election
Ukip's Mark Reckless wins the Rochester and Strood by-election with 16,867 votes, and a slim majority of 2,920 votes over the Conservatives.
Will the Ukip phenomenon change British politics?
Conservative defector Mark Reckless won Rochester and Strood for Ukip with a margin of nearly 3,000 votes.
As the by-election triumphs for Ukip grew the claims of a turning point in British politics came thick and fast.
But will the Ukip phenomenon change the face of British politics? ITV News Political Editor Tom Bradby reports:
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