Mark Reckless wins Rochester and Strood for UKIP
Mark Reckless has won the Rochester and Strood by-election for UKIP after forcing the vote when he defected from the Conservative Party.
Flag of St George flies outside Labour MP's London home
Former shadow cabinet member and University of Kent student, Emily Thornberry MP, issued an apology on Twitter after being criticised for the tweet she posted from Rochester & Strood. It's not known who put the flag up outside her London home.
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Rochester and Strood by-election picture special
As Mark Reckless wins the Rochester and Strood by-election, we look back at the evening in pictures
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Tory defector Mark Reckless wins by-election for UKIP
Mark Reckless will be returning to Parliament as a UKIP MP after securing an historic victory in the Rochester and Strood by-election.